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The newest ATR 72-600 for Air Tahiti is embarking on an extraordinary six-day journey from France to French Polynesia, covering approximately 14,455 miles (23,263 km) and visiting nine airports along the way. Registered F-OPFO, the aircraft is no ordinary regional turboprop, featuring an exclusive 26-seat, all-business-class cabin designed for wealthyContinue Reading

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Modern insulated gate semiconductor switches such as Si- and SiC-MOSFETs and Si-IGBTs are far easier to use than the bipolar junction transistors and GTO (Gate Turn-Off) thyristors of decades past. A primary reason is that they are all controlled by a voltage applied to a control terminal—the gate—that looks likeContinue Reading

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Are podcasts remaking politics or just bypassing scrutiny?, Some called the 2024 US presidential election the “podcast election”. Two years on, the label looks less like hyperbole and more like a preview. Host Josh Rushing is joined by Cenk Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, and Emily Jashinsky, host ofContinue Reading

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It follows the first major medical procedure of the pope’s tenure Published October 13, 2026 6:05PM (EDT) Pope Leo XIV meets media representatives in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on May 12, 2025. (Maria Grazia Picciarella/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery earlier this week,Continue Reading