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For only the second time in history, a human-made spacecraft is believed to have successfully landed on an asteroid. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe launched in December 2014, arriving in orbit around the asteroid 162173 Ryugu this past June. Friday, the first of two small “rovers” —…
OPEC and non-OPEC allies have reportedly agreed to review current oil production as a countermeasure to the lack of Iranian oil caused by the US sanctions. On Friday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported that in August, the organization’s…
Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on Friday that the committee vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would go forward on Monday if a testimony deal cannot be reached with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Dr.…
Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted her in high school, says she wants the FBI to independently investigate her claim before she testifies in front of the Senate. Kavanaugh denies Ford’s allegations.…
This Saturday, at the Betty Cunningham Gallery, on Rivington Street, there will be a rare showing of Rima Yamazaki’s film “Rackstraw Downes: A Painter.” If it sounds like a documentary about Rackstraw Downes, it isn’t, although it is composed entirely…
