curb-the-skyrocketing-cost-of-nuclear-modernization

Since Russia and the United States agreed 15 years ago to modest nuclear reductions under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), they also have embarked on extraordinarily expensive campaigns to replace and modernize every component of their respective nuclear arsenals to maintain force levels and provide the optionContinue Reading

biding-time-in-jena

Editor’s note: On April 29, a U.S. District Court in New Jersey ruled that Mahmoud Khalil could move forward with his lawsuit alleging that he has been unlawfully detained for his political views. Khalil’s legal team also has pending motions before the court to grant a preliminary injunction and compel hisContinue Reading

(don’t-fear)-thomas-pynchon

Yes yes yes, the prevailing mindset the world over these days seems to oscillate between the “utterly apocalyptic” and the “merely cataclysmic.” But with Thomas Pynchon marking his 88th birthday on May 8, and with a new novel and an all-star film adaptation promising some Pynchon-riffic days ahead, it’s stillContinue Reading

guac,-culture,-and-cinco-de-mayo

MexYCan’s Gaby Landa and Laura Gomez share the history of Cinco de Mayo and whip up fresh guacamole on set. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App:Continue Reading

up-to-17h-25m:-the-world’s-10-longest-airbus-a350-1000-flights

Nine airlines currently fly the very long-range Airbus A350-1000: Air Caraïbes, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways (recently gained its sixth example), French bee, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Virgin Atlantic. With 24 active aircraft, the launch customer, Qatar Airways, has one in four flights, making it theContinue Reading