08:31: Lawn bowls – men’s singles medal matches. Scotland’s Darren Burnett is defending his title on the Gold Coast, where his rivals include young Australian talent Aaron Wilson. 11:13: Athletics – heptathlon 800m. Having claimed her first global senior title in March with gold at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson will…

Atletico Madrid edged through to the semi-finals of the Europa League despite a 1-0 defeat away to Sporting CP. A 2-0 lead from the first leg in the Spanish capital a week ago put Diego Simeone’s men in a strong position ahead of the return match at a wet Estadio Jose Alvalade on Thursday. But…

Eigentlich spricht man mit seinen Geschwistern doch über alles. Schließlich ist man Familie. Niemand ist einem selbst ähnlicher. Manchmal sind es aber ausgerechnet die eigenen Schwestern und Brüder, vor denen man Geheimnisse hat. Seien es kleine Albernheiten aus der Kindheit oder Dinge, die man sich nicht traut, auszusprechen, weil man Angst hat, die andere Person…

With 25 million monthly active users, Duolingo has become an immensely popular language-learning app, for good reason. It offers free instruction in 31 tongues, and it’s genuinely fun, with whimsical cartoon characters teaching sometimes-hysterical phrases that keep learners entertained. (Fans have compiled lists on Twitter and Tumblr.) One of my favorites, from German, translates to…

Author’s interpretation of potential Planet XImage: Mashable Composite/NasaBy Marcus Gilmer2018-04-12 20:21:48 UTC Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A group of people think the world is going to end very soon.  The newest end of the world conspiracy theory centers on the mysterious « Planet X, » aka Nibiru, which is expected to appear out…

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Müller to step down immediately to be succeeded by Herbert Diess

Oh, the hypocrisy of it. The ignoble aims. The distraction. The outrageous lies and excuses. I’m not talking about America’s tweet-from-the-hip president and his desire to escape from the cops’ raid on his lawyer’s office – there’s a Russian connection, all right. And I’m not talking about his latest sleaze. Life with Melania might not…

U.S. stocks gained and Treasuries retreated as President Donald Trump said he’s considering rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal he pulled out of shortly after taking office. Crude added to this week’s climb, and the dollar rose. The S&P 500 Index was up roughly 0.8 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added almost 300…