When Luxembourg’s new law governing space mining comes into force on Tuesday, the country will already be working to make the science-fiction-sounding mission a reality, the deputy prime minister said. …
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning Playwright, Dead at 73
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American West, has died. He was …
your ads here!Los Angeles Reaches Deal with Olympic Leaders for 2028 Games
Los Angeles reached an agreement Monday with international Olympic leaders that will open the way for the city to host the 2028 Summer Games, while ceding the 2024 Games to …
your ads here!Chemical Industry and US Call for Global Culture of Chemical Security
Securing petrochemical plants and keeping chemicals out of the hands of terrorists were the topics of discussion at a recent Chemical Sector Security Summit in Houston, Texas. Security experts say …
your ads here!Online Suicide Searches Spike After Netflix Released ’13 Reasons Why’
Online searches about suicide and suicide methods spiked in the weeks following the release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, a show that dramatizes the suicide of a teenage girl, according …
your ads here!Jeanne Moreau Dies at 89
Husky-voiced, French actress Jeanne Moreau has died. She was 89. The French president’s office announced her death Monday in a statement. American director Orson Welles once described Moreau as “the …
your ads here!Singapore Researchers Brewing Healthier Beer
Evidence of the role that a healthy gut plays in overall human health, both physical and even mental, is growing every day. To strengthen gut health, food researchers are trying …
your ads here!Building Redesigned Life Forms From Scratch
By the end of this year, scientists may be able to create a fully artificial genome of yeast. This rapid development of genetic engineering may lead to the creation of …
your ads here!Italian Poster for "Casablanca" Attracts $478,000 at Auction
The only known surviving Italian issue poster for the classic movie “Casablanca” has sold for $478,000 in Dallas at a public auction of vintage movie posters. The firm Heritage …
your ads here!Child Advocates Urge Back-Seat Alarms as 2 Die in Arizona
A proposed new law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot …
your ads here!Mongolian Melody: Hip-hop Duo Splices Traditional Singing and Urban Beats
Ulaanbaatar’s urban music scene is buzzing with a new vibe created by a hip-hop duo mixing into their sound the traditional art of throat singing, or “Khoomei,” as Mongolians refer …
your ads here!Celebrated Photo Editor John Morris Dies at 100 in Paris
John Morris, a celebrated American photo editor who brought some of the most iconic photographs of World War II and the Vietnam War to the world’s attention, has died at …
your ads here!Pope’s Choir Tours US as It Recaptures Its Glory
The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Choir is embarking on its first U.S. tour in 30 years, hoping to show audiences in New York, Washington and Detroit that it has abandoned the …
your ads here!Crocodile Industry Hopes to Boost Australia Aboriginal Communities
The crocodile industry in Australia’s Northern Territory, a new report says, is worth more than four times the previous estimate of US $80 million. Officials hope the findings will give …
your ads here!Apple Accused of Bowing to Chinese Censors
Apple, Inc. has confirmed that it is removing some applications providing virtual personal networks, or VPNs, from its China App Store, to comply with new Chinese regulations — a move …
your ads here!Jessica Williams Says It’s a Great Time to Be Actor of Color
Jessica Williams says it’s a great time to be an actress of color, and applauds Netflix for leading the way in promoting diversity. Williams, who cut her teeth as …
your ads here!Silicon Valley’s Hot Café: Where Digirati Pitch Ideas Over Venezuelan Coffee
Silicon Valley is the tech industry’s epicenter, but what is the epicenter of Silicon Valley? It might just be Coupa Café in downtown Palo Alto, Calif. For the tech community, …
your ads here!Living Fossil Returns to Illinois Waters
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reintroducing a living fossil into its waterways. The alligator gar is a fish so old, it’s thought to have evolved during the Early …
your ads here!Big Fish, Big Hope for the Ecosystem
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reintroducing a living fossil into its waterways. The alligator gar is a fish so old, it’s thought to have evolved during the Early …
your ads here!Silicon Valley’s Hot Cafe: Where Digirati Pitch Ideas Over Venezuelan Coffee
There’s a café in the heart of Silicon Valley where the biggest names in tech are known to take their lattes, attracting startup founders who frantically make their pitches to …
your ads here!Mainstream Model 3 Could Make or Break Tesla Dreams
For Tesla, everything is riding on the Model 3. The electric car company’s newest vehicle was delivered to its first 30 customers, all Tesla employees, Friday evening. Its $35,000 starting …
your ads here!Research Aims at New Ways to Diagnose, Treat Concussions
According to a recent study, an examination of the brains of 111 deceased players of professional American football showed that all but one of them had a degenerative brain disease …
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