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Physicists who record rocket launches and landings are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.
Listen to article WORLDWIDE: Climate change could render nearly two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean unsuitable by 2080, threatening the world’s most consumed fruit, according to a new report from Christian Aid. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, stronger storms, and fungal diseases are already damaging yields in key producing countries like Guatemala, Costa Rica … Read more
Listen to article At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza so far today, medical sources said. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has released a 2,086‑page list of 58,380 Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023, including the names, ages, genders and ID numbers of victims, on Thursday. About 953 of those … Read more
[The House is set to vote on a series of high-stakes bills backed by the cryptocurrency industry, after top Republicans brokered a deal with a group of dissenters in their ranks.
From high-octane paintings by Dana Schutz to octagonal houses, our critic finds the best of Upstate Art Weekend. Everything you need to plan a great escape in the country.
Listen to article Defending champions New Zealand retained their FIH Nations Cup title in commanding fashion, handing Pakistan a resounding 6-2 defeat in the final at the National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. New Zealand made a spirited start to the summit clash, finding the back of the net twice in the opening minutes, but … Read more
Listen to article Pakistani diplomatic sources on Thursday denied media reports that the US President Donald Trump was expected to visit the South Asian nation on Sept. 18. Sources in the Foreign Ministry said the news circulating about Trump’s trip was “fake” as the US president is visiting the UK between Sept. 17 and 19. “We have … Read more
For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.
[President Trump has become more hostile to the Federal Reserve’s chair. Markets aren’t worried yet, but some on Wall Street are getting more concerned.
[He brought order and profits to Marvel in the 1980s and helped establish the genre as a popular-culture tent pole for decades to come.