Month: November 2022
NASA’s Mega-Moon Rocket Survives a Hurricane
If you owned a 32-story, 2.6 million kg (5.7 million lb), $4.1 billion moon rocket, the last thing you’d think you’d want to do is leave it out in a hurricane. Well, NASA does own a 32-story, 2.6 million kg,
Read MoreBiden says America is doing its part to prevent “climate hell.” Is it?
In his speech on Friday, President Joe Biden said the US is stepping up its efforts to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation around the world. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images At the COP27 UN climate talks, Biden says America will
Read MoreEU forecasts recession this year amid persistent inflation
The European Union’s executive commission slashed its forecast for economic growth next year. It says spreading the message that the countries that use the euro currency will slide into recession over the winter will erode consumer purchasing power.
Read MoreJapan minister quits over execution remark
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has delayed his departure for three upcoming summits in Southeast Asia to sack and replace his justice minister, who was widely criticized over a remark he made about capital punishment.
Read MoreA chilling view of Afghanistan War’s end
On the first episode of “The Problem with Jon Stewart” on Apple TV+, he covered the horrifying realities of the U.S. military’s use of burn pits. Burn pits are enormous craters that get filled with all kinds of garbage and
Read MoreWatch: Howls of protest at Biden’s COP27 climate speech
A quartet of protesters briefly interrupted US President Joe Biden’s speech at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Friday by howling and trying to unfurl a banner before UN police removed them. “Carbon offsetting is a false solution,” one of
Read MoreThe Great British Bake Off Backlash Has Reached a Boiling Point. Can the Show Be Saved?
Something is rotten in the Great British Bake Off tent. I know it, you know it, the countless viewers on both sides of the Atlantic who post derisive memes as each new episode drops know it. Many longtime fans will
Read MoreTwitter Was a Lifeline for People With Disabilities. Musk’s Reign Is Changing All of That
On October 28, Twitter users woke up to a new reality: Elon Musk had taken over the platform and almost immediately begun making changes. For people with disabilities who’d found an emotional support system on Twitter, anxiety over Musk’s upheaval
Read MorePelosi’s political future uncertain after midterms, attack on husband
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived at a crossroads. She could be forced to relinquish the gavel if Republicans win majority control of the House, weeks after the attack on her husband.
Read MoreIn California, where water is a human right, some communities still go thirsty
As California enters a fourth year of drought, running water is becoming an increasing worry for communities in the San Joaquin Valley.
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