Don't top your oatmeal with a handful of grapes and slide the whole dish in the microwave. Grapes become superheated, and the ...

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New Delhi: Two Indian students won a USD 200,000 (Rs 1.8 crore) civil rights over discrimination by the University of ...

After an unusually cold December, Pennsylvania is in for warmer temperatures — much warmer. The forecast calls for highs in the 50s in Harrisburg later this week, and potentially even near the 60s. It ...

Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat looks on against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on January 01, 2026 in Detroit. Nic Antaya Getty Images As the midway point of the NBA regular ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Silver prices rebounded sharply on Tuesday after suffering their steepest one-day fall in over five years, as bargain hunting emerged following a violent profit-booking-driven selloff that briefly ...