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In "Life"
January 17, 2025
Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95
WASHINGTON — Every week, Rajesh PN Rao, a computer scientist, gets emails from people claiming they've cracked an ancient script that has stumped scholars for generations.These self-proclaimed codebreakers — ranging from engineers and IT workers to retirees and tax officers — are mostly from India or of Indian origin living abroad. All of them are convinced they've deciphered the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation, a blend of signs and symbols."They claim they've solved it and that the 'case is closed'," says Rao, Hwang Endowed Professor at the University of Washington and author of peer-reviewed studies on the Indus script.Adding fuel to the race, MK Stalin, the chief minister of southern India's Tamil Nadu state, recently upped the stakes,...
January 17, 2025
A million-dollar challenge to crack the script of early Indians
January 17, 2025
David Lynch, director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’, dead at 78
January 17, 2025
Nepal's leader says it has too many tigers
January 17, 2025
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan 'out of danger' after attack at home in Mumbai
January 15, 2025
Composer Arnold Schoenberg's archive destroyed in LA fires
January 14, 2025
Rare comet may be visible for first time in 160,000 years
SEOUL — The chart-topping K-pop band NewJeans may be prevented from signing advertising deals and other contracts after their record label filed an injunction against them.The five-piece are currently engaged in a fierce dispute with Ador, the entertainment company that formed their band in 2022.Last November, the group claimed their contracts were invalid, due to what they alleged was a pattern of bullying, harassment and subterfuge at the company. Ador, which denied the allegations, sued to have their contracts upheld.The company is now accusing NewJeans of trying to sign independent deals without its approval, and has taken further legal action in Seoul, South Korea."This decision was made to prevent confusion and potential harm to third parties, including advertisers," Ador...
January 14, 2025
Record label takes legal action against K-pop band
January 13, 2025
Meghan Netflix show delayed over LA wildfires
January 09, 2025
Oscar nominations postponed because of LA fires
