Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe. These hyper-dense celestial phenomena exert gravitational forces so powerful that not even light can escape their pull, and time itself is distorted in their orbit.Physicist Karl Schwarzschild accidentally discovered the concept of black holes in 1916 while working on a solution to Einstein’s general theory of relativity. However, at that point, black holes were still theoretical, and many scientists refused to believe they existed.In 1930, Indian astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar proved that they could exist by showing that above a certain density, no force can overcome gravity. It then took another…
For Meghan Markle, family is everything during the holiday season. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, shared a rare insight into how she and husband Prince Harry, 40, and the couple’s kids Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, are spending Thanksgiving this year during an interview with Marie Claire published Friday, November…
Colorado counties with higher Hispanic populations showed a more pronounced increase in support for Donald Trump in 2024, compared to the Republican’s share of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. This map shows shifts toward Trump, the Republican, or Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, in the 2024 election. The…
There’s arguably no event Wall Street awaited more in 2024 than Election Day. While certain aspects of the legislative process have nothing to do with what goes on in corporate America, the candidates voters elect ultimately shape the fiscal policy that affects businesses and impacts Wall Street.In the late-evening hours…
Name: Green spoonworm (Bonellia viridis)Where it lives: Seabeds in the northeast Atlantic, from the Mediterranean to northern NorwayWhat it eats: Organic matter filtered from the water and small invertebrates.Why it’s awesome: Green spoonworms are named for their spoon-shaped proboscis — a long,sucking mouthpart used for feeding — which stretches out…
President-elect Trump’s cabinet draws heavily from the House of Representatives — and the glacial pace of filling the seats could stymie his legislative agenda and make the famously ungovernable body even more chaotic, insiders said. The picks– – New York Rep. Elise Stefanik and Florida Reps Mike Waltz and Matt…
(CBS DETROIT) – The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has certified the state’s 2024 presidential election results. The board, comprised of two Republicans and two Democrats, voted unanimously on Friday to certify the results in all 83 counties.Any candidate has until Nov. 25 to request a recount. “Our state and…
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named former NFL player Scott Turner as his pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to…
Chrishell Stause’s latest Instagram post promoting her stint on the upcoming season of The Traitors is raising eyebrows. The Selling Sunset star, 43, took to social media on Friday, November 22 to share a series of promotional snaps from season 3 via her Instagram – with one glaring omission. While…
Chicago voters turned out at a much lower rate in this month’s general election than in recent presidential contests, marking the lowest turnout rate in 28 years, according to the most recent data from the Chicago Board of Elections.While election officials initially expected a high turnout, it ended up being…
One of the key areas that artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to disrupt is human creativity — and the rise of generative AI has certainly thrown art into the spotlight. While fears remain that AI may replace human input and agency across society, a different approach suggests humans will meld with…
Conservative commentator Meghan McCain says she voted for a Republican presidential nominee in the 2024 election, just not one that was on the ticket in the last decade. Instead, she wrote in her father, the late Senator John McCain. Ms. McCain has not been secret about her low opinion of…
Brett Favre has opened up about living with Parkinson’s disease, saying he often wakes up feeling as stiff as “a board.” The legendary NFL quarterback, 55, was diagnosed with the condition in January. However, he didn’t reveal his health woes to the public until September during a hearing on Capitol…
Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar left season 27 of The Bachelor going strong after a series of dramatic endings for the franchise. The sales exec met the travel nurse during the premiere of his season, which filmed in fall 2022 and started airing in January 2023. Shallcross and Biggar hit…
Former Georgia State Representative sbd gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams joined students on the campus of Howard University for a post-election discussion to talk about what the future holds for them following the 2024 presidential election. Abrams is the university’s inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics.The…
There’s no doubt we’ve been treated to some remarkable aurora shows this year (the May superstorms and the recent strong activity in October spring to mind) but what if I told you this was only the beginning of some incredible northern lights activity?In October 2024, scientists announced that the sun…
PHILADELPHIA — The Nets got a career performance from Cam Johnson. And they fumbled it away, the same way they gave away the ball. Brooklyn’s turnovers, sloppiness and self-inflicted troubles undid Johnson’s big shooting night and cost it a 113-98 loss Friday night at shorthanded Philadelphia. “It was a lot…
Reba McEntire and Rex Linn first crossed paths 30 years before they started dating. McEntire met the actor while shooting 1991’s The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw but didn’t pursue a romance until January 2020. “We’ve kept in contact with each other over the years, and we both…
Colorado counties with higher Hispanic populations showed a more pronounced increase in support for Donald Trump in 2024, compared to the Republican’s share of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. This map shows shifts toward Trump, the Republican, or Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, in the 2024 election. The…
The claim: Record-breaking turnout in 2024 election proves 2020 election was stolenA Nov. 6 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) uses an image showing 2024 election results to claim President Joe Biden’s 2020 election vote totals were illegitimate.The image shows President-elect Donald Trump with 71 million votes compared to Vice…
On Earth, a compass can be a vital tool. Compasses have provided a constant point of reference for humans for over 800 years, enabling us to successfully navigate to the far reaches of the planet.But our species has started to journey farther, into the cold abyss of space. Is the…
