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Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023
Russia's Energia space corporation said Thursday it will take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner.
Provinces 'failed to support seniors,' Trudeau says following release of troubling new pandemic study
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau floated the idea of bringing in national standards and reopening the Canada Health Act to address some of the vulnerabilities the pandemic has exposed in long-term care...
Elizabeth Banks to play Ms. Frizzle in 'Magic School Bus' film
Elizabeth Banks will star in and produce a live-action hybrid movie based on Scholastic's "Magic School Bus" book series by Joanna Cole.
How Boston’s mayor plans to redeploy $12 million
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh made news last Friday by declaring racism a public health problem and outlining plans to redeploy $12 million in police overtime funding to other programs, targeting challenges rooted...
Another short-sighted attack on planning?
As regular as clockwork, recent weeks have seen the latest promises to reform the English planning system. The language on this occasion, as befitting the Prime Minister's short-sighted chief advisor,...
Politics driving personal economic decisions amid COVID-19
In a normal election year, politics are often driven by economics. But as COVID-19 spurred record job losses and stock market sell-offs, Tony Cookson—an associate professor at CU Boulder's Leeds...
Supreme Court: Refugee can't fight deportation in federal court
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an asylum-seeker designated for a quick deportation has no legal right to challenge his removal in federal court, handing a victory to the...
Vacancy for the post of ESA Director General
ESA Council approved yesterday the publication of the position of Director General, to succeed Johann-Dietrich Wörner, whose mandate comes to an end in mid-2021.
In photos: South Korea marks 70th anniversary of start of Korean War
South Korean officials and veterans commemorated the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War in Cheorwon county, South Korea, on June 25, 2020. The war began on June...
The Dixie Chicks change name to 'The Chicks'
The Dixie Chicks unveiled a new name, The Chicks, and released the new song "March March."
GAO: IRS sent stimulus checks to more than 1M dead Americans
The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service this spring sent stimulus payments to more than 1 million Americans who'd recently died, a federal watchdog said in a report Thursday.
Economic alien plants more likely to go wild
Ecologist have compiled a global overview of the naturalization success of economic plants, showing that economic use in general, as well as the number and nature of economic uses, are...
Identifying a melody by studying a musician’s body language
We listen to music with our ears, but also our eyes, watching with appreciation as the pianist’s fingers fly over the keys and the violinist’s bow rocks across the ridge of strings....
Lawsuit seeks details about Trump administration effort to block John Bolton's memoir
A lawsuit was filed in Washington, D.C., federal court on Thursday and asks a judge to make public bits of information removed from the new memoir from former national security...
NASA's Summer of Citizen Science
Eyebrow: Citizen Science NewsBody: Have five minutes? Ready to be dazzled by citizen science? Watch this new video by NASA Citizen Science Officer Marc Kuchner. This video was part of the kickoff...
Electricity price more volatile during uncertainty periods in renewable energy regulation
Three members of the BiRTE research group at the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Economics and Business have published an analysis of the evolution in electricity prices during a 16-year period (2002...
Watch: Escaped bull lassoed after wandering onto Illinois highway
Drivers on an Illinois highway had to dodge an unusual traffic hazard when an escaped bull wandered onto the interstate and was eventually lassoed.
Commerce Dept.: U.S. economy shrank 5% between January and April
The U.S. economy shrank by 5 percent in the first quarter of 2020, reflecting economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the Commerce Department said in an update Thursday.
Consumers can distinguish between bitter tastes in beer -- doesn't alter liking
Although most beer consumers can distinguish between different bitter tastes in beer, this does not appear to influence which beer they like. It seems they just like beer, regardless of...
Report: Chinese aircraft approached U.S. military plane as it refueled
A Chinese military aircraft flew close to a U.S. plane that was refueling near Taiwanese airspace, according to a Taiwanese press report.
Record IPO brightens outlook for BTS label Big Hit
South Korean drug firm SK Biopharmaceuticals made a record-breaking Initial Public Offering (IPO) this week, brightening the outlook for other big-name companies in the waiting.
SpaceX launch Friday would boost Starlink network to nearly 600
Some Internet users will test SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service soon, as the company prepares another launch in Florida on Friday to boost the number of communications satellites in orbit...
Macy's to cut nearly 4,000 corporate and management jobs
Department store chain Macy's announced Thursday it will cut almost 4,000 corporate and management positions to cope with economic fallout brought on by the COVID-19 crisis.
Google will start paying some news publishers for content
Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the...
In Long Beach, some big names in art will open a new space called Compound
Lauri Firstenberg, former director of LAXArt, will serve as curator and artistic director. Glenn Kaino will have inaugural installations.
NFL cancels Cowboys, Steelers Hall of Fame Game due to coronavirus
The NFL has canceled the Hall of Fame Game preseason clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The game was scheduled for Aug. 6...
Labor Dept.: 1.5 million more U.S. workers file for unemployment
Roughly 1.5 million more American workers have filed for unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said in its weekly report Thursday.
Pandemic will cause globe $US21 trillion in economic pain
The global economy could lose up to U.S. $21.8 trillion dollars in 2020 alone due to COVID-19, according to new analysis from the Australian National University (ANU).