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Posting on Twitter on October 18, deGrasse Tyson said: “Asteroid 2018 VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurtling towards us at more than 40,000 km/hr. “It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov 2, the day before the Presidential Election. It’s not big enough to cause harm. So if the World ends in 2020, it won’t be the fault of the Universe.” NASA said there was a 0.41 percent chance of the asteroid entering Earth’s atmosphere but even then said it would not hit the surface of the planet....

Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs), a native of Colombia fighting out of Montreal, was behind on all three scorecards heading into the seventh round of that initial August 2018 fight, when he knocked Kovalev down three times in the stanza to pull off the shocker and capture his first major world title. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year It didn’t take long for Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) to exercise a contract clause for an immediate rematch....

Wildlife Institute of India official Swastik Pritam had been taking photos of an elephant herd with three colleagues in a forest in Jharkhand when the incident occurred, local news outlet Outlook India reported. One elephant in the herd of 11 spotted them taking photos and began to get agitated, Forest Range Officer Rahul Kumar told Outlook India. As the elephant became more and more irritated, 25-year-old Pritam hid in a nearby bush while his colleagues fled the area completely....

The Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit said in a Facebook status that Clever Kapandura, who was born in 1973, was charged at by a bull elephant while responding to a report of poaching on Friday, October 8. The team’s operations coordinator died as a result of his injuries sustained during the attack before an ambulance could arrive to take him to a local hospital. The team paid tribute to Kapandura who joined them in 1999 and leaves behind a wife and children....

“Biden should not be allowed to sell out women in the morning and be heralded as their friend in the evening,” Warren said in 2003, according to a book co-written by Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, called The Two Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke. Warren dropped out of the Democratic race earlier today without immediately endorsing another candidate. The move led to speculation that she could throw her support behind Biden, rather than Senator Bernie Sanders....

Musk now has a total net worth of $115 billion compared to Zuckerberg’s $111 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which provides a daily ranking of the Earth’s richest people, updated at the close of every New York trading day. Yesterday, Forbes reported that Musk had officially become the fifth centibillionaire in the world, meaning he had amassed a wealth of at least $100 billion. According to the index, the 49-year-old’s net worth has increased $87 billion in the past year....

On Wednesday, the launch came to a dramatic end as Starship serial number 8, or SN8, erupted into a massive ball of flames while preparing to land—in stunning footage that has been widely shared across social media. The unmanned prototype lifted off from the SpaceX facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and lasted for about seven minutes, collecting data for future tests and conducting critical flight maneuvers. On Twitter, Musk praised SpaceX as viewers lauded the launch as a milestone in the development of space travel....

The Tesla and SpaceX boss said on Twitter that a Neuralink progress update is coming on August 28, providing fresh information about the company’s efforts to connect the human brain to a computer interface via an implant placed inside the skull. Musk has said the project will be used to treat neural conditions but could eventually enhance humans and facilitate a “symbiosis” with artificial intelligence (AI). Since last year, little news has emerged from the team conducting the work, which aims to connect thin electrode threads directly into the brain for connectivity....

After Giolito got the final out, his White Sox teammates came out to the mound to congratluate him. The television broadcast didn’t capture the moment Jimenez injured himself, but did pan to him on the ground in apparent pain. His teammates were huddled around him. MORE: White Sox’s Lucas Giolito throws first no-hitter of career He stayed down on the ground for a while and was limping by the time he finally got up....

It’s this same disarming, almost goofy combination of vulnerability, self-doubt and canny shrewdness that distinguish-es her books, first her 1998 best-selling memoir, “Are You Somebody?” and now this novel. Both books feature middle-aged women as their protagonists. And both are full of brilliant writing and heartbreaking insight. When Kathleen, the narrating heroine of “My Dream of You,” hits bottom after failing to find support from friends, family or lovers, she exclaims, “I am motherless in every direction....

