In the race to the moon in the 1960s, the development of the large rockets that could thrust the spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere became a critical element in the success of the Apollo program. The place where the Saturn V rocket was developed — Huntsville, Alabama – is today known …
your ad hereMichigan Celebrates Annual Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship
People everywhere love competitions and the subject is – at times – not that important. Championships are awarded in toe-wrestling, speed burger-eating and mobile phone throwing. The Michigan city of Eau Claire has one of its own – the annual cherry pit-spitting championship. Roman Verkhovsky visited the town to see …
your ad hereLuke Combs Adds Grand Ole Opry Member to List of Accolades
Country singer Luke Combs was just 6 years old when his mom and grandmother snuck him into his first concert by hiding him in the backseat of their car so he could go see Vince Gill play at a minor league baseball stadium. It came full circle for the …
your ad hereInternet a Lifeline for Venezuela’s Embattled Independent Media
Starved of advertising revenue and battling a stranglehold on the newspaper industry by the government, Venezuela’s independent media have been decimated by the country’s years-long crisis — with many migrating online to survive.”It was a course we couldn’t get away from,” Jorge Makriniotis, manager at the 75-year-old El Nacional, told …
your ad hereAppeals Court Asked to Pause Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm
The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to pause the enforcement of a sweeping antitrust ruling against mobile chip supplier Qualcomm on Tuesday, citing support from the Energy Department and Defense Department.”For DoD, Qualcomm is a key player both in terms of its trusted supply chain and as …
your ad hereApollo 11 Astronaut Returns to Launch Pad 50 Years Later
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.Collins had the spotlight to himself this time — Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two …
your ad hereSouth African Musician Johnny Clegg Dies at 66
Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country’s apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66.The Grammy-nominated and British-born singer sometimes called the “White Zulu” died …
your ad hereNeil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Spacesuit Unveiled at Smithsonian
The spacesuit astronaut Neil Armstrong wore during his mission to the moon went on public display for the first time in 13 years on Tuesday, at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum exactly 50 years to the day when Apollo 11 launched into space.Armstrong’s son Rick unveiled the suit along …
your ad hereLotus Showcases First Pure Electric Sports Car
British sports car maker Lotus revealed its pure electric “hypercar” on Tuesday, the first completely new vehicle to be launched under the stewardship of Chinese firm Geely which acquired a majority stake in 2017.The Evija, to be produced at the firm’s factory in Hethel, eastern England, will have a limited …
your ad hereNew Clues on Why Women’s Alzheimer’s Risk Differs From Men’s
New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and how this most common form of dementia varies by sex.At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, scientists offered evidence that the disease may spread differently in …
your ad hereTrump Threatens to Launch Probe into Google’s Alleged Ties with China
U.S. President Donald Trump is warning his administration may launch a probe into Google over accusations the U.S. technology giant has been infiltrated by the Chinese government.The warning came after staunch Trump supporter and billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel said earlier this week the CIA and the FBI should investigate …
your ad here‘Game of Thrones’ Earns Record-Breaking 32 Emmy Nods
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season.The bloodthirsty saga’s total eclipsed the all-time series record of 27 nods earned by “NYPD Blue” in 1994. The showing by “Game of Thrones” led HBO back to dominance …
your ad hereHackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen
Bulgarian officials said Tuesday that unidentified hackers have stolen the personal details of millions of people from Bulgaria’s national revenue agency and noted a possible Russian link in the case.Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called an emergency meeting of all law enforcement services to consider the potential harm to the country’s …
your ad hereWhy US Men’s Soccer Lags While Women Soar
In the 28 years since winning the very first Women’s World Cup, the U.S. women’s soccer team has dominated the game on the global stage, taking home four Women’s World Cups in all, including the 2019 title captured this month in a 2-0 victory over The Netherlands.The U.S. men haven’t …
your ad hereChildren Hardest Hit by Ebola Epidemic in DR Congo
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is affecting more children than normal. The United Nations Children’s Fund says kids represent nearly one-third of current total cases, compared to about 20 percent in previous outbreaks. The World Health Organization reports more than 2,500 cases of Ebola in eastern …
your ad hereApollo 11 Moon Landing Had Thousands Working Behind Scenes
It took 400,000 people to put Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon a half-century ago.That massive workforce stretched across the U.S. and included engineers, scientists, mechanics, technicians, pilots, divers, seamstresses, secretaries and more who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to achieve those first lunar footsteps .Some …
your ad hereApollo Mission Control Room Reopened to Mark Moon Landing Anniversary
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface – the first men on the moon. The U.S. space agency, NASA, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this historic event in style – by restoring and reopening the control room that handled …
your ad hereHouse Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies
U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Monday pressed major social media companies on how they plan to handle the threat of deepfake images and videos on their platforms ahead of the 2020 elections.The Democratic congressman wrote letters to the chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google, …
your ad herePearson Goes ‘Digital First’ in US College Market
Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, will release all its titles for the United States college market in digital form first, in a break from the traditional and more expensive textbook publishing model.The British provider of textbooks, courseware and testing has been hit in recent years by changes in the …
your ad hereExecutive: SpaceX Astronaut Mission Looking ‘Increasingly Difficult’ in 2019
As Elon Musk’s SpaceX closes in on the possible cause of a fiery explosion in April that destroyed one of its astronaut capsules, a company executive said on Monday its plan to launch humans into space this year looked “increasingly difficult.”One of the space company’s Crew Dragon capsules exploded on …
your ad hereScientists Close In on Blood Test for Alzheimer’s
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. On Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, half a dozen research groups gave new results on various experimental tests, including one that …
your ad hereBoxing Champ Pernell Whitaker Dies After Being Hit by Car
Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55.Police in Virginia Beach said the former fighter was hit by a car Sunday night. The driver of …
your ad hereDisney Goes High-Tech to Draw Fans to New ‘Lion King’
Walt Disney Co. has taken a high-tech route to remake animated classic “The Lion King” with the look of a nature documentary, an update it hopes will lure audiences to a new version of a film considered a masterpiece the first time.The re-telling of the 1994 tale about the lion …
your ad hereRobots to Install Telescopes to Peer into Cosmos from Moon
As the United States races to put humans back on the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years, a NASA-funded lab in Colorado aims to send robots there to deploy telescopes that will look far into our galaxy, remotely operated by orbiting astronauts.The radio telescopes, to be planted …
your ad hereUN: Global Hunger Stable, But Obesity on Rise
The United Nations says more than 820 million people around the world are hungry, while at same time, obesity is hitting record levels.A FILE – Jose Graziano da Silva, director-general of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).The report notes the highest hunger rates are in Africa and growing steadily …
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