Nearly 25 million Americans may have contracted the coronavirus, ten times more than the number of confirmed cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. In a briefing with journalists on Thursday, CDC Director Robert Redfield said that surveys of blood samples taken from across the country suggest …
Read More »Signed the first contract for a tourist walk in outer space, the Russian Space Corporation reveals
Technology 12:36 GMT 06.25.2020(Updated 13:07 GMT 06.25.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202006251079718465-first-ever-contract-for-tourist-walk-in-outer-space-signed-russian-space-corporation-reveals/ Roscosmos and Space Adventures have been cooperating in space tourism since 2001, when the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, entered orbit. Since then, a total of seven people have been in space under …
Read More »Minnesota Files Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies
The state of Minnesota yesterday filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute (API), Exxon Mobil Corp and Koch Industries that stated that the companies violated Minnesota laws prohibiting consumer fraud, deceptive business practices and false advertising. Minnesota is the first state to name the API, the largest oil and …
Read More »ACC Commissioner John Swofford Announces Retirement Plans
History links GREENSBORO, NC (theACC.com) – John Swofford, the longest serving commissioner in the 67-year history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced today that the 2020-21 sports year will be the last of his 24 years of service. Swofford will continue in the Commissioner’s chair until his successor is installed …
Read More »New directory for catechesis launched
The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization publishes a new Directory for Catechesis, which provides guidelines for the Church’s mission to proclaim the Gospel through catechesis and evangelization. By Vatican News The long-awaited updated directory for catechesis was released at the Vatican on Thursday. It was written …
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