Discover Pushes PayPal Payments; First Data Holds Out Discover makes headway in bringing eBay's online-payments service to physical retailers, but First Data, one of the country's largest merchant processors, has opted not to support the service. More
One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
New calls to rename Higgs boson One of the scientists who developed the theory of the Higgs boson says the particle should be renamed to acknowledge the contributions of others involved in the work. More
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Reveals 2025 Season Lineup As Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company marches into its 45th anniversary, the Tony Award-winning theatre announces new shows for 2025. Learn more about the lineup here! 10/17/2024 - 11:03 pm | View Link
Antarctic antics, awesome art and a sparky witch by various authors – children’s book reviews Wrap up warm for an epic debut adventure which stars a father and daughter expedition to the wilds of Antarctica, discover the amazing work of some of the world’s most famous artists, enjoy quirky ... 10/15/2024 - 1:07 am | View Link
Mammoth clean-up task for Ice Age tusk A woolly mammoth tusk unearthed in a coal mine where it had been buried for thousands of years has been carefully conserved during an unusual clean-up job. Belonging to the long extinct Ice Age mammal ... 10/5/2024 - 8:30 pm | View Link
32,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found Half-Eaten in Siberia A 32,000-year-old woolly rhino unearthed in Siberia, half-eaten and preserved in ice. Learn what it reveals about prehistoric life. 10/4/2024 - 5:00 am | View Link
Long-extinct woolly mammoth will be brought back — within just 4 years, entrepreneur claims A high-tech company is confident that several long-gone beasts can be resurrected by 2028, all thanks to a bankroll by Hollywood A-listers like Paris Hilton and Chris Hemsworth. 10/3/2024 - 9:33 am | View Link
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Emotional farewells are a common sight at airports, but travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to be quick. A new three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area is intended to prevent lingering cuddles from causing traffic jams.
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“Max hug time three minutes,” warn signs outside the terminal, adding that those seeking “fonder farewells” should head to the airport’s parking lot instead.
The cuddle cap was imposed in September to “keep things moving smoothly” in the redesigned passenger drop-off area outside the airport, CEO Dan De Bono told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The U. S. hopes to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far all the warring parties appear to be digging in.
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Israel is still at war with Hamas more than a year after the militant group’s Oct.
With an “Armenia wassup!” and rakish shimmy, Floridian pop sensation Jason Derulo opened the 2024 World Congress on Innovation & Technology (WCIT) in Yerevan on Oct. 4. “The biggest party in the world is right here in Armenia tonight!” Derulo told revelers in the capital’s Republic Square, before launching into his global hit “Dirty Talk” flanked by leather-clad, twerking dancers.
It was perhaps a curious way to welcome some 3,000 delegates from 80 countries to bat around technology topics under the banner, “The Power of Mind: AI Beyond Limits, Within Ethics.” Panels included discussions on aerospace design, social media optimization, and cybersecurity.
President Vladimir Putin will play host to Russia’s biggest gathering of world leaders since the invasion of Ukraine and use the BRICS summit to show the U. S. and its allies that he’s no pariah.
With Russian troops advancing in eastern Ukraine and evidence of growing war fatigue among some of Kyiv’s allies, the Kremlin is seizing its opportunity to cast Putin as standing up to the West in attempting to reshape the global order.
LIMA, Peru — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others.
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Authorities accused Toledo of accepting $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for allowing the construction of a highway in the South American country.
SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U. S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.
Abdullah Bozkurt, the former editor of the Gulen-linked Today’s Zaman newspaper, who is now in exile in Sweden, said Monday that he spoke to Gulen’s nephew, Kemal Gulen, who confirmed the death.