A stack of 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites floats in orbit above Earth. Source: SpaceX To finance its Martian ambitions, SpaceX intends to transform Earth, covering the planet with ubiquitous Internet coverage transmitted from a tight mesh of thousands of satellites. CEO Elon Musk hopes that this “Starlink” service will eventually …
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Major, the life-size bronze bull photo statue that presides over a plaza near downtown Durham, North Carolina, hasn’t had much company in recent weeks. With the number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the state, all businesses from top to bottom of the main street remain closed, while others …
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Expect to wear face masks, stay 6 feet from the nearest gambler, and skip the buffet line when casinos reopen starting Wednesday in Illinois. The state’s 10 casinos are rushing to implement the COVID-19 health protocols before they can open their doors for the first time in 3.5 months. After …
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“The L’Oreal Group has decided to remove the words white / whitening, fair / equitable, light / lightening from all its night products,” the French cosmetics giant said in a statement. L’Oreal faced a backlash earlier this month after a Twitter post saying it “stands in solidarity with the black …
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Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that, according to Dutch officials, could have come from a source in western Russia and could “indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant.” . By JARI TANNER Associated Press June 27, …
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