When I was in middle school, I had a classmate who would look at trigonometric functions and yell, "I will never need these!" ...

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Durham Police are developing a new Real Time Crime Center, with a focus on solving crimes faster. Police are working to contract with a third-party company, Peregrine, to bring all of their existing ...

No matter how many times I’ve been told (or written about) the importance of a slow run, I cannot translate it into my training. This is not to say I am the fastest runner. My half marathon goal time ...

It's a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that quantum computers would facilitate the process. In most cases, this is true. Quantum bits, or qubits, use ...

It's getting harder to get away with murder in Philadelphia. Violent crime has fallen sharply — like it has in many other cities. And Philadelphia police are now solving homicides at the highest rate ...

For half a century, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been Europe’s forgotten conflict. It’s been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded after a coup backed by Greece. Today, Greek Cypriots ...

Nigeria’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 , amid slowing inflation and a recent strengthening in the naira. The 12-member monetary policy ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

Gold hit a fresh record as investors bet on a US Federal Reserve rate cut this week and weighed the scope for more monetary easing in the coming months. Bullion rose above $3,700 an ounce for the ...

“When you get a fixed-rate mortgage, it's like buying insurance against inflation, and you're paying for that insurance over the whole life of the mortgage,” one expert told us. The real estate market ...