Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black holehttps://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/scientists-find-closest-star-to-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole/Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.
Aug 19, 2026 3:56 PM
A Con Artist With a Conscience: Apple TV’s ‘Lucky‘ Preserves the Novel’s Central Identity Crisishttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/lucky-author-finale-book-season-two-1236647049/Author Marissa Stapley talks about creating the morally gray heroine and her fight for a free life: “We're all such a product of where we came from, and part of Lucky is me saying you can fight against that, and you should."
Aug 19, 2026 3:45 PM
Miami Central jumps to No. 1 in Florida football Super 10 poll for Week 1https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miami-central-jumps-no-1-150102496.htmlVenice and Chaminade-Madonna cling to narrow leads for No. 1 in their respective classes; four teams pick up first-place votes in Class 1A.
Aug 19, 2026 3:01 PM
Ethiopia’s Currency Sinks as Central Bank Burns Through Dollarshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/ethiopia-s-currency-sinks-as-central-bank-burns-through-dollarsEthiopia is burning through billions of dollars in a frantic — and so far unsuccessful — bid to stem the selloff in its currency.
Aug 19, 2026 6:00 AM
Girona signs central defender Abdul Muminhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/girona-signs-central-defender-abdul-143500769.htmlThe Girona FC has signed Abdul Mumin to strengthen its defensive line for the 2026/27 season. The 28-year-old Ghanaian center-back joins on a free transfer and becomes part of the red-and-white projec...
Aug 18, 2026 2:35 PM
2026 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 21https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-nl-central-power-rankings-123000450.htmlEntire division plays roughly .500 baseball
Aug 17, 2026 12:30 PM
Area athletes shine at North Central Mass. Basketball Showcasehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/area-athletes-shine-north-central-100449451.htmlThe Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster hosted a basketball showcase featuring top local high school talent from the region.
Aug 16, 2026 10:04 AM
White Sox win 2nd straight against Tigers for some breathing room in AL Central racehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/white-sox-win-2nd-straight-232000671.htmlDETROIT — The Detroit Tigers intentionally walked Miguel Vargas, setting up a lefty-lefty matchup for reliever Drew Sommers against Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Benintendi in the seventh inning Saturday at Comerica Park. “(I was thinking) just get something up and put it in play,” Benintendi said. “(Sommers has a) funky arm slot. He’s throwing pretty hard with some sink. So ...
Aug 15, 2026 11:20 PM
White Sox win second straight over Tigers, lead Central by 4.5 gameshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/white-sox-win-second-straight-195101940.htmlThe Chicago White Sox, for the second straight game, jumped on the Tigers early and didn’t relent, taking the second game of the series Saturday, 4-3.
Aug 15, 2026 7:51 PM
Central Synagogue Attack Rattles Jewish New Yorkershttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/nyregion/central-synagogue-shabbat-assault.htmlThe police said a man on Friday night struck a congregant at the prominent Upper East Side synagogue, as Jews in the city contend with threats, fears and internal divides.
Aug 15, 2026 7:04 PM
Wednesday's local scoreboard for Aug. 19https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wednesdays-local-scoreboard-aug-19-003200194.htmlAug. 19—THURSDAY'S GGF SCHEDULE Girls golf GF Central, GF Red River at Wahpeton Invite Girls tennis EGF Senior High vs. Moorhead, Parkers Prairie, at Detroit Lakes, 9 a.m. Boys soccer West Fargo Horace at GF Central, 7 p.m. ON TV Baseball: MLB: Washington at Texas, 7 p.m., FS1 Football: CFL: Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN NFL (preseason): Las Vegas at Houston, 7 p.m., ESPN NFL ...
Aug 20, 2026 12:32 AM
Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three citieshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/waymos-cheaper-next-gen-robotaxi-is-now-open-to-all-riders-in-these-three-cities/The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company's push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability.
