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Astronomer tells Wikinews about discovery of closest black hole known so far

A study published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics last month reported astronomers from the European Southern Observatory and elsewhere discovered a black hole in the Telescopium constellation, about 1000 light years away from the Solar System, meaning it is the nearest known black hole from the Earth. Wikinews caught up with co-author Thomas Rivinius to discuss this discovery.

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Japanese professional wrestler and Netflix star Hana Kimura dies aged 22

Japanese female professional wrestler and reality television star Hana Kimura, age 22, has died, wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom announced on Saturday.

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US Supreme Court overturns fraud convictions in Kelly v. United States

The United States Supreme Court overturned the criminal convictions of Bridget Anne Kelly and William Baroni for crimes relating to a 2013 incident involving allegedly politically motivated traffic chaos at a major bridge access from New Jersey to Manhattan.

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Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili arrested on domestic violence charge

Nikoloz Basilashvili, a Georgian tennis player with current world ranking number 27, was arrested on Friday on a charge of domestic violence in front of a minor.

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Neuroscientists tell Wikinews about empathy and harm aversion observed in lab rats

In findings published in March in journal Current Biology, neuroscientists from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examined aversion of laboratory rats against hurting other rats, and reported which region of the brain was crucial for it. Wikinews caught up with Dr Christian Keysers and Dr Valeria Gazzola, two of the authors who contributed to the paper.

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