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Get the Mach newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Jan. 18, 2019, 11:13 PM GMT By Denise Chow This weekend, a total lunar eclipse will give skywatchers a chance to see the moon turn a dull red as it slips into Earth’s shadow. The eclipse, which will occur overnight on Jan. 20-21, will be …

Image copyrightAlamy Absolutely central to the US Constitution is the right to free speech. But how far can it be extended, in comparison with the UK? Kiah Morris was the only black woman in the Vermont legislature – until she quit in September after two years of abuse. This week, …

Tran Thi Ngai was 24 and alone at home in her village in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province when a South Korean soldier forced his way into the house and raped her. “He pulled me inside the room, closed the door and raped me repeatedly. He had a gun on his …

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Jan. 18, 2019, 11:30 PM GMT By Erik Ortiz and Doha Madani The former Chicago police officer convicted in the murder of a black teenager who was shot 16 times …

Image copyrightGetty Images Image caption Noor Tagouri “misrepresentation and misidentification” was a constant problem for MuslimsVogue magazine has apologised for misidentifying Muslim American journalist Noor Tagouri as a Pakistani actress in its February issue. The 24-year-old said she was “heartbroken and devastated” after discovering that Noor Bukhari’s name had been …

Westminster is in deadlock. The progress of Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement has stalled in parliament, where a majority of MPs are opposed to it. Jeremy Corbyn has refused to enter talks with the prime minister until she rules out a no-deal Brexit, a demand she describes as “an impossible condition”. …

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Jan. 19, 2019, 2:07 AM GMT By Dennis Romero A federal court in San Francisco tentatively found that equipment owned by Northern California utility Pacific Gas and Electric was “the …

Footage has emerged of divers getting up close and personal with the biggest great white shark on record. Kimberly Jeffries had been hoping to capture images of sea creatures feeding on a whale carcass off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Ms Jeffries says catching sight of three massive female sharks …

Police investigating the murder of a security guard at a New Year’s Eve party in Park Lane in London have appealed for information about two people they described as “dangerous individuals”. Tudor Simionov, 33, was working outside the private event at Fountain House in the capital’s West End when he …

MELBOURNE, Australia — Maybe Serena Williams will be tested in the Australian Open’s fourth round, because no one has come close to making her work too hard so far. Playing clean and powerful tennis, Williams overwhelmed 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday. Williams grabbed a pair of …