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Inside the mission to protect endangered culture
Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?Business - Financial Times - October 26 -
Spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon
Nasa's spacecraft could change what we know about life in our solar system.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
What NASA hopes to accomplish with Europa Clipper mission
NASA's solar-powered Europa Clipper took off Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is projected to reach Jupiter by April 2030 and will study one of the planet's moons. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Israel pushes for expanded UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Netanyahu government wants Unifil forces to patrol much larger area and carry out border inspectionsBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
The culture warrior on a mission to rebuild a battered Tory party
Kemi Badenoch’s combative style can alienate colleagues but supporters say she will make life uncomfortable for LabourBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
UN mission says Israeli tanks forcibly entered base in southern Lebanon
Unifil seeks explanation from IDF for ‘shocking violations’ while Netanyahu urges peacekeepers to withdraw. The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has said two Israeli tanks destroyed a gate and ...World - The Guardian - October 13 -
NASA launches mission to icy Jupiter moon thought to harbor a vast ocean
NASA has launched its Europa Clipper mission to the icy moon of Jupiter. Thought to contain an underground ocean and potentially habitable environment, Europa has long been a tantalizing target.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
NASA launches $5 billion mission to Jupiter's moon Europa: What to know
NASA's Europa Clipper is set to launch on Oct. 14 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
WATCH: NASA's Europa Clipper launches on mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon
The spacecraft will complete nearly 50 flybys of the Jupiter moon of Europa to determine if there are conditions suitable for life.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
Slain Israeli-American hostage's parents reflect on mission: Reporter's notebook
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, the parents of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with ABC News' Matt Gutman about their grief.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
Pandover complete: China's furry envoys arrive in D.C. for a 10-year mission
A pair of giant pandas left China on Monday for the National Zoo, taking up residence in the nation’s capital weeks before the U.S. presidential election.Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
NASA engineer gets a surprise proposal during mission launch
Dr. Moogega Cooper, a NASA engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, thought she was simply watching the launch of the Europa Clipper mission she worked on. But her boyfriend, Alex Shekarchian, ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
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Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Studied Israel in Mission to Topple It
The head of the U.S-designated terrorist organization spent two decades in Israeli prisons before emerging to assemble a powerful militia.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
Harris champions a vital mission: More Black male teachers in our schools
In 2012, I began my teaching career as a Black male educator at Greenwood High School through the Teach for America program. At the time, more than 6 percent of the country’s teachers were Black ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Starmer ‘interrogates’ Miliband on green energy in mission ‘stock take’
Prime minister to review progress on key UK priorities in coming weeksWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, undeterred in anti-Putin mission
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, remains a defiant critic of Vladimir Putin. She understands she risks being kidnapped or poisoned, but says she's not afraid.Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Israel still preventing humanitarian missions to north Gaza, Unrwa says
Israeli forces are besieging hospitals and shelters, medics say. The Israeli military says Hamas has regrouped in the area.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
This Female Founder Is on a Mission to Empower Women of Color in Environmental Justice
Diamond Spratling’s organization Girl + Environment connects communities to education and mental health tools for a new climate future.Business - Inc. - October 22 -
2 US service members injured during counter-ISIS mission in Iraq
Two U.S. troops were injured Tuesday in a joint raid with Iraqi security forces that killed at least seven senior Islamic State group leaders, according to the Pentagon. During the early morning ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Star Wars Outlaws Update Aims To Make Stealth Missions Less Frustrating
A new patch has gone live for Star Wars Outlaws , and the key takeaway from this update is that stealth missions should be less frustrating to play. Developer Massive Entertainment says that it ...Tech - GameSpot - October 24 -
Space station crew gets medical evaluation after record 235-day mission
The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a month later than planned, setting a SpaceX endurance record in the process.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Can Jim Bridenstine rescue NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission?
If Bridenstine becomes administrator of NASA again, his first task would be to get the Artemis program on track.Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Harris’s Mission: Disqualify Trump, but Extend a Hand to His Voters
Kamala Harris, in her closing argument to voters, acknowledged an inescapable political reality: Donald Trump is not a fringe figure within his own party or the nation.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
A student's mission to support young mothers aging out of foster care
After a life-changing trip to Ghana, Morgan State senior Gloria Lawrence launched Esi's House of Hope as a safe haven for young mothers needing housing and mentorship. Her organization is now ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
All Blacks Test sets tone for England mission to crack elite
England aim to prove they belong in the highest echelons of the Test game this autumn. The All Blacks are a tantalising first encounter.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Inside Viktor Orbán's not-so-secret mission to elect Trump
Beyond the close public relationship between former President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is what sources have described as frequent exchanges delving deeply into ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
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One man’s mission to restore felony voting rights in Florida
The FRRC successfully restored voting rights for more than 1.4 million people through Amendment 4, which gives felons voting rights if they completed their sentences.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"
Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"World - ABC News - October 25 -
Trump II: the military threat to Europe
Nato without the US is a hypothetical, but it could happen as early as next yearWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
How Powerful Is North Korea’s Military?
The North’s nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and empowered — even if it is hobbled by shortages, corruption and isolation.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Europa Clipper to blast off on mission to find out if Jupiter moon may hold life
$5bn Nasa mission will assess whether ice-covered moon that is thought to have twice Earth’s water is habitable. Nasa is poised to send a spacecraft to a frosty moon of Jupiter where ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
'Europe is not paradise': one man's mission to stop Senegal’s youth dying at sea – video
The migration route from Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest, with young people often attempting the journey in flimsy fishing canoes. Moustapha Diouf, a Senegalese ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, says he is "going to work maniacally" to scale the company's efforts , which ranges from rockets launches to moon landings.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
UCF's 'Mission VIII' look for Space Game headlines Week 10 college football uniforms
The UCF Knights are looking for a "Space Game" win over the Arizona Wildcats in their "Mission VIII" uniforms.Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago