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·         Hastings   is a seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, 24 mi (39 km) east to the county town of Lewes and 53 mi (85 km) south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place 8 mi (13 km) to the north-west at Senlac Hill in 1066. It later became one of the medieval Cinque Ports.   

Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery is a new research effort that will drive scholarship and dialogue around the history and enduring legacy of slavery at the University.

Stuck in a distrust doom loop, we must not let the pandemic and distrust tear Israeli society apart.

"We're going to continue with the program because it complies with the law," California GOP general counsel Tom Hiltachk said.

“This is very good news for dentists and patients,” the ADA says

With the release date for the Xbox Series X and S being 25 days away, Microsoft lists 30 optimized games that will be available at launch.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged an 18-year-old with multiple firearms-related felonies in connection with a shooting of an occupied vehicle late last month, authorities said Thursday.

Julia Leonard was at dinner with her family when her sister dropped her phone.

On Sunday evening, Buss became the first female controlling owner to win an NBA championship.

At the current rate of growth, the nation could set a record for new COVID-19 cases in a single week within the first few days of November.

Thanks Lumiukko.

Your story is brilliant but so true. You explain a visit to Belle View perfectly The last time I went, 2 or 3 years ago now, it was so difficult to even work out where we could sit, no seat numbers on tickets, no seat numbers on seats, just different coloured seats and no-one who worked there knew where we could sit either I think we moved seats 3 times.....

FURIOUS Molly-Mae Hague demanded Tommy Fury stop talking about flirting with her BFF Maura Higgins as he says it “took willpower” to resist. The reality star couple, both 21, appeared on the catch-up show, Love Island: What Happened Next. Molly and Tommy were shown a montage of the time Maura – who is now their […]

The Amazon series looks like pulp, but puts brutality, corruption, racism and pure evil squarely in its crosshairs.

Ontario electricity prices are going up two per cent, the Ontario Energy Board announced this week. Clearly this is both an outrage and a broken election promise by Premier Doug Ford, who said he’d cut prices by 12 per cent.  

DONALD Trump Jr has called for an “immediate government investigation” into Twitter for “interfering” in the presidential election. The president’s son tweeted on Thursday, tagging both Twitter and CEO Jack Dorsey, that there should be an investigation “not just because of their blatant election interference to protect Biden.” ⚠️ Follow our US election 2020 live […]

You've still got time to grab a new Bissell, Shark, Roomba, now is the time to buy—prices start at just $56!

Earlier this week, New York Women in Communications (NYWICI) celebrated its 50th anniversary by honoring an all-star group of media leaders at its annual Matrix Awards.

Ethnic divisions will play a major role

Published at greaterwrong.com

To be explained: It feels to me that in recent years, people have gotten stupider, or that stupid has gotten bigger, or that the parts of people that were always stupid have gotten louder, or something like that.

I’ve come up with a suite of hypotheses to explain this (with a little help from my friends). I thought I’d throw them out here to see which ones the wise crowd here think are most likely. Bonus points if you come up with some new ones. Gold stars... Читать дальше...

By 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology at 1000wordphilosophy.com

Published at tandfonline.com

1. Introduction

Spreadsheets, for all of their mundane rectangularness, have been the subject of angst and controversy for decades. Some writers have admonished that “real programmers don’t use spreadsheets” and that we must “stop that subversive spreadsheet” (Casimir 1992; Chadwick 2003). Others have advised researchers on how to use spreadsheets to improve their productivity (Wagner and Keisler 2006). Amid this debate, spreadsheets have continued to play a significant role in researchers’ workflows... Читать дальше...

Published at scientificamerican.com

How would you feel about a new therapy for your chronic pain, which—although far more effective than any available alternative—might also change your religious beliefs? Or a treatment for lymphoma that brings one in three patients into remission, but also made them more likely to vote for your least preferred political party?

These seem like idle hypothetical questions about impossible side effects. After all, this is not how medicine works. But a new mental health treatment... Читать дальше...

Two-time world championship medal winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, hours before she was about to board a flight to Italy along with the Indian contingent for a training-cum-competition trip. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had sanctioned a Europe tour for 16 elite Indian boxers for a period of 52 days from October to December.

State had directed them to cancel bookings made after March 24 and refund advance payments