TIE Fighter Galaxy Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray space telescope in 2015, a team of astronomers saw an galaxy with an unusual shape. Several years later, they returned for a much closer look at the object far, far away, with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a system of ten radio …
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Multiple NFL teams cancel practice to focus on social justice
Breaking news Several NFL teams – including the NY Jets and Indianapolis Colts – canceled the practice on Thursday so players can focus on social justice issues. Just one day after several NBA teams refused to take the court for their Game 5 playoff games as a “boycott” to show …
Read More »Samsung confirms Unpacked Part 2, its full-fledged Galaxy Z Fold 2 event
Samsung briefly unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 2 earlier this month at Galaxy Unpacked 2020, but it kept most details for later. The company told Galaxy Unpacked that it will host a separate event specifically for its new folding phone on September 1. Now the company has announced Unpacked part …
Read More »Gold falls into volatile trading as investors digest Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
Gold futures moved Thursday lower in volatile trading that saw prices in both directions up as much as 2%. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced changes to the central bank’s policy framework in a speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium that were seen as offering a more accommodative monetary …
Read More »Kushner says NBA players are happy to be able to take a night off
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Thursday that NBA players refusing to play in protest of a recent police shooting party are fortunate enough to be “free one night off work.” Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, was asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” about the decision of the …
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