January 2020

Spacewalking astronauts close to fixing cosmic ray detector

Spacewalking astronauts are completing repairs to a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer January 25, 2020, 1:34 PM 3 min read CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts worked to complete repairs to a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Saturday and give it new […]

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Cindy Axne, Congresswoman From Iowa Swing District, Endorses Joe Biden

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Representative Cindy Axne of Iowa is endorsing former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., giving him another prominent backer with just over a week until the state’s caucuses. Ms. Axne, a freshman Democrat who unseated a Republican incumbent, hails from the kind of swing district that was key to the party’s takeover

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Intel, Broadcom rise; Harsco, American Airlines fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Intel, Broadcom rise; Harsco, American Airlines fall January 24, 2020, 10:12 PM 1 min read NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Intel Corp., up $5.15 to $68.47 The world’s largest chipmaker blew past Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations and gave

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Mark Wallinger: The artist who wants to provoke pupils’ creativity

Image caption Mark Wallinger said from an early age he had the “stubborn idea” he was going to be an artist What should school be about? Not “turning out obedient economic units”, argues one of the UK’s leading artists, Mark Wallinger. Wallinger, a Turner Prize winner whose work has appeared on the fourth plinth in

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Fraud victims ‘failed’ as criminals ‘operate with impunity’ – report

Image copyright PA Media Fraudsters “operate with impunity” as a surge in cases has left police struggling to cope, a report has found. Staff feel they cannot identify criminals and bring them to justice, the report said, at a time when there has been a 15% rise in cases. The report, by ex-Met Police Deputy

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‘There Are Too Many Minefields’: Readers on Swiping and Dating in the Trump Era

• I went out on a limb with a guy who said he was “Christian,” which I would never normally swipe “yes” on. He described his beliefs as “I don’t necessarily believe in a God. I don’t believe in heaven.” With my strong understanding of Christian beliefs, I knew he wasn’t really a Christian. So

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Busted? Video Of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke Has Fans Questioning Everything

New videos have “Carpool Karaoke” fans in a tizzy ― does James Corden even really drive? The “Late Late Show” host was snapped shooting an episode with Justin Bieber this week, blowing people’s minds when they realized the Range Rover was actually being towed by a truck. Saw James corden and Justin Bieber filming carpool

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