A Canadian man bench-pressed his body weight and unofficially broke a Guinness World Record with 38 repetitions in 30 seconds.

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 — NEC Corporation has received an order for a next-generation supercomputer system from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), under the National Research […]

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Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will highlight their work in using powerful supercomputers to tackle challenges in science and technology at SC24, […]

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Nov. 13, 2024 — Giga Computing, a subsidiary of GIGABYTE and a leader in generative AI servers and advanced cooling technologies, today announced that the innovative GIGABYTE R183-Z93 server has […]

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The food delivery app Wonder Wednesday announced it has bought Grubhub in a $650 million dollar combination debt and cash deal.

Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard isn't the only retail giant proposing to buy the 7-Eleven stores from its Japanese owner.

Spirit Airlines' stock plunged 59% on Wednesday as the budget airline worked with creditors to restructure debt amid reports the company could file for bankruptcy protection within the next few weeks.

"Queer Eye" will return for a ninth season on Netflix in December, its first season since the departure of Bobby Berk.

Comedian and actor Dave Coulier announced he has been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer that begins in the lymphatic system.

Pop star and actress Lady Gaga reportedly has joined the Season 2 cast of "Wednesday," multiple media reports said.

The Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff during the first Trump administration, to move his 2020 election subversion case to federal court.

The food delivery app Wonder Wednesday announced it has bought Grubhub in a $650 million dollar combination debt and cash deal.

Living in places with more air pollution raises the risk of eczema, a chronic condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed skin, a new study suggests.

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity for nearly 1,000 days, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to succeed Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's GOP in Washington and its likely new majority.

More than 700 books were removed from Florida school library shelves for the 2023-24 school year, according to the state Department of Education. But the department claims no books are banned.

Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard isn't the only retail giant proposing to buy the 7-Eleven stores from its Japanese owner.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that an unconditional cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel is "the first priority," calling for intensifying international and Arab efforts to prevent a large-scale war.

A California teenager accused of being a "serial swatter" faces up to 20 years in prison for making interstate threats after pleading guilty in federal court on Wednesday.

Political leaders in the United States, Finland and Canada announced Wednesday that the three nations will build world-class icebreakers for the Arctic and polar waters.

Former Solicitor General Theodore Olson, the conservative lawyer who argued the Bush 2000 recount case, has died at 84. Olson also served as private counsel to former President Ronald Reagan.

Spirit Airlines' stock plunged 59% on Wednesday as the budget airline worked with creditors to restructure debt amid reports the company could file for bankruptcy protection within the next few weeks.

The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi were identified more than 82 years following his death in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines.

Two explosions near Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress forced evacuations Wednesday night with one man found dead in what some authorities are calling a suicide attack.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid-off an additional 325 workers after an earlier round of 500 job cuts earlier in the year, largely because of budgetary constraints.

Athanasiou has one year remaining on his contract with the Blackhawks

The Montreal Canadiens had a day off yesterday and there was no player movement, but the recent struggles in net could lead to some moves.

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker, who turns 30 today, went a long way to the NHL after going undrafted. But it paid off in a big way.

32-year-old recorded 12 points in 64 games last season, expected to make Maple Leafs debut tonight

Jonathan Lekkerimäki made his NHL debut in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Sorokin has 33 extra-time losses in just 202 NHL starts.

One half of the La Poche Bleue podcast and former Montreal Canadiens player Guillaume Latendresse has announced he is taking a break.

The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Grigori Denisenko from the Henderson Silver Knights and have sent down Jonas Rondbjerg.

The Blue Jackets should be target David Kampf from the Maple Leafs.

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky gave a rec league goalie the thrill of a lifetime during San Jose's practice in New York City on Wednesday.

Detailed notes from Wednesday's game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks

From the Ford Nucleon to the Studebaker-Packard Astral, these vehicles failed to progress past the prototype stage in the 1950s and 1960s

In 1833, hundreds of thousands of shooting stars inspired songs, prophecies and a crowdsourced research paper on the origins of meteors

The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook during the Civil War

The cathedral has been under renovation since 2019, when it was badly damaged in a fire. Crews are testing the bells before the historic structure reopens on December 8

The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that the data could have been affected by a solar wind event

For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life

Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.

The Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs says the government of Yukon needs to invest more money in the Yukon Fire Marshal's Office so it can continue to adequately support the territory's fire services.

In an effort to fight climate change, promote biodiversity and reduce heat in summer, the CMM, which groups municipalities in the area, has partnered with a non-profit to find spaces on private and public land for new trees.

The union representing Montreal dockworkers is planning a legal challenge of the federal labour minister's decision to end lockouts at ports by sending the disputes to binding arbitration.

The new Jacques-Bizard bridge in Montreal's West Island is now open to traffic. Every day, about 30,000 drivers use the bridge.

The City of Edmonton is falling short of its greenhouse gas emissions targets, two years after the municipality introduced its first carbon budget. 

After moving to Canada, Aldona Dziedziejko credited her ESL program for planting a love of English in her and her bright future. As a teacher, she wishes more students had access to the same opportunities as her.

After several weeks without a ferry crossing the Northumberland Strait between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia, one of the service’s beleaguered ships could return to service on Dec. 6, the company says.