HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is being criticized by some rights groups who say its clause on foreign funding may be used to unjustly stifle dissent and independent journalism in the wake of widespread anti-government protests last July. The government said the new code, … Read more
Much of Northern California should get a front-row seat to a celestial show Sunday night — one that should peak only minutes after sunset. A total lunar eclipse — an event where the Earth casts its shadow on the moon — will grace the skies over the West Coast on Sunday in the hours immediately … Read more
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A view of the Capitol during an overnight curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com register HAVANA, May 15 (Reuters) – Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is … Read more
(Newser) – For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh moon dirt and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by the next generation of lunar explorers. The results … Read more
Former University of Tennessee basketball player Grant Williams and Boston advanced in the NBA playoffs Sunday. The second-seeded Celtics advanced with a game No. 7, 109-81, victory over defending NBA champion Milwaukee at TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics will play Miami in the Eastern Conference finals. In game No. 7 versus the Bucks, Williams … Read more
Finally a good reason to stay up on Sunday night: A total lunar eclipse. Lunar watchers throughout the United States can experience some heavenly wonder as Earth’s shadow covers the moon during prime viewing hours the night of May 15. Those on the East Coast can watch our natural satellite start to turn an eerie … Read more
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(WVUE) – The former First Lady is back in the spotlight again since leaving the office and one thing she didn’t hold back on was taking shots at Dr. Jill Biden for making the cover of Vogue Magazine. The former First Lady did a recent interview with “Fox & Friends,” and was asked about her … Read more
Is our Solar System comparable to other solar systems? What do other systems look like? We know from exoplanet studies that many other systems have hot Jupiters, massive gas giants that orbit extremely close to their stars. Is that normal, and our Solar System is the outlier? One way of addressing these questions is to … Read more
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for executives of social media companies to be held accountable on Sunday after a White 18-year-old allegedly posted a racist 180-page manifesto online before livestreaming a shooting rampage at a supermarket in a predominantly Black Buffalo neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. Hochul said the … Read more
The crew of private astronauts on Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission says they were entirely too busy while on the International Space Station. So busy, in fact, it interrupted the other astronauts on the ISS with them. THE SpaceNews report published yesterday tells us what Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, Michael López-Alegría and Eytan Stibbe thought about … Read more