The successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy earlier this month was a landmark technical achievement, but it has quickly come to be symbolized by something a bit sillier — the image of a red Tesla Roadster floating through space, with a dummy in a spacesuit behind the wheel. The car and its passenger — […]
Presidents Day is tomorrow, and as a federal holiday, many places will be closed. Although you may finally have the day off to run those errands, the institutions you need may not be open. To make sure you’re prepared, here’s a rundown on what’s open and closed. According to Banks.org, every national and regional bank […]
The currency they were after was virtual, but the guns they carried were anything but. In the beach resort of Phuket, Thailand, last month, the assailants pushed their victim, a young Russian man, into his apartment and kept him there, blindfolded, until he logged onto his computer and transferred about $100,000 worth of Bitcoin to […]
One function reportedly “switched off emissions cleaning after 26 km of driving.” US investigators are looking into whether Mercedes parent company Daimler used illegal software to cheat emissions tests on diesel vehicles in the US, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, whose report was picked up by Reuters. Though the investigation itself is not […]
What’s your go-to snack? If it’s yogurt, you may be in luck because it may help lower your risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new report. Researchers from Boston University and Harvard University, recently conducted a trial, published in American Journal of Hypertension, to determine how high intake of the food could be associated […]
Washington, D.C., has issued a permit allowing Elon Musk’s Boring Company to do preparatory and excavation work in what is now a parking lot north of the National Mall. The company says the site could become a Hyperloop station. The permit, reported Friday by the Washington Post, was issued way back on November 29th of […]
The owner of Tops Markets is one of two U.S. supermarket chains preparing bankruptcy filings in the coming weeks, Bloomberg News reported Saturday. The report, which cited people familiar with the situation who were not identified, said the Amherst-based supermarket chain’s debt load and intense industry competition are behind the potential filing. Tops officials declined […]
A minor earthquake with a 4.4 magnitude has affected parts of Wales and England. The quake was felt over all of Wales, most of western England, as far east as London and as far north as the southern edge of the Lake District, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said. The epicentre was approximately 20km north-north-east […]
A green, upside down triangle with a cannabis leaf in the center will become Michigan’s universal warning sign that a medical marijuana product contains the psychoactive ingredient THC. The symbol will go on all containers or bags that contain actual marijuana plant materials or marijuana-infused products that are used by medical marijuana card holders to […]
A pair of SpaceX satellites launching under the guise of a “secondary payload” on a Falcon 9 rocket from California this weekend may hold the keys to the company’s ambitious plans to enter the lucrative communications industry through an internet-beaming constellation. Two small prototype spacecraft, labeled Microsat-2a and Microsat-2b, are scheduled to launch from Vandenberg […]
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday released reports recommending high tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, saying dumping of cheap product threatens to impair national security. If the proposed tariffs are implemented by President Donald Trump, who is considering them, there are fears that they could increase costs for domestic auto manufacturers and their suppliers, […]
MEXICO CITY — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast on Friday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 5:39 p.m. local time, shaking buildings about 225 miles away in Mexico City, where the memory of the Sept. 19 earthquake that killed hundreds is still fresh. The tremors […]
