A recent discussion among experts highlights a critical gap in the United States’ capacity for in-space rescues. As human spaceflight missions become more common, the absence of a dedicated “space rescue service” raises concerns about the safety of astronauts in distress. The historical lessons from missions like Apollo and the space shuttle seem to have
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Mm..Food, the classic 2004 album by the late MF Doom, is getting a 20th-anniversary reissue. The new edition comes out November 15 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. In addition to the original tracklist, it includes rare remixes by Madlib, Jake One, and Atmosphere’s Ant, as well as unreleased interview clips with the late masked rapper himself. Check
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By Shivani Tanna and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing said on Tuesday that it had withdrawn its pay offer to around 33,000 U.S. factory workers and no further negotiations were planned with their union representatives as a financially damaging strike nears its fourth week. Boeing and the union held their latest round of negotiations with federal
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A new poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading ex-president Donald Trump 50%-46 in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. Here are the latest numbers from Bullfinch: #New General election poll – Pennsylvania 🔵 Harris 50% (+4)🔴 Trump 46% Senate🔵 Casey 52% (+10)🔴 McCormick 42% Bullfinch – 800 RV – 9/29 — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers)
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Investors managing more than £9trn in assets have backed a more “competitive” approach to British boardroom pay amid a growing debate about London’s attractiveness as a listing destination. Sky News has learnt that the Investment Association (IA), the influential industry trade body, will publish on Wednesday a revised set of remuneration principles aimed at the
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An unexpected discovery concerning gene regulation has earned Victor Ambros from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Gary Ruvkun from Harvard Medical School the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The duo’s research identified small RNA segments, known as microRNAs, which play a significant role in regulating protein production in the body.
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It’s probably manageable if the leader of the free world goes off the deep end, or if the continent that drives the world’s economy loses its collective mind . . . unless both things happen at the same time. In 1914, at the beginning of Robert Harris’ latest novel, Precipice, the stars align to create
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With Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan arguably crafted the most successful film of his career. The blockbuster historical epic earned nearly $1 billion at the box office before going on to win seven Academy Awards, including the 2024 Best Picture prize (Nolan also notably won Best Director after multiple nominations). Naturally, there have been a lot of
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