Aug 19, 2026 10:25 PM
Xbox Insiders are getting a wave of new Xbox Series X|S dashboard features today, here's what's newhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxNdTRGMjFDRURNOUFIQXNlSjF2cWNLeE5LaEtHbXZULUYxU0dJd0NER3lNSkZMY0FkRGRxYmNuUW1tQ1lRVDFWTTlmQlJ1aWlGMEVHYVR2SmlxN09OZmhhVHlGUmxsa1ZJN2pDWlNLV25rczVGVERJeXdIQTRoV1Z6aDhza0hrRy1BQlpJREpqTDJkemtJQ09xc1YtSUc1allKZmpnREcxYS1QVHFDU3ota1JKRzhIRmh1SzFfYWNibGFaRFVQQm9xYXo3a3lxQ3NoLW9yNUtn?oc=5Xbox Insiders are getting a wave of new Xbox Series X|S dashboard features today, here's what's new Windows Central
Aug 19, 2026 5:47 PM
Will Andy Burnham get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas? – The Latesthttps://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/aug/19/will-andy-burnham-get-rough-sleepers-off-streets-by-christmas-the-latestThe prime minister has announced a £442m plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. It solidifies tackling homelessness as a central policy for Andy Burnham’s government, and gives voters a measure by which to judge his success – although without a concrete target for ministers to hit.Nosheen Iqbal speaks to social policy editor Patrick Butler – watch on YouTube Continue reading...
Aug 19, 2026 4:08 PM
Brazilian defender returns to Fortuna Sittard after just over one season in Argentinahttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brazilian-defender-returns-fortuna-sittard-153500295.htmlFortuna Sittard have announced that Brazilian defender Rodrigo Guth is back at the club. The 25-year-old central defender only left Fortuna Sittard last summer to join Telleres in Argentina, but havin...
Aug 19, 2026 3:35 PM
Lake Mead reaches its lowest water levels. See photoshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxNWVJYbG5fZHh5bzAtWHhmeDRFeDF2MTFQb1pMMWNieW1tdmZ6elByUjVUdEtFY0ZwN0NaYWY3RlBLLXVEelF0SU9XbmI0SVRNaU84dVRaSC02a3lFeUpnOVFTdF9GZUxoaTRhRnNheVJOcFlqSG4xYVk3bTNnVGY2amk2NlZrUWhUT05pTW4wM3U2dWxDTTNoU1FBMXh6cFQyNGdYTTRWLW9IZTNDVGU0OGxTMXBFcWEzTk1NZ2l3M25mUQ?oc=5Lake Mead reaches its lowest water levels. See photos azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
Aug 19, 2026 3:22 PM
Cerebras unveils low latency AI workload speed demon rack-scale platformhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxOVERjLVBmcUxkOHhBamVmeVkxbEF5ZXh4Q2JHOUxqek16Zl9zV282NkZ3NG44dlhRSFdZd3NscGVtQ2JSOEVCMFdacFdmTEptT3VVanV2ejdManN2dlJyRk43bDdJOV83TXJWd1ZncmRlaGFwLXpKZXB0X0F6ZDdTek1vNWRaZEhpZkRoMmMxLWsydnZ6M1IwZzB6X3hMMXlENzlLWmpZZXI?oc=5Cerebras unveils low latency AI workload speed demon rack-scale platform SDxCentral
Aug 19, 2026 2:51 PM
F5 wants to keep your AI safe and compute costs cheaphttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxQVFBtS0tWbFZwUzNfeWRCNkoxM0ROTHAwVldCLWFvLUNaVFRaMVhJbmFEbVdFRERVZWk3ZnFGeTgxaXFHQ001bDNOX3lHTUk2d2xKSWVka2g0Y3F6RVB0YVFTeVZFaHdiSVZzbkJwM0RaOUlfQ29IWjhVYi1NdXNjQWtTY3ZCMWl6ZFhhY1V1OA?oc=5F5 wants to keep your AI safe and compute costs cheap SDxCentral
Aug 19, 2026 1:46 PM
Manchester United and Chelsea Eye Roma Star Konéhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/manchester-united-chelsea-eye-roma-091500019.htmlRoma have been busy trying to acquire new players in the last few days, but they are bracing for a generous offer for Manu Koné from Manchester United. The Frenchman is central to their plans, but gi...
Aug 19, 2026 9:15 AM
Brockton schools launch new communication platformhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e0c71f1d43878d07ce34f78736fc&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.aol.com%2farticles%2fbrockton-schools-launch-communication-platform-084749000.html&c=17978638374754304709&mkt=en-usBrockton Public Schools is launching ParentSquare to centralize communication and offer automatic language translation.
Aug 19, 2026 1:47 AM