Iran moved a simulated aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between Tehran and the United States, satellite photos showed on Monday, likely indicating that the Islamic Republic is soon planning to use it for live-fire drills. An image by Maxar Technologies taken on Sunday shows the …
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Congress, don’t raise the $ 600 unemployment benefit again. Try this instead (opinion)
Those $ 600 bonus payments are scheduled to expire on Friday. Some legislators want to extend them, but doing so would be a mistake. Unemployment pays more than work for approximately two thirds of the unemployed. Prospective workers will not only have to pay the fringe benefits, but have also …
Read More »9.6 of the Wisconsin COVID-19 tests are positive; 1 new death – WKOW
MADISON (WKOW) – The average for new Wisconsin COVID-19 tests for positive results continues to rise, according to new data from state health officials. The Department of Health Services reported 9,978 new test results, of which 957, or 9.6 percent, returned positive results, according to figures released today. The remaining …
Read More »Radishes can grow on the lunar regolith
For many of us, gardening has been a therapeutic distraction during this time of pandemic quarantine. But some researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been gardening at home with one specific goal in mind: growing food on the Moon. “We are trying to demonstrate that astronauts can use horticulture …
Read More »The ‘hopeless addict’ Depp was a handcuff puncher, the court hears
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – When he was drugged with drugs and alcohol, Johnny Depp became a violent alter ego he called “The Monster” and lashed out at his wife Amber Heard, he told a London court on Monday as defamation of the actor. The trial against …
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