This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. A month before the first World Cup soccer match takes place at MetLife Stadium across the Hudson River, only 25% of the available rooms in New York City hotels have been bookedContinue Reading
Since 2014, U.S. lawmakers have introduced over 200 bills targeting the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The vast majority of these efforts have failed to pass, but more than 30 states have adopted anti-BDS laws. The first state-based measure to take specific action against Israel boycotts wasContinue Reading
“Shame! Shame! Shame!” chanted over a thousand voices at the May 4 meeting of the Box Elder County Commission in rural Utah as the three commissioners collected their things and quickly made their way toward the exit. Police moved toward the crowd as chants continued: “Who are you protecting?” and,Continue Reading
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After a decade of construction delays, Astana has launched its Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, featuring driverless overground trains serving 18 stations across the city.Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Brussels during a national strike called by Belgian unions against the government’s fiscal reforms.Continue Reading
US representative Jen Kiggans appears to endorse racist statements about top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries., The office of Hakeem Jeffries, the top-ranking Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, has released a fiery statement condemning a fellow lawmaker who endorsed a racist comment about him. Tuesday’s statement came aContinue Reading
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, joins Republicans to advance Warsh’s confirmation., John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, joins Republicans to advance Warsh’s confirmation. Kevin Warsh has been confirmed by the United States Senate to join the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors ahead of an expected vote that willContinue Reading
We speak with Kristen Clarke, general counsel of the NAACP, about growing threats to democracy in the United States following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Republican lawmakers across the South are responding to the ruling by racing to redraw their congressional maps, whichContinue Reading
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on a rocky outcrop in the foreground after creating a circular abrasionContinue Reading
6 min read NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video NASA’s Perseverance looks down at a rocky outcrop nicknamed “Arethusa” and then appears to look into the camera in thisContinue Reading
1 Min Read NASA’s Perseverance Captures Panorama at ‘Arbot’ PIA26753 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Perseverance Captures… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Perseverance Captures Panorama at ‘Arbot’ PNG (132.21 MB) PIA26753 Figure A PNG (117.68 MB) PIA26753 Figure B PNGContinue Reading
2 Min Read NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie PIA26752 Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Perseverance Rover… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie PNG (178.16 MB) PIA26752 Figure A PNG (178.92 MB) PIA26752 Animation (.gif) GIF (3.55 MB)Continue Reading