Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies | Pennsylvania Election in Dead Heat

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Source: Getty](5aa8f95591ab4ebd4cb4e564:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/29f088df/87d330f5818630789a551a7a6c50c680/-7/) [Groundbreaking Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies at 76](5aa8f95591ab4ebd4cb4e564:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/af64c461/f5a5b5ffac7c5d53200f51750727b4e7/-7/) “My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe.” So said the Cambridge professor, who dedicated his life to the study of relativity and the cosmos. In his early 20s, the British [physicist](5aa8f95591ab4ebd4cb4e564:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/0dba912c/3cbdc8dd243e6c289adccab238a7838d/-7/) was diagnosed with ALS and given two years to live. But he survived for decades, making a series of radical scientific discoveries and penning the best-selling A Brief History of Time. Hawking — who once threw a party for time travelers, but said “no one came” — is survived by his three children. 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Instead, Moscow demanded access to case files before answering, and now U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined retaliatory measures, including sanctions and the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats. U.K. ministers will also be skipping the World Cup. Meanwhile, British police are investigating the unexplained death of Nikolai Glushkov, an exile in the U.K. and noted Putin critic. 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Tillerson’s final statement to reporters warned of the work needed to rein in the “troubling behavior and actions” of the Russian government. Trump hopes to replace the former Exxon Mobile CEO with CIA Director [Mike Pompeo](5aa8f95591ab4ebd4cb4e564:ot:591df7fbac0c811781aa5dbc:1/908bbac0/98fc61cb1c73edc90a875b41d6b9757b/-7/), who will need Senate confirmation. 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