Monthly Archives: June 2020

NASA astronauts prepare for two spacewalks

They will conduct a second similar spacewalk on July 1. The walks will begin at 7:35 am ET. Starting at 6 am ET, NASA will provide live coverage of each. Both astronauts are veteran spacewalkers. This will be Cassidy’s seventh adventure outside and Behnken’s eighth. Behnken, along with NASA astronaut …

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UN Secretary-General Demands Israel Give Up West Bank Annexation Plans

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called the US-backed plans by Israel to annex parts of the West Bank a “moment of water spill” and urged Israel to reconsider undermining the two-state solution and destabilizing the area . “If implemented, annexation would constitute a more serious violation of international law, seriously …

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Seattle ‘autonomous zone’ leader says many protesters are leaving

A statement from a Twitter account associated with the protest zone, known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), or organized Capitol Hill protest, said “few people remain in our beloved CHOP.” The statement, signed by “The Capitol Busy Protest Solidarity Committee,” added that “the CHOP project is now complete.” …

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