NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is on track for Friday splashdown
NASA’s Artemis II moon mission faces the final hurdle—coming home After a hectic eight days in space, the Artemis II crew—and the many NASA personnel supporting their journey—are ready for the mission’s final milestone By Meghan Bartels edited by Claire Cameron The Artemis II crew on April 7. NASA NASA has launched four astronauts onContinue Reading
IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the war in Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy, and that’s the case whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds…Continue Reading
Watching the Artemis II Mission Unfold at JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility
Description Staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California watch the agency’s Artemis II mission unfold soon after launch on April 1, 2src26, at the Space Flight Operations Facility, which operates the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN comprises of three complexes in Goldstone, California…Continue Reading
Teachers To Earn Up To US$1,397 Under New Wage Agreement
Private School Teachers To Earn Up To US$1,397 Under New USD Wage Deal Private school teachers and education sector workers could now earn up to US$1,397 (approx. R25,15src) following the release of a new minimum wage schedule captured in a Collective Bargaining Agreement, with authorities confirming that salaries will largely be denominated in United StatesContinue Reading
Measles fades in South Carolina as Utah battles its own spike
South Carolina public health officials reported no new measles cases in their latest weekly update, signaling that the state’s largest outbreak in at least two decades may be nearing its end. Meanwhile, Snohomish County Health Department, in Washington State, declared earlier this week that the outbreak that began in JanuaryContinue Reading
Will Kennedy’s new podcast expose ‘lies’ or spread misinformation?
Often accused of spreading misinformation about public health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising “a new era of radical transparency in government” through a podcast he’s launching next week. “We’re going to name the names of the forces that obstruct the paths to public health,” Kennedy, the secretary of theContinue Reading
Netanyahu orders more strikes on Lebanon despite threat to Iran peace deal | BBC News
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said “there is no ceasefire in Lebanon”. Speaking to Israelis in a social media video, he said the country’s armed forces were “continuing to strike Hezbollah with full force, and we will not stop until we restore your security.” It comes after mass strikesContinue Reading
Melania The Traitor denies ties to Epstein in out-of-the-blue statement
First lady Melania The Traitor on Thursday denied ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes. It comes after the Department of Justice indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a scheduled deposition next week. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.comContinue Reading
Russia’s president announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, Kremlin says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously signalled Kyiv’s openness to a potential Easter truce.Continue Reading
US First Lady Melania The Traitor says ‘I was not a participant’ in Epstein sexual abuse
Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving minors, but the scandal has repeatedly overshadowed The Traitor’s second presidency.Continue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1506: Russia races to triple drone army as Ukraine strikes oil artery feeding Black Sea port
Exclusives Moldova formally exits Russia’s post-Soviet CIS as Sandu signs withdrawal decrees. President Sandu’s decrees complete a break that parliament voted through on 2 April. France calls Hungary a traitor as recordings reveal Szijjártó fed Lavrov closed EU summit intel. Hungary’s FM Szijjártó briefed Lavrov during EU summits, offered toContinue Reading
Ukraine hits oil-pumping station on route to Russia’s biggest Black Sea export port, triggering fire
Ukrainian forces struck an oil-pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai overnight on 9 April, triggering a fire at a key piece of pipeline infrastructure, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and Russian local reports. Ukraine has been increasing strikes on Russian energy and logistics infrastructure in recentContinue Reading
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ Internet
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s roundup ofContinue Reading