Marina Kossolopova felt doubly honored. On Wednesday, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid awarded the school choir director a prestigious medal, to honor her contribution to Estonian society. And moreover, the president came here, to her town, a long-neglected Russian enclave on Estonia’s eastern border with Russia. “This attention should have come […]
Daily Archives: February 23, 2018
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WASHINGTON — With few new missions in development, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program is shifting towards operations of ongoing missions as well as technology development to support an eventual sample return effort. NASA’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal requests $601.5 million for the program, which includes several missions currently in operation […]
Ready to get lost in the “Labyrinth” again? The 1986 Jim Henson film, starring the late David Bowie, is returning to the big screen for three days this spring, Fathom Events said on Friday. A young Jennifer Connelly plays teenage Sarah, who must find her way through a labyrinth to […]
The movie has already had encouraging reviews from critics, a sharp change of pace from the likes of other Netflix releases such as Bright and The Cloverfield Paradox. Now it has been announced that Netflix will host it in several territories including the UK from March 12. It’s out in […]
The Alex Jones Channel is InfoWars’ biggest account on YouTube, with 2.2 million subscribers. Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET Alex Jones, the media personality behind the site InfoWars, has been put on notice about a potential ban from YouTube, according to a report. The Alex Jones Channel, Infowars’ biggest YouTube […]
Despite what some would have you think, the Apple HomePod ($495.94 at Walmart) can do a quite a bit. Answer trivia questions, play news reports, play music, play podcasts and — yes — it can even tell jokes. That said, there are some things the HomePod can’t do that it […]
The touch tank at the aquarium is the hot spot for kids of all ages to go rub elbows (and fins) with marine creatures. But some animal lovers may wonder: Do the animals enjoy the constant pats and pokes? In the case of stingrays, the answer is maybe. “We know […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he would leave decisions about his son-in-law and senior White House aide Jared Kushner’s security clearance up to chief of staff John Kelly. “That’ll be up to General Kelly,” Trump told reporters in the East Room of the White House during a joint […]