Republican President-elect Donald Trump has said his election victory handed him an “unprecedented and powerful” mandate to govern.He beat Democratic rival Kamala Harris in all seven closely watched swing states, giving him a decisive advantage overall.Trump’s party has also won both chambers of Congress, giving the returning president considerable power…
Now they’re canceling ranch dressing.A new demographic report on the food preferences for young 20-somethings shows a massive shift in their palates — including the rejection of America’s second favorite condiment.Ranch, runner-up to mayonnaise, was called “overrated” by Gen Zers, according to the data analyzed by Rubix Foods.A new report shows…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Post sports gambling editor/producer and digital sports editor Matt Ehalt is in his first season in the NFL Bettor’s Guide. Green Bay Packers (-5.5)…
Former Bachelorette Trista Sutter’s widely speculated social media hiatus was due to her casting on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. “Was it a divorce/nervous breakdown/mid-life crisis/death/trial separation back in May?! Not unless that’s what you call Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, season 3,” Sutter, 52, wrote via Instagram on Friday,…
Donald Trump returned to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, attending UFC 309 with Dana White, president of the mixed martial arts promotion, and several other close Republican allies.Trump has attended numerous UFC events with White, who spoke at the president-elect’s victory celebration earlier this month in Mar-a-Lago. And on Saturday,…
In the world of no-fee and low-fee brokers, Robinhood is the leader, but it’s facing increasingly stiff competition from an upstart known as Webull, founded by one of the top executives from Chinese-based e-commerce giant Alibaba. And it’s Webull’s ties to China —seen increasingly as a US adversary— that could…
Happy Martian New Year! Today marks the start of a new year on the Red Planet, the 38th since humans began counting in 1956.The Martian new year begins with data from a now-defunct rover spotting what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars’ northern hemisphere. Scientists studying data…
3 big reasons why millions of Americans struggle in retirement — and it’s not because they lack cash Retirement can be a great stage of life for many seniors — but that isn’t the case for everyone. A study published in the National Library of Medicine revealed that 28% of…
The claim: ’20 million less votes’ shows 2024 election was stolenA Nov. 6 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims vote totals point to election fraud in the 2024 presidential election.”Harris shouldn’t concede,” the post reads. “20 million less votes than last election? 14 million more votes for Trump over…
UFC legend Jon Jones handed Donald Trump his title belt and thanked the President-elect after winning his match to retain the heavyweight title at UFC 309 on Saturday night. Video captured the moment between the champ and Trump, who can be seen posing with the silver and gold prize after…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. St. John’s is 3-0 on the year with three 20-plus point wins. Of course, the Johnnies haven’t played anybody, overwhelming Fordham, Quinnipiac and Wagner.…
Giannis Antetokounmpo is beloved by Milwaukee Bucks fans, but when he’s off the court, only one woman matters: his wife, Mariah Riddlesprigger. The NBA star and the Rice University alum started dating in the mid-2010s after Antetokounmpo was drafted by the Bucks. The duo have since kept their relationship relatively…
For President-elect Donald Trump, there’s a clear story that runs through each of the seven battleground states that he swept on his way to recapturing the White House.He managed to drive up even further what were already sky-high margins with his white, blue-collar base while harnessing historically broad nonwhite voter…
What it is: The spiral galaxies IC 2163 (left) and NGC 2207 (right)Where it is: 80 million light-years away, in the constellation Canis MajorWhen it was shared: Oct. 31, 2024Why it’s so special: This eerie scene, a composite of images captured by both the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and…
After a strange, dark turn last week, when Bill Burr hosted the post-presidential election episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show bounced back by flexing its pop culture muscles.By touching on politics only in the Trump meets Biden cold open and in a sketch about podcaster bros who get assigned…
The number of people living with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled in the past two decades, with 830 million people diagnosed as of 2022, as published this week in The Lancet. That’s more than four times the number of people who had the disease in 1990, according to a Thursday announcement from the…
We recently made a list of UBS’ Bottom Quant Stocks In AI, IT, Healthcare & Others: 29 Stocks In All Sectors. In this piece, we will look at where Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE:RJF) ranks on the list of UBS’ bottom quant stocks. With November 2024 having settled in and…
The dominant Manchester United dynasty of the 2000s can attribute their success to several factors. Most pertinently, they had world-class players, such as Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand, who were coached by Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest manager in English football history.There was also Old Trafford, the…
Once again, the bye week might as well be a goodbye for the Giants. A goodbye, as in “adios,” as in “see ya,” as in parting ways with a season that went nowhere, accomplished little and set the franchise back rather than move it forward to bigger and better things. …
Fans didn’t know it, but One Direction released their last album with all five members in November 2014. With the record, tilted Four — a possible foreshadowing of what was to come — Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik dropped a 12-song record (with four…
Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Prediction markets made a splash during 2024 Presidential election. The presidential race is over but Millions of dollars are still being bet on political outcomes. Here’s what people are betting on, from 2028 Presidential nominees to Trump’s cabinet picks. Billions of dollars were bet on…
Scientists have developed a new type of machine learning model that can understand and design genetic instructions.The model, dubbed Evo, can predict the effects of genetic mutations and generate new DNA sequences — although those DNA sequences do not closely match the DNA of living organisms.With time and training, however,…
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