The Orion spacecraft will undertake an unmanned mission to a distance of 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back. This will be NASA’s first step for man’s mission to Mars. The launch date of the three-week voyage is still under wraps and right now the exercise is to test the heat shield. Labeled as Exploration […]
Continue ReadingCHICAGO — Michael Kopech’s anticipated debut for the Chicago White Sox was cut short by a rain delay, and Eddie Rosario led the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night. The game was tied at 2 before Minnesota pushed across three runs in the ninth. Jake Cave was thrown out when he tried […]
Continue ReadingCARLSBAD, N.M. — The half a million Mexican free-tailed bats that call Carlsbad Caverns National Park home could face the threat of the deadly white nose syndrome. The Carlsbad Current Argus reports multiple federal agencies have mobilized in recent weeks to combat a microscopic organism that could potentially kill off thousands of the bats that […]
Continue ReadingDemocrats are bullish about their prospects in the November midterms, and are peeking around the corner at a 2020 rematch with President Donald Trump. But first, they’re confronting the lingering frustration from 2016. That bitter nominating fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is front and centre in Chicago this week as members of the […]
Continue ReadingFacebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behaviour, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported three weeks ago with great fanfare. The social network said Tuesday that it had removed 652 pages, groups, and accounts linked to Russia and, unexpectedly, Iran, for “co-ordinated inauthentic […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — His name is Donald John Trump, but federal prosecutors have a simpler moniker for the 45th president: Individual 1. Dry legalese and generic aliases could do nothing to tone down the tale of the scheme to protect Trump outlined in court documents Tuesday. The criminal campaign finance case against the president’s former lawyer, […]
Continue ReadingMONTEZUMA, Iowa — A man from Mexico living in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping college student Mollie Tibbetts while she was running in her small Iowa hometown, killing her and dumping her body in a cornfield, authorities said Tuesday. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — The unveiling of federal criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer came with drama as attorney Michael Cohen went farther than prosecutors were willing to go in pointing fingers. Not only did Cohen plead guilty to all eight charges, but he directly implicated the president in the payment of hush […]
Continue ReadingBOSTON — Centre fielder Greg Allen made two superb catches to help fellow rookie Shane Bieber hold down Boston, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of AL division leaders. Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan Gomes also connected for Cleveland. The Indians have […]
Continue ReadingFormer “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star Masika Kalysha filmed her “last night” in Atlanta on Sunday and threw a little shade at rapper Bow Wow before her departure. The reality star recently crossed over to We Tv’s “Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta” after separating from her contract with VH1. Kalysha announced the television transition […]
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