Porn and movies, not tech secrets, found on Chinese spy suspect's NASA laptop The Chinese national taken into custody on an airplane waiting to take off for home had pornography and illegally downloaded movies on his NASA computer, not government secrets, reports say. He is now set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating NASA computer rules. More
Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to scour shops in the German capital to find the right brand for her 13-month-old son. More
Study: New bird flu jumped directly from chickens Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans got infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. In a small study of four patients who caught the new H7N9 virus, Chinese scientists compared swabs from birds at live markets in eastern China to virus samples from patients. More
Apple Faces Dilemma in China Apple's China sales rose at a healthy clip in its latest quarter, but the numbers belied growing concerns as the bonanza in high-end smartphones started winding down. More
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Giants get big win after ‘kind of embarrassing' first two games vs. LA It was a move that just about nobody noticed, especially once it became clear that an injury wasn't the reason it was made. Before the bottom of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers ... 05/15/2024 - 6:59 pm | View Link
Twins ambush Mariners ace Logan Gilbert with a 5-run 1st inning and cruise to an 11-1 win Manny Margot highlighted a five-run first inning for Minnesota with a three-run double off Seattle ace Logan Gilbert, and the Twins beat the Mariners 11-1 to win their fifth consecutive series ... 05/9/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link
China blasts off on mission that could provide 1st samples of far side of the moon China conducted its first crewed space mission in 2003, becoming the third country, after the former Soviet Union and the U.S., to put a person into space using its own resources. The three-module ... 05/3/2024 - 1:54 am | View Link
What to know as China attempts to be 1st country to return samples from far side of the moon Samples have only ever been returned from the near side of the moon. China is set to launch the first-ever mission, known as Chang'e 6, on Friday to collect rock and soil samples from the far side ... 05/1/2024 - 2:07 pm | View Link
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Later, hundreds of thousands of people followed a procession honoring the dead down Tehran’s main boulevard.
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Iran’s Shiite theocracy views mass demonstrations as crucial evidence of its legitimacy and the people’s support.
Still, Wednesday’s funeral service for President Ebrahim Raisi and others saw a turnout that onlookers described as noticeably lower than the 2020 procession honoring Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.
Spoiler alert: The Rockies’ bullpen is about as volatile as Colorado’s May weather.
On a night when shortstop Ezequiel Tovar had the first two-homer game of his young career and Cal Quantrill made another terrific start, the Rockies found a way to lose, 5-4, to the Athletics Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum.
After a heartening seven-game winning streak, Colorado has now dropped four straight.
Kris Bryant is back. But will his injured back allow him to stick around?
For the first time in more than a month, the Rockies’ first baseman/right fielder was back in the starting lineup Tuesday as the Rockies took on the Athletics in Oakland.
Bryant started at first base and hit fifth.
“This last month … sometimes I think you take being on the field for granted,” Bryant told Rockies.
Bo Nix is becoming famous.
Since the Broncos drafted him with the 12th pick in the first round, he has spoken to John Elway and Peyton Manning and hung out with Tom Brady and Jay-Z.
Bo knows pressure after playing and failing at Auburn, where he was originally hyped as the school’s Tim Tebow.
The Broncos will host a joint practice in Denver again this summer with at least one of their preseason opponents.
The team confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Denver will host Green Bay for a joint practice session ahead of the teams’ Aug. 18 preseason game.
That came after Packers head coach Matt LaFleur earlier in the day told reporters in Green Bay of the arrangement.