Category: News
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Texas threat to revisit SCOTUS case could be ‘catastrophic’
In the aftermath of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Texas Governor Greg Abbott discussed revisiting the 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe requiring states to provide education to undocumented children. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, professor of immigration law at the Cornell Law School, directs the Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic and is…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 to Discuss Mission After Returning to Earth
Astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, including crew members from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), will answer questions about their recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-splashdown news conference at 11:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 11. The event will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Kayla…
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Customer Astronauts, Including First Mexican-Born Woman to Visit Space
Blue Origin today announced the crew flying on its NS-21 mission will include: investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pilot and Action Aviation Chairman Hamish Harding; civil production engineer Victor Correa Hespanha; adventurer and Dream Variation Ventures co-founder Jaison Robinson; and explorer and co-founder…
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Streetcar service begins May 20
Riders can go to a streetcar stop on Friday, May 20 and catch one of those bright green and silver streetcars. Service opens to the public and will be free for the first year. Streetcar travels on Mill and Ash avenues from Rio Salado Parkway and Marina Heights to Dorsey Lane and Apache Boulevard and…
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Secret Restaurant Recipes Reviewed
Being a big restaurant food fan, I had gone to a restaurant a few weeks backs and happened to try a new dish there. It was just out of the world! I had never eaten anything so delicious. I came home and decided to try making it the next day. Even after spending hours in…
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National brands join forces with Team RWB to support veterans during Military Appreciation Month
ATLANTA , May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Military Appreciation Month, eight national brands are partnering with Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB), a nonprofit organization forging America’s leading health and wellness community for veterans. National brands join forces with Team RWB to support veterans during Military Appreciation Month. “It’s an honor to support Team Red, White…
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Identifying Global Poverty From Space
Newswise — Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. Knowing where these people are is crucial if aid and infrastructure are to reach them. A…
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Glowing glass droplets on the ISS
Space exploration Newswise — It has the color of white gold, but it is hard like quartz glass and at the same time exhibits high elasticity. The smooth surface is free of crystalline structures and makes the material resistant to salts or acids. Individual pieces – for medical implants, for example – can be produced…
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The newly released Pfizer documents do not show that their COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe
Fact Check By: Craig Jones, Newswise I’m sure it’ll be all over the mainstream news that Pfizer has now declared their COVID vaccines unsafe for pregnancy and breastfeeding after the government coerced and mandated thousands of pregnant women into having one. Claim Publisher and Date: Twitter on 2022-05-04 Beginning in late April, the Food and Drug Administration turned over…
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U.S. Phones Received Over 3.9 Billion Robocalls in April, Says YouMail Robocall Index
April Robocall Volume Down Nearly 10% After March Spike IRVINE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — In April, Americans received over 3.9 billion robocalls, keeping 2022 on pace to hit 48 billion robocalls for the full year, averaging roughly 4 billion robocalls a month. This monthly call volume marked a 9.7% decrease from March. Because April has one fewer…