Carrie Fisher’s hand-annotated script for her Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back movie is expected to fetch up to $50,000 at an auction next month of her personal property. California …
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SpaceX Bloopers Video: ‘How NOT to Land an Orbital Rocket’
SpaceX has put together a bloopers video showing “How NOT to land an orbital rocket booster.” Set to John Philip Sousa’s rousing march “The Liberty Bell,” the two-minute video posted …
your ads here!Harvey Charities Raise More Than $350M in Less Than 3 Weeks
More than 50 local and national charities have raised more than $350 million in the nearly three weeks since Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas Gulf Coast, and the disparate groups …
your ads here!Immigrants, Refugees Revive Depressed Neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio
The Northland area of Columbus, Ohio was booming in the 1960s and 70s. About 65 square kilometers, the area was a shopping and dining destination. Its centerpiece was the Northland …
your ads here!Hurricanes Boost Inflation & Scramble Some US Job Markets
The two recent hurricanes that hit the United States raised inflation and puzzled analysts tracking job losses in Texas and Florida. Experts say the impact on the huge economy is …
your ads here!Immigrants and Refugees Revive Depressed Neighborhood
A large influx of immigrants and refugees certainly helps boost the population of a region. But they can also have social and economic impacts. The northern part of Columbus, Ohio …
your ads here!Selena Gomez Undergoes Kidney Transplant
Selena Gomez recently received a kidney transplant from television actress Francia Raisa due her struggle with lupus, the singer revealed Thursday. Gomez revealed in an Instagram post confirmed by her …
your ads here!Thriving Black Market Could Mitigate North Korea Sanctions Impact
Illicit evasion and a thriving black market continue to mitigate the impact of sanctions intended to deprive North Korea of billions of dollars in revenue and needed components for its …
your ads here!Winfrey Joins ’60 Minutes’ for 50th Anniversary Year
CBS’ “60 Minutes,” the newsmagazine that can credit consistency for much of its success as it enters its 50th anniversary year, is about to see a major change with the …
your ads here!Long-endangered Snow Leopard Upgraded to ‘Vulnerable’ Status
The elusive snow leopard – long considered an endangered species – has been upgraded to “vulnerable,” international conservationists said Thursday. But experts warned the new classification does not mean they …
your ads here!South Africa’s Johnny Clegg Begins Last International Tour
South African musician Johnny Clegg, who has had chemotherapy and other treatment for pancreatic cancer, says he feels “fit and strong” as he begins his last international tour. The …
your ads here!Study: Future of Oldest Tree Species in Peril
The bristlecone pine tree, famous for its wind-beaten, gnarly limbs and having the longest lifespan on Earth, is losing a race to the top of mountains throughout the Western United …
your ads here!Cassini on Course for Final Death Dive Into Saturn to Preserve Possibility of Life
After a 20-year mission, including two extensions, the spacecraft Cassini is preparing to make a final death dive into the planet Saturn on Friday. Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet …
your ads here!Perlan II Sets a New Altitude Record for Gliders
High above the mountains in southern Argentina, two pilots recently set a new altitude world record for gliders. They hope the ability of their plane to reach the edge of …
your ads here!Musk Now Targets October to Unveil Tesla Semi Truck
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric carmaker is tentatively scheduled to unveil its planned semi-truck in late October, about a month later than the billionaire had earlier estimated. …
your ads here!WADA Clears 95 Russian Doping Cases, Still Pursuing Others
The World Anti-Doping Agency has dismissed all but one of the first 96 Russian doping cases forwarded its way from sports federations acting on information that exposed cheating in the …
your ads here!Trump Blocks Chinese Takeover of US Computer Chip Company
President Donald Trump has blocked the acquisition of a U.S. computer chip manufacturer by a Chinese company, calling it a threat to national security. The Chinese-owned Canyon Bridge Fund has …
your ads here!Workers on Seasonal US Visas Tell Panel of Abuses
As Congress looks into ways to fix the immigration system, often with the goal of safeguarding job opportunities for U.S. workers, at least one immigration organization argues that current federal …
your ads here!US West’s Wildfires Spark Calls to Thin Tree-choked Forests
Wildfires that are blackening the American West in one of the nation’s worst fire seasons have ignited calls, including from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to thin forests that have become …
your ads here!Pittsburgh to Be Site of America’s Largest Urban Farm
Pittsburgh, once a dynamo of heavy industry, will soon become home to the United States’ largest urban farm, part of what advocates say is a trend to transform former manufacturing …
your ads here!Cameroon Forest People: Land Rights Abuses Threaten Survival
Leaders of Cameroon’s indigenous forest peoples say their survival is at risk if they are further deprived of access to the lands that are the source of their livelihoods. Speaking …
your ads here!Olympic Double: IOC Says Yes to Paris in 24, and LA for 28
This was one of those rare Olympic moments where everyone walked away a winner. Paris for 2024. Los Angeles for 2028. And the International Olympic Committee for transforming an …
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