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A few days ago, astronomers spotted a small comet that entered our solar system. Now, a Harvard astronomer is saying that it’s a chance that the comet is actually not a piece of rock but some sort of alien tech. First observed by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope, the comet was named by the Minor Planet Center as 3I/ATLAS. In a newly published yet to be peer-reviewed paper, Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who first suggested that Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever detected, was alien, in partnership with researchers from the UK based Initiative for Interstellar…

China has been able to entirely cut off Europe and the U.S. from several critical rare earth metals. How did it develop such a stranglehold on an industry the U.S. once controlled? AILSA CHANG, HOST: Now we’re going to take a look at Beijing’s near monopoly on refining rare earths. Emily Feng reports on how China developed a stranglehold on them.EMILY FENG, BYLINE: Rare earths are now so coveted, some people are stockpiling them in vaults.LOUIS O’CONNOR: Make no mistake – I mean, there’s 3 1/2-meter walls and doors and armed security.FENG: That’s Louis O’Connor. He helps run a firm…

Actor Sonu Sood recently shifted to his new lavish bungalow in Mumbai, with his family – wife Sonali Sood and sons Ishant and Ayaan. In director Farah Khan’s recent vlog on YouTube, he gave a tour of his luxury residence named ‘Gangotri’. According to Jugyah, it is priced at approximately Rs 20 crore. From a special room for his sneaker collection to an outdoor sitting area at the entrance, here’s a look inside the Fateh actor’s house. White-themed spaces, art and paintings Sonu Sood’s house tour At the entrance, there’s a huge board that says Gangotri in English and Hindi.…

Karnataka state authorities singled out RCB, its partners and the state cricket for their mismanagement of stampede.State authorities have blamed the management of India’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for last month’s deadly stampede during celebrations for their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title. Karnataka state authorities singled out the RCB, its partners and the state cricket association for their mismanagement of the event in a report made public on Thursday. Eleven fans were crushed to death and more than 50 wounded in a stampede near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium after hundreds of thousands packed the streets in the southern…

AS SHE seeks to recast her government’s image as pro-industry, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could not have chosen a more striking photo-op than her meeting with Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran.The July 9 rendezvous, its photos widely shared, was the first such high-level meeting between Banerjee and a Tata executive since she led the Trinamool Congress agitation that drove the Tata Nano project out of Bengal in 2010, and rode the momentum to power. The focus on industry, and by extension jobs, reflects the political reality on the ground, with the BJP with its “double-engine growth” narrative snapping…

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy. He was 56.Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider crashed into the side of a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant Elpidio. The city’s mayor confirmed Baumgartner’s death in a social media post. Story continues below this ad “Our community is deeply affected by the tragic disappearance of Felix Baumgartner, a figure of global prominence, a symbol of courage and…

Nearly sixty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 into law, Congress voted to take back federal funding already promised for the public media system. The Republican majority has accused PBS and NPR of left-leaning bias and being a waste of taxpayer funds. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive/Bettmann hide caption toggle caption Bettmann/Bettmann Archive/Bettmann When President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke after signing the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, he marveled at technologies like radio and television and satellites, and echoed the words of Samuel Morse in sending the first telegraph message. “What hath man wrought?” Johnson asked.…

I’m James Gunn. I’m the writer and director of ‘Superman.’ So in this scene, we have David Corenswet as Clark Kent slash Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. They are dating. And Lois calls out Clark for writing interviews with himself to put in the newspaper. And he says, well, you could interview me sometime. And she says, right now? And this is the beginning of the part where she interviews him. “Well, Boravia invaded Jarhanpur. And I showed up and told them that wasn’t right.” “And?” “And smashed some tanks and things, and a couple of planes, and…

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, cutting calories and spending long hours in the gym, this thought must have occurred to you: “I wish there were a pill I could pop and take care of it.” Turns out that there may be a possibility, going by the host of GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, that have flooded the market. What is also clear, however, is that while these drugs may be an effective tool for some people, old-school lifestyle choices, exercise, nutrition, stress management, and sleep cannot be ignored. A pharmacy owner shows an Ozempic antidiabetic medicine…

House Republicans delivered a major victory to President Trump early Friday, passing Trump’s rescissions bill that claws back $9 billion in funds already approved for public media and foreign aid.