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Sabalenka is aiming to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to successfully defend the singles title in New York.She has reached at least the last four in each of the three Grand Slams so far this season, losing the finals of both the French and Australian Open. But the three-time Grand Slam singles champion arrived at Flushing Meadows on the back of an unconvincing Cincinnati Open display, where she scraped past Emma Raducanu before losing to Elena Rybakina. In an uneasy start, Sabalenka was broken in the fifth game of the first set by Masarova, before responding…

In Taiwan, some 7-11s are fully themed around pop culture icons like Snoopy, Hello Kitty, and Mickey Mouse.These convenience stores go beyond snacks and drinks—they also do things like train and subway ticketing, as well as postal services.The cute trend is now spreading to other places, including Texas and Thailand. I was walking in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District with my parents a couple of years ago when we all started squealing—the section of the covered sidewalk we were passing through had immersed us in a Peanuts wonderland. Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Sally, Linus, Schroeder, Franklin, and Lucy were lined up along…

Quentin SommervilleBBC News, reporting from Donetsk, UkraineWatch: BBC takes part in Dobropillya evacuation as bombs fallThe Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has long been in Moscow’s sights. Vladimir Putin reportedly wants to freeze the war in return for full control of it.Russia already controls 70% of Donetsk and nearly all of neighbouring Luhansk and is making slow but steady advances.I’m heading to the front-line Donetsk town of Dobropillia with two humanitarian volunteers, just 8km (five miles) from Russia’s positions. They’re on a mission to bring the sick, elderly and children to safer ground.At first, it goes like clockwork. We speed…

I’m not a creature of Silicon Valley. I didn’t study computer science. I’ve never written a line of code. I haven’t spent my career immersed in the processes, debates and science of technological progress. I came to Meta, Facebook as it then was, in 2018 as an emigre from the world of British and European politics. I wasn’t really sure what to expect.As an Englishman, I never cease to be amazed by the sheer scale of America. It’s striking, when you first set foot in this part of Northern California, how remote it feels from the power centres of the…

Bill ConnellyAug 11, 2025, 12:24 PM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.The last, and loudest, Grand Slam event of the tennis season is upon us. The storylines overflow as the US Open gets underway this weekend.Assuming Jannik Sinner has recovered from the illness that wrecked this past week’s Cincinnati final against Carlos Alcaraz, the new big two of men’s tennis is overwhelmingly favored to make it three straight Slam finals against each other.Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka is a brilliant 67-13 on the season but has fallen…

Immune cells in the human brain may be critical to orchestrating the organ’s development in the womb because they trigger a dramatic increase in an important type of nerve cell, new research suggests.Estimates suggest that these key cells, known as inhibitory interneurons, make up some 25% to 50% of the neurons in the adult cortex, the wrinkled tissue that covers the surface of the brain. In fact, the human cortex carries more than double the number of interneurons as the mouse cortex does.These interneurons relay signals between other brain cells and help keep that signaling in check with a chemical…

As anti-migrant protests continued outside hotels housing asylum seekers on Sunday, the UK government announced plans to reform the asylum appeals process – aiming to speed up decisions, cut the backlog and end the use of hotels for accommodation. The average appeal currently takes 53 weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 26: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates at the bricks after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 and JR Motorsports 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)Getty Images There was a time in NASCAR when a young, up-and-coming driver needed only two things: raw talent and the bravery to put a car where physics suggested it probably shouldn’t go. Back then, if you could hang on to a loose race car, survive 500 miles without blacking out from…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. While surveying the frosty waters of the North Atlantic, a team of NOAA scientists recently uncovered a heart-shaped sea scallop. A small dent in the top makes the sea creature look like the symbol of love instead of the sea scallop’s typical fan shape. The mollusk was found in the northern edge of Georges Bank, a submarine plateau between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, Canada. According to NOAA, an object likely hit and detained the scallop’s shell somewhere in Georges Bank. Scientists and fishing enthusiasts…