The giant bluefin tuna in this video clip literally has the dimensions of a Volkswagen beetle. Or nowadays, to be contemporary, at least a Mini Cooper. According to the footage, the white pipe the tuna swims in front of spans 4 feet in diameter. If that’s the truth, eyeball estimates put the bluefin at about 14 to 16 feet long, which means this gigantic fish is well beyond the 1,000 pound mark, and probably closer to 2,000 pounds. (Currently, the all-tackle world record giant bluefin tuna stands... Читать дальше...
GB pentathletes Samantha Murray and Mhairi Spence narrowly miss out on a team medal at the European Championships in Bath.
While the presence of 30 moving parts and the whims of a referee mean that it will never be possible to reduce rugby to a perfect science, the rise of statistics has changed the way the sport is both played and consumed
The man has lived up to his tattoo at least one other time this year.
Hampshire progress to the the One-Day Cup quarter-finals after rain forces their match with Notts to be abandoned.
Police killed an armed black man while officers were attempting to execute a search warrant in a north St. Louis neighborhood, on the anniversary of another officer-involved shooting in the area. The killing sparked fresh protests in a community near Ferguson, which recently saw unrest flare around the anniversary of the police-killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown.
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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair laid out his pledge to train 2,500 new police officers across the country during a campaign stop in Surrey, B.C., Wednesday afternoon.
Federal rules explode in August. What's really going on?
The San Francisco Lyric Chorus is celebrating two important San Francisco centennial anniversaries. First is the Panama Pacific Expo of 1915, and second is the hundredth anniversary of the Mission Dolores Basilica. The San Francisco Lyric Choru...
AshleyMadison.com hackers say they posted the information because the Toronto company did not take the site down as they demanded — and download links have already proliferated across the Internet
Tickets costing up to £250 to see the Elf musical in London's West End are at the centre of a backlash on social media.
Marseille appoint former Real Madrid midfielder Michel as coach after the surprise resignation of Marcelo Bielsa.
A North Wales detective is sacked by a disciplinary panel for using police computers to check-up on an ex-girlfriend.
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BOSTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The FBI is offering $20,000 for help locating two stolen paintings by American artist N.C. Wyeth in a heist that has a reality television twist.
A new Pew Research study says nearly half of all teens use messaging apps. This one just banked $50 million in funding.
The company, based in Boise, has requested an easement from the Navy to place approximately 10 miles of transmission lines on the west side of Bombing Range Road — which splits the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility to the west and a half-dozen irrigated farms to the east. Part of the project's Morrow-Umatilla segment includes an alternative that shows lines running down the east side of Bombing Range Road, drawing loud criticism from landowners and county officials who say the towers would... Читать дальше...
Fans of Mumford & Sons and Blink-182 were treated to a dream performance Tuesday night. Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus joined the band onstage to cover the Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" during a performance at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Ghost, a word more commonly associated with Casper, the boy who saw dead people, and a 1990 movie starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, has also come to be used as a verb that refers to ending a romantic relationship by cutting off all contact and ignoring the former partner’s attempts to reach out.
When Ken Stabler died in July, many people shared their opinion that the longtime Raiders quarterback should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Stabler’s name will be up for consideration next year after the Hall’s Seniors Committee named him as one of their two nominees for selection in 2016. The committee considers players…
You hear the terms all the time, but what is meant by an active, dormant or extinct volcano?
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In 2014, Yale spent $170 million on financial aid, fellowships, and prizes. It spent $480 million — nearly triple its tuition assistance budget — on private equity fund managers. People are upset:
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Find out what one source says caused Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green‘s breakup – Radar Is there hope for Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie? – Gossip Cop Austin Mahone is sorry for spreading this rumor – Just Jared Jr There have been a lot of celebrity splits this summer – Huffington Post Joseph Gordon-Levitt [...]
