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Memories and experience gained from first jobs carries on

Jun. 10—Finish a full day of school. Go to track practice. Then rush to Papa Johns to make pizzas for a four-hour shift. Those were hard days. And I remember how thoroughly worn down and, frankly, disgusting I felt after finishing them. Our cover story this week is about high school students who are making […]

Boeing’s Starliner capsule launches, carries crew for first piloted test flight

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying astronauts for the first time in six decades finally blasted off Wednesday and safely boosted Boeing‘s long-delayed Starliner crew ferry ship into space for its first piloted flight, a trailblazing cruise to the International Space Station. The workhorse Atlas 5’s Russian-built RD-180 first stage engine roared to […]

Taiwan says Chinese planes crossed median line, China carries out landing drills

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Friday it had detected a renewed incursion by Chinese military aircraft across the sensitive Taiwan Strait, as China reported its navy had carried out combat drills with landing craft. Over the past four years, China’s military has significantly ramped up its activities around democratically-governed Taiwan. […]

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared

The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) compared with preindustrial times. But the world will likely pass that threshold within a decade, and global warming is showing little sign of slowing. […]

Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years, witnesses say

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians’ administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest raid into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday. Witnesses in Ramallah said Israeli forces had driven dozens of […]