When President Donald Trump mentioned “other worlds” in his speech to a join Congress this week, the space community started buzzing. “American footprints on distant worlds are not too big a dream,” said Trump at the end of his speech. According to PBS NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O’brian a manned mission could take place in 2019, … Read more
YouTube announced Tuesday the coming of YouTube TV, a way to watch the kind of programming people normally watch on television, but on YouTube. “Finally, live TV made for you stream ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC & more,” the entertainment website announced. “Never run out of DVR storage space. 6 accounts, 1 price. $35/month. Cancel anytime.” … Read more
Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz have now said they won’t endorse Trump, the nominee for their party. “We are not making any endorsement in the current presidential election,” stated the two Republican foreign policy experts in a written statement, as reported by Time. “We are dedicated to fostering a bipartisan foreign … Read more
Starting Saturday evening, no alcohol can legally be sold in Thailand, in accordance with the country’s new Referendum Act. Polling will take place on Sunday, and the act forbids selling or giving away alcohol from 6 P.M. the night before. The ban will continue until 12 midnight Sunday night. Violating the 2016 Referendum Act is … Read more
German investigators in the case of Munich mass shooter David Ali Sonboly, who early on stated that the man was linked to Norwegian political mass killer Anders Breivik — Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae was quoted saying there was an “obvious” link, which was widely reported in the media — have changed their minds on … Read more
The video, released by the Islamic State shortly after the train attack in Wurzburg, Germany, has been confirmed by the Bavarian interior minister to be the attacker, a 17-year-old Afghani asylum seeker Muhammad Riyad. The video the Islamic State published shows the youth explaining the motive for his actions, placing his attack in the context … Read more
Thursday night’s attack on white police in Dallas was the worst of five shooting attacks over the course of two days. In three other states, attacks took place hours before Dallas, later that night and the next day. TENNESSEE At 2 a.m. Thursday morning in Bristol, Tennessee, a man named Lakeem Scott allegedly fired though a Days Inn window at … Read more
A collision in Florida in which a self-driving vehicle hit a tractor trailer making a turn at a highway intersection is being investigated by the U.S. government. The crash is the first in which a self-driving car has caused death. The government is currently investigating Tesla’s auto-pilot system. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety … Read more
About Earth’s New Little Moon After putting in its time, an asteroid called “Asteroid 2016 HO3” has now been confirmed by NASA to be a permanent resident in the Earth’s gravitational field. The asteroid was discovered earlier this year by University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy, but it has been a “stable quasi-satellite” for almost … Read more
It’s become journalistic shorthand to describe Iceland’s impact at Euro 2016 as ‘volcanic’, but the team’s success in France is down to the close bond that exists in in the squad, and the harmony between the players and the fans. These are the two constructive, rather than destructive, forces setting the scene for a history-making … Read more
The Kingdom of Thailand’s strict stance on illicit drugs is world-famous, but this week the Justice Ministry came out in favor of giving up the current, unsuccessful approach to fighting the war on drugs and instead focusing on more health-oriented policies. Justice Minister Paiboon Kumchaya told reporters this week that the nationwide problem of methamphetamine … Read more
Omar Mateen was a 29-year-old man who killed 50 people Sunday — mostly or all gays — in an Orlando nightclub with guns he obtained through his security job. According to his family he committed the act not out of religious conviction but due to a strong outrage caused by the idea of homosexuality. Omar … Read more