West Ham have decided not to retain Moyes at the end of his short-term contract , with the former Manchester United boss having kept the club in the Premier League. Joint-chairman David Sullivan confirmed the club’s intention to appoint Moyes’s replacement within the next 10 days and Emery is set to hold talks over the role. The Spaniard has agreed to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the Ligue 1 season and he will be replaced at the French champions by Thomas Tuchel ....

The Istanbul outfit scored five goals in the first half which was enough for them to secure their 13thh top-flight win this season. Just seven minutes into the game, Stefano Napoleoni opened the scoring and Gokhan Inler doubled the lead in the 20th minute courtesy of Edin Visca’s assist. And 11 minutes later, Visca got a goal of his own after been fed by Emre Belozoglu. The Bosnia and Herzegovina forward completed his brace in the 38th minute of the tie....

After they went down to Croatia in their opening game, their third consecutive loss, the three-time African champions turned out in style against Heimir Hallgrimsson’s men, with Ahmed Musa grabbing the two all-important goals. The victory leapfrogged the West Africans to the second spot in the Group D standings with three points behind leaders, Croatia who boast of six points. And the former Nigeria goalkeeper, thrilled that the Super Eagles listened to their fans after a lacklustre performance against the Blazers, has applauded the commanding display....

During a speech at the genocide memorial in Kigali, Macron spoke about how France had failed the 800,000 victims of the genocide, saying the country had sided with Rwanda’s “genocidal regime” and bore an “overwhelming responsibility” for the country’s spiral toward the genocide. Though Macron did not offer an apology, he said: “A genocide cannot be excused, one lives with it.” Reactions to Macron’s lack of apology were split. Rwandan President Paul Kagame praised Macron for his “powerful speech” while survivors of the genocide expressed their disappointment at his lack of an apology....

Those 1990’s Cowboys teams under Johnson could have won four Super Bowls, not three, says Smith on Wednesday night’s new episode of “Undeniable with Joe Buck” from AT&T’s AUDIENCE Network. Smith doesn’t sound too jazzed about ex-coach Barry Switzer’s leadership. The 1995 Cowboys came back to win the Big One — “in spite” of its head coach, says the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. As all Cowboys fans know, Johnson’s Cowboys won two straight Super Bowls during the glory days of 1992-1993....

Always in pursuit of fresh female conquests, Will starts frequenting meetings of SPAT (Single Parents Alone Together), where, posing as a single dad, he picks up vulnerable single moms. This is how he comes to meet 12-year-old Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the nerdy son of a depressive and badly dressed vegetarian (Toni Collette). The fatherless Marcus insinuates himself into Will’s life. We know, of course, that before the tale is over, Marcus will be the source of Will’s redemption....

MORE: Jimmy Fallon celebrates Pats’ win | Brandon Browner ready to see Obama | Katy Perry halftime show photos Building officials said before the game they would honor the winner of the game, regardless of who won. The Big Apple is, of course, home to the Giants and Jets, New England’s AFC East rival, and the Giants have defeated the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl. When they saw the Empire State Building in red, white and blue, citizens of Gotham took to social media to voice their displeasure....

The worker explained anonymously on Reddit’s “Antiwork” forum that their office experienced an active shooter threat two months ago. It fortunately turned out to be a false alarm, they said, in a post shared Sunday with nearly 12,000 votes. “There was no active shooter but multiple law enforcement agencies responded and showed up to my workplace looking for an active shooter,” the employee recounted. “The street was shut down, buildings were emptied and searched, all employees on the grounds were questioned....

Although brutality was largely absent in the aforementioned contests, Mayweather made boxing against elite names look easy, and whatever bile his critics aim at him regarding his safety-first approach, his talent and dedication were largely unmatched for the best part of 15 years. Join DAZN and watch Jaime Munguia vs. Takeshi Inoue on Jan. 26 With his boastful demeanor growing tenfold following his 2007 win over De La Hoya where he replaced “The Golden Boy” as the face of American boxing, Mayweather, once upon a time the supporting artist to Arturo Gatti in Atlantic City, was now the fight game’s PPV ruler....