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Sep 19, 2025, 11:16 PM ETThe 2025 WNBA playoff semifinals are set.The Phoenix Mercury held off the defending champion New York Liberty at home Friday to secure the final spot in the next round, where they will face the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx on Sunday (5 p.m. ET, ESPN).The Indiana Fever are also headed to the next round after winning their first playoff series in 10 years. They will face the Las Vegas Aces on the road Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC).The WNBA semifinals is a best-of-five 2-2-1 setup, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and 5.For the first…

The heads of UK physics departments say their subject is facing a national crisis as one in four warns that their university departments are in danger of closing because of funding pressures.In an anonymous survey of department heads by the Institute of Physics (IoP), 26% said they faced potential closure of their department within the next two years, while 60% said they expected courses to be reduced.Four out of five departments said they were making staff cuts, and many were considering mergers or consolidation in what senior physicists described as a severe threat to the UK’s future success.A head of…

A global agreement designed to protect the world’s oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law. The High Seas Treaty received its 60th ratification by Morocco on Friday, meaning that it will now take effect from January.The deal, which has been two decades in the making, will pave the way for international waters to be placed into marine protected areas.Environmentalists heralded the milestone as a “monumental achievement” and evidence that countries can work together for environmental protection.”Covering more than two-thirds of the ocean, the agreement sets binding rules to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity,”…

Some time soon, perhaps next year, SpaceX will attempt to fly one of its enormous Starship rockets from low-Earth orbit back to its launch pad in South Texas. A successful return and catch at the launch tower would demonstrate a key capability underpinning Elon Musk’s hopes for a fully reusable rocket. In order for this to happen, SpaceX must overcome the tyranny of geography. Unlike launches over the open ocean from Cape Canaveral, Florida, rockets departing from South Texas must follow a narrow corridor to steer clear of downrange land masses. All 10 of the rocket’s test flights so far…

Bill Maher is sharing his opinion on ABC’s decision to indefinitely preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with his perspective as a fellow late night host who endured his own share of controversy while on air with the same network. The Real Time host wasted no time addressing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show at the top of his monologue, where he started, “Well, I guess you all heard Jimmy Kimmel, my friend, my compatriot, he’s canned by ABC for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassin.” “The day right after [he made the comments], the head of the FCC said he’s…

Dana White has released renderings of the upcoming UFC event set to take place at the White House next year.The event will seat fewer than 5,000 people, White said in a Friday appearance on Fox News (h/t MMA Junkie).The setup will ultimately depend on how much weight the White House lawn can hold in addition to the 15,000-pound octagon, White said Friday. White previously said the event will take place around July 4 as part of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration.He said last week in an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd he expected security to be “a…

September 19, 20253 min readAstronomers’ Exoplanet Haul Tops 6,000 Alien WorldsIt’s a crowded galaxy, the latest exoplanet tally showsBy Sarah Lewin Frasier edited by Clara MoskowitzScientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s concept shows how they range in size and composition, although scientists have not seen most of them directly. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterSince astronomers found the first planets outside our solar system in 1992 and the first planet around a sunlike star in 1995, scientists have sought the telltale glimmers, flickers and wobbles that denote a distant world.…

The American Express Platinum Card comes with a slew of rewards, but $895 is a pretty big price tag.The Platinum Card from American Express has a new annual fee of $895—$200 higher than the previous fee, but the card advertises some $3,500 in annual perks, if a cardmember is able to use all of them.American Express has addressed that too, in an announcement rolling out the new card benefits Thursday. They’re offering a new app feature for Platinum cardmembers to track exactly how much of their annual benefits they have used, in addition to a host of new benefits and…

Elite cyclists are getting in gear for UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Rwanda. It’s the very first time the event is being staged on African soil. For many young African riders, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to test themselves against the world’s best. We meet some of the bright hopes flying the flag for the continent.

Not much has grounded Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert during the Chargers’ 2-0 start. (AP Photo/David Becker)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedThe Los Angeles Chargers, not the Denver Broncos, have emerged as the primary challenger to the Kansas City Chiefs’ nine-year reign as AFC West champions.The Chargers could further separate themselves this week when they host the Broncos in the best game in the AFC’s game of the week. The Chargers would have an early two-game cushion over everyone in the division with a win and a Las Vegas loss at Washington.Washington will be without quarterback Jayden Daniels,…