Dear Soka Community,After completing our negotiations with Middlebury College, I am pleased to announce that Soka University of America will establish a second campus in Monterey, California, continui...

The Timber fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and was 7 percent contained on Thursday.

As England and Argentina prepare to go head-to-head in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, BBC Sport looks at their footballing rivalry.

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British writer brought wit, realism and class consciousness to cold war espionage fiction, reshaping the genre in the 1960s * Len Deighton obituary Len Deighton, the British author whose subversive spy novels helped redefine the genre in the 1960s, has died aged 97. Best known for his debut, The Ipcress File, Deighton went on to write more than 30 books over a career spanning four decades, establishing himself as one of the most distinctive voices in postwar fiction. His work, often compared to that of John le Carré, combined meticulous research with wit and sharp observations about class and bureaucracy. Continue reading...

Elite universities are taking the concept of a satellite campus to its logical extreme.

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Prolific musician was known for work on songs like Green Onions and Otis Redding’s (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist whose work as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music, has died at the age of 84. Hs son Cameron confirmed his death to Variety. Continue reading...

Mumbai is home to one of the world's largest collection of Art Deco buildings, but many are unprotected.

Astrophysicist proposes a ‘radically mundane’ theory for why humans have yet to encounter extraterrestrials

Smoot, a physicist at UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab, shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for detecting minute temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background, a prediction of the Big Bang ...

In less than an hour's play on an epic 25th morning, England and India's series touched rare heights

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The Velvet Sundown confirmed Saturday that its viral success is powered by artificial intelligence.

Abu Abraham’s sharp cartoons exposed power’s excesses during India’s 1975 Emergency crackdown.

Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years later, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the radioactive fingerprints she left behind.

American songwriter lit up generations of dancefloors with his group Sly and the Family Stone Sly Stone, the American musician who lit up generations of dancefloors with his gloriously funky and often socially conscious songwriting, has died aged 82. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend and his extended family,” a family statement reads. “While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come.” Continue reading...

Billy Joel, now seriously ill and canceling his concert tour, was celebrated at the Tribeca NYC premiere of an HBO documentary about his up-and-down life.

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AUSTIN, TX—University of Texas professor Thom Windham once again furthered the cause of human inquiry in a class lecture Monday, as he continued his longtime practice of finding connections between th...

Nye’s ideas transformed how we understand power, his leadership helped guide his country through difficult moments, and his vision helped transform the Kennedy School.

The disco queen was in the doldrums before she decided to take control of her life and career. Now, at 81, she’s reaping the rewards.

The recording appears to be from the band’s 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group.

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Bollywood’s murky side of paid reviews are part of system where fake praise, rate cards, threats and extortion thrive.

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