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Although Real Madrid has seen some improvement recently, their struggle at home is evident, with only two wins in their last 10 top-flight matches and five losses. This underwhelming performance has contributed to their current challenging position. In contrast, Valladolid, who are chasing the title, have been in strong form, winning four of their last five away games. Interestingly, the …

Former US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in appointing Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to a high-profile role should he win another term in office. In a discussion with Reuters on Monday, Trump revealed his consideration of Musk for a potential Cabinet position or as an advisor, following a campaign event in York, Pennsylvania. “I would tap Musk …

Ange Postecoglou expressed disappointment as Tottenham’s inability to capitalize on their chances led to a 1-1 draw with Leicester, thanks to Jamie Vardy’s second-half equalizer on Monday. Despite dominating the first half and taking the lead through Pedro Porro at the King Power Stadium, Tottenham squandered numerous opportunities to extend their lead. Vardy, whose participation was unexpected following a preseason …

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, created by his startup xAI, recently enabled users on the social media platform X to generate AI-created images from text prompts. Shortly after its launch, it became evident that Grok allowed the creation of controversial and potentially harmful images, including misleading depictions of political figures like former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, …

Throughout history, books like “The Bible” and “The Satanic Verses” have been banned in various regions due to concerns about their content influencing society negatively. Interestingly, some books pose a literal hazard due to the toxic chemicals used in their production. Researchers at Lipscomb University in the US discovered that brightly colored, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era onwards might …

NASA has detected a rogue celestial object speeding through the Milky Way at an incredible velocity, which could soon propel it out of our galaxy. This discovery was made by citizen scientists collaborating on NASA’s ‘Backyard Worlds: Planet 9’ project, identifying the object as potentially 27,306 times larger than Earth. Traveling at a staggering one million miles per hour, the …

The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it had recovered the remains of six individuals abducted during the Hamas attack on October 7, which initiated the ongoing conflict in Gaza. This recovery operation occurred amid ongoing efforts by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar to mediate a cease-fire that would facilitate the release of many hostages still held by Hamas. …

Hezbollah announced that it had fired several rockets at Israeli army positions in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, as a direct response to Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon the day before. The group stated that it targeted two Israeli military sites in the occupied Golan Heights in retaliation for Israeli attacks on the Bekaa Valley, which reportedly hit Hezbollah’s weapons …