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Jon Shard Johnny Marr is touring after the release of his album ‘The Messenger.’ He’s one of the world’s most employable guitarists, as well as one of our most distinct songwriters. But because Johnny Marr has spent most of the 26 years since the breakup of his beloved band the Smiths contributing to projects rather than dominating them, some have ...

AMIR COHEN/REUTERS Israeli far-right leader Avigdor Lieberman (left) is seen sworn in as Israel’s Foreign Minister at the parliament in Jerusalem on Monday. JERUSALEM — Hard-line Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman has been sworn in as the country’s foreign minister. Lieberman returns to the post after being cleared last week of all charges in a long-running corruption case. AMIR COHEN/REUTERS Israel’s ...

AP The European Space Agency’s GOCE satellite is set to plummet to Earth on Sunday night, but will likely land in water and will disintegrate while traveling through Earth’s atmosphere. The sky isn’t falling — just a 2,000-pound satellite. The European Space Agency says their research satellite that lost fuel in mid-October will likely crash into an ocean or the ...

The past few weeks haven’t been kind to Nvidia. AMD’s 290 and 290X products are incredibly aggressive, both in terms of clock speed and their overall performance. As a result, Nvidia, which began the fall comfortably in charge of the upper GPU product stack, has been rocked back hard on its heels. The company responded to the R9 290X with ...

The cover of former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s new book, ‘Facing the Music…and Living to Talk about It.’  Backstreet Boy Nick Carter may specialize in cheery, infectious pop music, but his personal life has had some much darker notes. In his new book, “Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It,” Carter chats about how he tackled the tough ...

Ron Antonelli/New York Daily News Rangers winger Rick Nash says the headaches following his Oct. 8 concussion have faded. Though he sat out for practice, Rick Nash returned to the ice for the Rangers on Saturday afternoon, four-plus weeks after sustaining a concussion on Oct. 8. “I think when you’re dealing with the brain you always want to be careful,” ...