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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2024 1:41 pm Updated March 25, 2024 1:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Global Affairs Canada says two more Canadians have died in the war between Ukraine and Russia, bringing the total number of Canadians killed in that conflict to 11. An obituary for Alain Derasp says the veteran of the Canadian Forces Royal 22nd Regiment and father of four died in Ukraine on Feb. 27.A military source who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media says…

TARRYTOWN – A smiling Matt Rempe walked into the Rangers’ locker room at the MSG Training Center following Thursday’s optional practice, looked around at the horde of reporters and simply said: “That was a banger.”He was, of course, describing the line brawl that broke out between the Blueshirts and Devils as soon as the puck dropped in Wednesday’s 4-3 win at Madison Square Garden.The way an animated Rempe told the story, dropping the gloves to squash the beef between he and New Jersey enforcer Kurtis MacDermid came as no surprise. But the way it played out, with four other fights…

In July 1878, six women scientists, their attendants, a photographer and an artist gathered in Colorado on a panoramic plateau at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The group had a shared mission: Observe a total solar eclipse. Leading the expedition was celebrated astronomer Maria Mitchell, the first American to discover a comet.   The eclipse captured national attention. The transcontinental railroad, completed the previous decade, made viewing the event accessible to people across the country. Mitchell and her crew — with telescopes and tents in tow — traveled from Boston, through Cincinnati, then Kansas City and on to Denver to watch…

Frog entrails, lizard scales and mouse tails, oh my. These creatures are among more than 13,000 museum specimens that had their innards CT scanned as part of a six-year mission to create 3-D digital reconstructions. The effort, called openVertebrate, or oVert, aims to make vertebrate specimens freely available online. Such specimens typically have been kept in storage until put on display for the public or pulled for examination by a specialist, researchers report March 6 in BioScience. Online replicas not only make museum collections accessible to more folks but also give people a peek inside animals without the need for…

Urinary tract infections are painful, inconvenient and incredibly common. For decades, doctors haven’t had any leads on why, even after several rounds of antibiotics, UTI pain can linger. Now they do. Nerve growth from immune responses to the infection might be to blame, researchers report March 1 in Science Immunology. Understanding immune and nerve responses to persistent UTIs, the team says, could possibly lead to new, antibiotic-free forms of treatment.  Over half of women will have a UTI in their life, and around a quarter of infections come back within six months. The pain from these infections can be quite…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump has denied his motion to dismiss the case based on the Presidential Records Act (PRA), which the former president claims gives him the authority to retain papers containing national security information.In a Thursday afternoon filing, District Court Judge Aileen Cannon denied Mr Trump’s request to dismiss the case saying the counts in the indictment made, “no reference to the Presidential Records Act” and that it “does not provide…

The idea of a comfortable retirement just got a lot more expensive, and for some, it may be entirely out of reach. Most retired Americans believe they will need nearly $1.5 million in the bank to retire comfortably, according  to a new study.The majority of retirees surveyed believe that they will need $1.46 million in the bank to retire comfortably, according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2024 Planning & Progress Study. That’s a 15% increase — which far outpaces the 3% to 5% inflation rate — over last year and is up 53% from 2020. That $1.46 million is in sharp contrast to…

Pokemon GO officially announces its plans for the Bug Out 2024 event, which features the debut of Mega Heracross. Pokemon GO is officially bringing back the Bug Out event for 2024. Pokemon GO hosts a wide variety of events throughout any given year. Some of these special Pokemon GO events are one-off affairs, while others are annual events that come back every year. One such recurring event in Pokemon GO is Bug Out, a special event themed after the Bug-type Pokemon that players can catch in the augmented reality mobile game. Past Pokemon GO Bug Out events have given players…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Lionel Messi no vistió siquiera el uniforme del Inter Miami, que enfrentaba el miércoles al Monterrey de México en el partido de ida de los cuartos de final en la Copa de Campeones de la CONCACAF.El astro argentino, quien lidia con una lesión en los isquotibiales de la pierna derecha, no ha jugado con el conjunto de la MLS desde el 13 de marzo, cuando abandonó el cotejo que Miami ganó 3-1 a Nashville.Messi se marchó apenas iniciado el segundo tiempo, por una molestia en el muslo.El crack de 36 años se perdió también…

Emergency workers were searching Thursday for dozens of people still missing after Taiwan was hit by its strongest earthquake in decades. At least 10 people have been confirmed killed by the 7.4 magnitude temblor that struck as people headed to work on Wednesday. Serious damage has been reported all around the island, and intense rescue efforts were still underway to find those missing.Dashcam video captured the harrowing moments when boulders came crashing down a steep mountainside onto a highway, plowing into one car and prompting other drivers to beat a hasty retreat from the area. More than 1,000 people were…