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NASA to Test on Dec. 4 Orion Spacecraft Capable of Bringing Humans to Multiple Destinations in Deep Space
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 22, 2014 06:28 AM EST |
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) is set to test next month the Orion spacecraft which would be capable of bringing humans to several destinations in deep space. The launch, though, would still be unmanned. It will be on December 4 at NASA's Florida Space Coast.
Silicon Valley & Tech Companies Benefit from Immigration Overhaul
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 22, 2014 04:57 AM EST |
The Optional Practical Training program that would be one of the key points of U.S. President Barack Obama's immigration overhaul is expected to benefit information technology companies in the United States which have been complaining of skilled manpower shortage.
Suicides Rock Chinese Military Due To President Xi’s Anti-Corruption Drive
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 22, 2014 04:49 AM EST |
In the past three months, three top-ranking Chinese military officials committed suicide, which political observers view as the result of Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign starting to affect the top leaders of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Chinese President Xi Courts Fiji
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 22, 2014 04:38 AM EST |
In recognition of Fiji being the first Pacific island-nation to establish diplomatic ties with Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping held on Friday bilateral talks with Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and heads of state from seven other Pacific countries. His aim is to further strengthen strategic and economic links with these tiny islands.
European Space Agency to Launch IXV, Europe’s 1st Space Plane, on Feb. 11
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 22, 2014 02:44 AM EST |
After its successful landing on November 12 on a speeding comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) is set to create another space milestone by launching on February 11, 2015, the IXV, Europe's first space plane.
Oil Rig Accident Off Gulf of Mexico Kills 1, Injures 3
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 22, 2014 02:40 AM EST |
The Echo Platform of Fieldwood Energy, located 12 miles off the New Orleans coast, exploded on Thursday afternoon. The blast killed one person and injured three more, but the rig was not in production at that time, so there was no pollution since any damage caused by the incident has been contained.
SF Window Washer Survives Fall from 11th Floor of Building
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 21, 2014 11:39 PM EST |
A window washer in San Francisco miraculously survived a fall from the 11th floor of a tall building at 400 Montgomery. The unnamed worker fell 130 feet to the street beneath and landed on a moving green Toyota Camry.
The Next Big Thing For China’s Wealthy: Etiquette Classes
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 21, 2014 04:34 AM EST |
From investors visas to properties in London, and of course, Prada outfits and Gucci bags, wealthy Chinese are snapping up a lot of things on the global market as the number of affluent Sinos keeps on growing. However, it is not only branded and luxury goods they are investing into, but also western lifestyle education. This ensures that they would not only look rich, but act like the old rich from the West.
Dow Jones And S&P 500 Return to Record Highs, Indicators Of Strong U.S. Economy
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 21, 2014 02:12 AM EST |
The Dow Jones added 33.27 points or 0.2 percent on Thursday, hiking the Dow to 17,719, the second time it broke a record this week after it registered 17,687.82 on Tuesday. Reckoned from January, the Dow has gone up 6.9 percent in 2014.
NFL Moves Sunday’s Bills-Jets Game To Detroit After ‘Snowvember’ Buries Buffalo Under 6 Feet Of Snow
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 21, 2014 01:33 AM EST |
The National Football League (NFL) decided on Thursday to move the Sunday Bills-Jets game to Detroit because the New York blizzard dumped six feet of snow in the Buffalo area.
Tabernacle Shooting Leaves 2 Children Dead, Mother And Boy Wounded; Police Suspect Murder-Suicide
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 21, 2014 12:54 AM EST |
New Jersey police suspect that the death of two children from Tabernacle and the wounding of their brother and a woman was a murder-suicide case.
Britain Urges Russia To Shut Down Webcam Spying Site
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 21, 2014 12:34 AM EST |
The British government plans to initiate prompt action against a Russian webcam spying website with a domain name in Cocos Island.
Rejected Applicants Sue Harvard, UNC Over Race-Based Admission Policies
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 18, 2014 04:28 AM EST |
Two lawsuits filed separately on Monday against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill blame the race-based affirmative action policies of the two academic institutions for fewer number of Asian-American students admitted. The suits sought a prohibition of the policy not only in the two universities but in all colleges in the U.S.
Surgeon Who Contracted Ebola Virus In Sierra Leone Dies At Nebraska Hospital
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 18, 2014 04:26 AM EST |
Thirty-six hours after he was rushed to the Biocontainment Unit of Nebraska Medical Center, Sierra Leone doctor Martin Salia died on Monday of Ebola Virus. He contracted the deadly virus while serving in his native land, although his family lives in Maryland.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Issues State Of Emergency Ahead Of Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Nov 18, 2014 04:22 AM EST |
The state government of Missouri anticipates more violent protests if the grand jury that investigated the death of black youth Michael Brown would not recommend charges to be filed against white officer Darren Wilson.
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