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NASA will launch a balloon the size of a football stadium into the stratosphere Antarctica

NASA will launch a balloon the size of a football stadium into the stratosphere

Joshua Bote   | USA TODAY NASA is launching a telescope and a balloon the size of a football stadium into the stratosphere so researchers can study the formation of stars.The telescope, named ASTHROS, measures at 8.4 feet and the balloon carrying the device is 400 feet wide. ASTHROS observes far-infrared light…
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July 24, 2020
Exclusive: More than 40 countries accuse North Korea of breaching U.N. sanctions Nuclear Weapons

Exclusive: More than 40 countries accuse North Korea of breaching U.N. sanctions

By Michelle NicholsNEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 40 countries accused North Korea on Friday of illicitly breaching a United Nations cap on refined petroleum imports and called for an immediate halt to deliveries until the end of the year, according to a complaint seen by Reuters.The 15-member U.N. Security…
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July 24, 2020
Chicago removes Columbus statue in Grant Park that protesters tried to topple Little Italy

Chicago removes Columbus statue in Grant Park that protesters tried to topple

Chicago removed a Christopher Columbus statue from the city's lakefront Grant Park before dawn Friday, a week after protesters tried to topple it.Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office said the city temporarily removed Columbus statues from both Grant Park and the Little Italy neighborhood a few miles away "until further notice." It…
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July 24, 2020
Top Gun: Maverick, Star Wars sequels, Avatar 2 delayed, Mulan postponed indefinitely  Star Wars

Top Gun: Maverick, Star Wars sequels, Avatar 2 delayed, Mulan postponed indefinitely 

Several Hollywood movies are getting delayed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Disney announced on July 23 that Mulan starring Yifei Liu has been postponed indefinitely. The film was earlier scheduled for March release. In the wake of the pandemic, it was later rescheduled for an August 21 release.Mulan follows the story…
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July 24, 2020
The NDP and COVID-19 politics Cursor

The NDP and COVID-19 politics

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been so omnipresent during the COVID-19 pandemic that it is easy to forget we have a minority government in Canada. The Liberals must rely upon some combination of support from the NDP, Bloc Québécois and Green party. The NDP and its leader Jagmeet Singh have,…
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July 24, 2020