Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes has made a passionate plea to the wider NRL community to do more to support mates after the death of former player Paul Green. Green played 95 matches for the Sharks across the NRL and Super League between 1994-1998. “Can I just give a quick shoutout to Paul Green’s family, all …
It was an inevitable decision and Serena Williams’ announcement in Vogue should not be seen as a surprise. The last year has been tough on her physically but at the same time not playing competitive, professional singles tennis for a year gave her a greater opportunity to pour her heart and soul into matters away …
Very few people are ever on the receiving end of the FBI search warrant—even fewer end up escaping criminal charges. The fact that a former president of the United States now ranks among the former provides the strongest indication yet that Donald Trump may soon face the latter. Monday’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in …
Twitter executives can currently travel the world by globe-trotting among the company’s 38 offices, from San Francisco, Sydney, and Seoul to New Delhi, London, and Dublin. But not for much longer. On July 27, the company sent a memo to employees saying that one office in San Francisco would be shuttered; plans for a new …
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Rugby league great Phil Gould has questioned the length of suspensions across the NRL, saying the game does not need to be without its best players for extended periods. Gould’s comments come off the back of Panthers star Nathan Cleary being handed a five-match suspension for a dangerous tackle on Parramatta’s Dylan Brown at the …
Shane van Gisbergen’s ban from competing in Turtle Wax Trans Am has not deterred fellow Supercars racer Brodie Kostecki from entering this weekend’s SpeedSeries round at Queensland Raceway. Last Monday, Triple Eight Race Engineering confirmed its Repco Supercars Championship-leading driver was told he could not contest the forthcoming Trans Am round. Although the team indicated …
Despite an “emotional” weak that left Manly playing with a depleted side that was handily beaten by the Roosters, skipper Daly Cherry-Evans said he’d never smiled quicker after a loss. After the fallout from the club’s pride jersey rollout saw seven players withdraw due to not wanting to wear the colorful kit, the Sea Eagles …
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DeepMind has predicted the structure of almost every protein known to science The news: DeepMind says its AlphaFold tool has successfully predicted the structure of nearly all proteins known to science. …
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Applicants for EPA carbon-storage permits must persuade the agency that they can contain both the plume of injected carbon dioxide and a secondary plume of saltwater that the CO2 displaces from the rock—what drilling engineers call the pressure pulse. The EPA requires evidence that neither plume will contaminate drinking water while a project is operating …
The potential gold standard for online content governance in the EU—the Digital Services Act—is now a reality after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly for the legislation earlier this week. The final hurdle, which is a mere formality, is for the European Council of Ministers to sign off on the text in September. The good news …
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