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Recycling

On the Moon, Astronaut Pee Will Be a Hot Commodity

Ever since President Donald Trump directed NASA to get boots on the moon by 2024, the agency and its partners have been hard at work trying to make it happen. Late last month, NASA awarded contracts to three companies to develop a crewed lunar lander, but getting to the moon…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Belfast

‘Homecoming’ Season 2 delivers a thrilling epilogue we don’t need

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. By Alison Foreman2020-05-22 11:00:00 UTC Homecoming didn't need a Season 2 — but at least, it's entertaining. Taking the reins from Julia Roberts, new…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

NOAA

Scientists Say Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Stronger

Hurricanes and cyclones have been getting stronger over the past four decades, according to research and satellite image analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A recent study, led by NOAA researcher Dr. James P. Kossin and published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Friday round-up

Posted Fri, May 22nd, 2020 6:43 am by Edith Roberts Briefly: Mark Sherman reports for AP that “President Donald Trump won at least a temporary reprieve from the Supreme Court earlier this week in keeping secret grand jury materials from the Russia investigation away from Democratic lawmakers”; “he president and…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Silk Road

China Has Two Paths to Global Domination

Foreign Policy illustration/Getty Images And a lot is riding on whether Washington can figure out which strategy Beijing has chosen. Xi Jinping’s China is displaying a superpower’s ambition. Only a few years ago, many American observers still hoped that China would reconcile itself to a supporting role in the liberal…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Singapore

The coronavirus recovery is doomed before it even begins

New York – The coronavirus recovery is in trouble before it even begins. As swiftly as the lockdowns across Asia were imposed, the process of lifting them will be slow and uneven. That means the region is months, if not years, away from any semblance of normal.Plans for full and…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

Suspected IS member arrested after being deported to Germany

By The Associated PressFri., May 22, 2020timer1 min. readBERLIN - A German woman suspected of joining the Islamic State group in Syria has been taken into custody in her homeland after being deported from Turkey.The suspect, identified only as Zeynep G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested at…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

eSports

MLS Soccer Star Luis Robles Invests In Esports Betting Site Luckbox

A big name has backed esports bookmaker Luckbox. Credit: Luckbox Luis Robles, the goalkeeper for MLS soccer team Inter Miami has invested in esports betting site Luckbox. Robles, who has a degree in finance from the University of Portland and is a keen investor, has invested in the platform as…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Big Data

Fake news gets shared more when it is angry and anxiety-inducing

Technology 22 May 2020 By Donna Lu Fake news spreads when it is angryAtilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/GetFake news may go viral more quickly when it uses words associated with anger. Jichang Zhao at the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data and Brain Computing and Yuwei Chuai at Beihang University in…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Obamacare

Florida Defied Covid-19 Predictions. Is It A Model For Other States To Reopen?

“With all thy getting, get understanding." In this segment of What’s Ahead I compare the responses of Florida and New York to the Covid-19 crisis. Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida focused on keeping nursing homes safe and on other precise measures. He didn’t sledgehammer businesses the way most other states…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

On the Moon, Astronaut Pee Will Be a Hot Commodity

‘Homecoming’ Season 2 delivers a thrilling epilogue we don’t need

Scientists Say Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Stronger

Friday round-up

China Has Two Paths to Global Domination

The coronavirus recovery is doomed before it even begins

Suspected IS member arrested after being deported to Germany

MLS Soccer Star Luis Robles Invests In Esports Betting Site Luckbox

Fake news gets shared more when it is angry and anxiety-inducing

Florida Defied Covid-19 Predictions. Is It A Model For Other States To Reopen?

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