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Labor Day sales are officially here, a weekend known for some of the steepest savings of the year — especially on grills. We’re talking significant price cuts (several in the hundreds) on top-rated propane, electric, charcoal, wood pellet and portable grills from big names like Weber, Blackstone, Cuisinart and more. Read on for some of …

The best Labor Day grill sales: Weber, Blackstone, Cuisinart and more, starting at $25 Read More »

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How can a Big Bang have been the start of the universe, since intense explosions destroy everything? – Tristan S., age 8, Newark, Delaware Pretend you’re a perfectly flat chess …

How could an explosive Big Bang be the birth of our universe? Read More »

A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette in a trench at the front line east of Kharkiv.FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainians fighting in the northern sector of the frontline say they’re buckling under Russia’s attacks. “Everything is not like what you read on the news,” a recruit told the …

NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they’re being overpowered by Russia’s battle-hardened troops in the northern sector, Kyiv Independent reports Read More »

Protesters rally outside a French military base calling for the ambassador and about 1,500 soldiers to leave. Large demonstrations are taking place outside a French military base in Niger’s capital, Niamey, as pressure mounts on France’s ambassador and soldiers to leave the country. Niger’s military government, which seized power on July 26, has accused French …

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South Kivu province is the theatre of attacks staged by armed groups and there has been violence between locals and Chinese mining firms. Two Chinese nationals and two others have been killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s lawless east. Friday’s ambush targeted a four-vehicle convoy …

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‘This makes me so mad’: Mark Cuban, Kevin Hart passed on the chance to invest in this multibillion-dollar business in its early stages — and it haunts them to this day Kevin Hart and Mark Cuban shared their regrets over passing on the chance to invest in the early days of Uber — a move …

‘This makes me so mad’: Mark Cuban, Kevin Hart passed on the chance to invest in this multibillion-dollar business in its early stages — and it haunts them to this day Read More »

Market closures in major cities, with shops displaying placards decrying ‘the unreasonable increase in electricity bills and taxes’. Thousands of Pakistan traders have shuttered their shops, striking over soaring energy and fuel bills stirring widespread discontent ahead of national elections. There were widespread market closures on Saturday in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, where abandoned bazaars …

Pakistan traders hold nationwide shutdown over electricity bills, inflation Read More »

Carnage on Iraq’s highways often occurs during the Arbaeen religious event as millions flock to the city of Karbala. A road accident in northern Iraq has killed at least 16 people, mostly Shia Iranian pilgrims, as millions of people converge on the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings. …

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American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his Margaritaville escapist tribute to the tropical life, has died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said late on Friday. …

Performer Jimmy Buffett dies at 76: ‘He lived his life like a song’ Read More »

The coup – West and Central Africa’s eighth in three years – drew cheering crowds onto the streets of the capital, Libreville. The leader of a coup that overthrew Gabon’s President Ali Bongo says he wants to avoid rushing into elections that “repeat past mistakes” as pressure mounts to hand back power to a civilian …

Gabon coup leader: No rush to elections and ‘the same mistakes’ Read More »