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BEIJING — The world’s largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China’s rising ambitions in space and its pursuit of international scientific prestige. Beijing has poured billions into such ambitious scientific projects as well as its military-backed space program, which saw the launch of China’s second space station earlier this month. Measuring 500 meters in diameter, the radio telescope is nestled in a natural basin within a stunning landscape of lush green karst formations in southern Guizhou province. It took five years and $180 million to complete and surpasses that of the 300-meter Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, a dish used in research on stars that led to a Nobel Prize. The official Xinhua News Agency said hundreds of astronomers and enthusiasts watched the launch of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, in the county of Pingtang. Researc...

A judge ruled that Kristhielee Caride had violated the terms of her contract as the island's representative for Miss Universe. She had refused to attend a designated hair salon, and failed to appear on a TV programme because she said the traffic was too bad. Ms Caride was seeking $3m (£2.25m) in damages from the organisers. The week-long court case has gripped Puerto Rico. TV stations interrupted regular programming to show proceedings in court and her testimony. The ruling by Puerto Rican Supreme Court Judge Eduardo Rebollo dismissed the lawsuit filed by Ms Caride. He said Ms Caride had given terse answers to questions during a newspaper interview and that she did not love cameras. Desiree Lowry, the national director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico, told the court that Ms Caride had refused to apologise to the newspaper reporter after the interview. Ms Lowry also said Ms Caride had used her own stylist instead of a hair salon hired for her. Ms Caride defended her de...

 Leveraging technology and understanding the power of Google Analytics to bolster the performance of the Caribbean's tourism sector will be key components of the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) in Puerto Rico from September 30 to October 2, 2016. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), organizers of the meeting, disclosed that experts from technology companies such as Google and TravelClick will share trade tips with delegates at the second annual exchange, which has been described as one of the most cost effective tourism education meetings in the Caribbean.  Other leading technology companies, including Cable and Wireless, Oracle, Rainmaker, SiteMinder and Sojern will have a presence at this year's exchange. At "The Nuts and Bolts of Google Analytics," assembled by Ben Dubrow, export consultant for Google, participants will learn the basics of viewing and analyzing data provided by this essential tool. The session will also cover re...

Ah Miss America, the Gods delivered. Or at least the devil, in the form of a red-clad Miss Puerto Rico, impersonating, in a red full body suit initially covered by a judicial robe, the proverbial snake in the garden turned presidential candidate for her talent on preliminaries. Was she trolling Donald Trump? Hillary Clinton? The American electorate? She did not win night 3 in talent in Boardwalk Hall — that went to the awesome Miss Michigan Arianna Quan on Piano, who was also in a way trolling the presidential candidates with her platform about immigration. You might see Quan on Sunday during the televised pageant finals. But the pageant would be more likely to go back to Vegas, described as the dark era Thursday night, than advance Miss Puerto Rico Carole Rigual and her devilish monologue. "You guys are so predictable!" the forensic psychologist with a degree from the University of Puerto Rico began, still in judicial black. "Yes, always pretending that you...

Sometimes the  Miss America  pageant can seem an endless parade of polite talent routines — lyrical dances that are like tempests in a teacup, jaunty tap-dancing routines and fancy snippets of opera. But few stand out from the crowd.  And even fewer  get people talking . Carole Rigual's talent — a monologue titled "Crossroads," — left the audience murmuring on Thursday, the last night of preliminary competition at the Atlantic City pageant.  Entering the stage at Boardwalk Hall in what appeared to be a judge's robe, Rigual, Miss Puerto Rico, started with the rhetorical equivalent of an eye roll.  "You guys are soooo predictable," she said, addressing the audience in a droll tone, taking a seat in a chair. "Yes, always pretending that you are happy," she said, shifting to mockery. "Successful!"  Did Miss Puerto Rico mock Trump? Uh-oh! All is not well in the Miss America universe! But there was more — Rigual, 22, ripped...