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A giant solar tornado and a massive plasma eruption were just raging on the surface of the sun at the same time — and a researcher has captured both in one spectacular image.Although the solar events are unrelated, both are the result of disturbances in the sun’s invisible magnetic field, with some plasma forced into a tornado shape and some plasma released in a towering eruption known as an eruptive prominence.Maximilian Teodorescu, a researcher at the Institute of Space Science in Romania, captured both events happening simultaneously Wednesday (Aug. 20). He told Live Science that a large solar tornado is…

“Everything must change. All beautiful things come to an end,” the band wrote on Instagram Garbage‘s forthcoming U.S. tour may be the last time the rock band performs in “many of the cities.” The group shared a post on Instagram confirming that they are “going out in style.” “Yesterday saw the commencement of rehearsals for our last North American headline tour,” the band wrote. “We haven’t played an extensive headline tour like this one in the States for almost a decade. If the truth be told, it is unlikely we will play many of the cities on this tour ever…

Adelaide midfielder Izak Rankine says he is “deeply sorry” after becoming the sixth Australian Football League-listed player to be suspended for using a homophobic slur in the past 16 months. The 25-year-old was given a four-match ban after admitting a charge of using a slur against an unnamed Collingwood player during Adelaide’s three-point win on Saturday. The Australian Football League (AFL) said Rankine’s words were “offensive, hurtful and highly inappropriate”. “In an AFL environment, this behaviour is not acceptable. Homophobia has no place in football,” said AFL general counsel Stephen Meade.Rankine said he has apologised to the unnamed player.”I regret…

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Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, Ukrainian officials say.One person was killed in a drone and missile strike on the western city of Lviv, and 15 people were reported wounded in an attack in the western Zakarpattia region. The attacks came as US President Donald Trump spearheads diplomatic moves to halt the war, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the strikes highlighted why efforts to bring it to an end were “so critical”. President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is ready to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin “in…

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The demo of All Will Rise begins with a win for lawyer Kuyili. She has just successfully argued in front of a court that a river running through the fictional version of the Indian city of Muziris should have the same rights as a person. According to Kuyili, this has precedent – after all, companies can argue in court similarly to individual people.The excitement over this historic win doesn’t last long as, soon after, the river is polluted by a large oil spill, which catches fire, the toxic smoke enveloping several neighbourhoods. Pollution on this scale has devastating effects, so…

Ricky Schroder, who’s known for his work on TV’s Silver Spoons and NYPD Blue, has reason to celebrate. The former child star has married Julie Trammel, a theater actress, according to a post that both shared on social media. Ricky Schroder attends the Emmy Awards on Sept. 23, 1984. Bob Riha Jr/Getty Photos show the couple grinning while wearing wedding attire and holding hands on a beach. They tied the knot July 9 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, according to TMZ. Trammel captioned it with a Bible verse, “Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God…

The first thing Raymond Martin looks for in a toilet, he says, is cleanliness. Does the tissue paper on the floor mean this public lavatory has failed his inspection? “You have to understand that it’s a working toilet, it’s now mid-afternoon – a few bits of tissue on the floor is neither here nor there,” Martin says. “If there were cigarette packets, bottles on the floor – that I’d be worried about.” We’re in Knutsford, Cheshire, and Martin is on a toilet-inspection tour of the north and west of the UK. He’s just come from the Lake District and Blackpool.…

You have probably heard of the Alexander Isak saga. Newcastle’s standout forward has been holding out — presumably in order to force a move — after his club turned down a £110 million transfer bid from Liverpool. You may be less familiar with the Lassana Diarra verdict and the interim changes to something called Article 17 of FIFA’s Regulations on the Transfer and Status of Players. But maybe you should be familiar with them, because the fact is they potentially loom very large in the Isak case and could determine his future.Quick disclaimer: I have no idea if Isak or…