APRIL 4, 2023
NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Crew.
New Delhi: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Monday announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on the American space agency's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration...
APRIL 4, 2023
NEW YORK — In the city that made him famous, under extraordinary courtroom security, Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts related to payments to silence an adult film actress during his 2016 presidential campaign. He is the first former or sitting U.S. president to be criminally charged.
The charges — falsifying business records in...
APRIL 2, 2023
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that the West has a “bad habit” of commenting on others, and that it thinks it has a “God-given right” to speak on the internal matters of other countries.
Jaishankar was responding to a question on Germany and United States’ remarks on the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from...
APRIL 2, 2023
A motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump International Golf Club, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Tuesday night in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York on charges related to hush money payments, his campaign announced Sunday.
Trump is...
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Ram Navami: Sec 144 Imposed, Internet Suspended in Violence-hit Howrah; Clashes in Bihar | 10 Points
MARCH 31, 2023
Violent incidents were reported in West Bengal’s Howrah for the second consecutive day after clashes on Ram Navami. Clashes also erupted in Sasaram and Nalanda of Bihar.
Violence broke out between two groups when a procession was taken out on Thursday evening in Howrah. Several vehicles were torched and shops were ransacked. A day after violent clashes, another incident...
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Rupert Murdoch’s media machine offers full-throated defense of Trump after grand jury indictment
MARCH 31, 2023
“Donald Trump Is Indicted in New York.”
That was the short but powerful headline on The New York Times’ scoop Thursday afternoon that surprised the former president, sent newsrooms into a flurry, and set into motion a historic and uncharted course for the country.
The unprecedented news sent convulsions through the media landscape, with outlets like CNN quickly shifting...
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American companies are importing massive amounts of used cooking oil from China — all for one unexpected reason
MARCH 31, 2023
Renewable diesel, made from cooking oil. - The Cool Down
In 2023 so far, the U.S. has imported about 530,000 barrels of used cooking oil to make renewable diesel — a sustainable fuel made from food waste.
Renewable diesel is a type of biofuel that is chemically identical to traditional diesel fuel, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This...
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Stormy Daniels said she’d dance in the streets if Trump was indicted. Now she’s sad it happened
MARCH 31, 2023
Stormy Daniels, an adult film star whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is central to the case Manhattan prosecutors are building against former President Donald Trump. - Markus Schreiber, AP
Stormy Daniels, the woman at the center of the investigation into Donald Trump, was out riding one of her favorite horses when the news broke Thursday that the...
MARCH 29, 2023
More than 1,000 concerned critics of artificial intelligence, ranging from industry executives and academics to tech specialists, have signed an open letter calling for at least a six-month pause on large, open experiments with the technology.
Companies researching AI are “locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one —...
MARCH 29, 2023
An enormous swathe of the Gulf of Mexico, spanning an area the size of Italy, will be auctioned off for oil and gas drilling on Wednesday morning, in the latest blow to Joe Biden’s increasingly frayed reputation on dealing with the climate crisis.
Biden’s department of interior is offering up a vast area of the central and western...