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At World Expo 2025, U.S. Reveals Future Of Space Exploration
1 At the World Expo in Osaka in 1970, thousands packed the USA Pavilion each day to glimpse a moon rock from NASA’s Apollo missions. Fifty-five years later, as the expo returns to Osaka, the United States is showcasing technologies that will use...

Rooftop solar braces for fallout from Trump’s megabill
Emily Walker has been tracking the damage the Republican megabill will do to a solar industry that’s helped roughly 5.4 million households put panels on their rooftops. It isn’t pretty. “This is a net harm for the industry, especially for the...

Epstein saga hangs over Congress's sprint to summer recess
The controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files is poised to dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, as Congress sprints to August recess — and prepares to dive into government funding...

Federal Agency Says It Halted Marijuana Cultivation Contract Following Cost-Cutting Order From Trump’s DOGE
Officials at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) say the federal agency’s recent decision to halt its longstanding orders of research marijuana supplied by the University of Mississippi is the result of a cost-cutting directive from the...

Ecuador Construction Industry Report 2025 Mega-Project Pipeline Promises Robust Construction Growth From 2026 To 2029
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Ecuador's construction industry is forecast to grow by 3.8% in 2025, with average annual growth of 4.6% from 2026 to 2029, driven by significant power and infrastructure investments. The government's plan for oil...

Ecuador’s most wanted drug lord captured, extradited to US: Unbiased Updates, July 21, 2025
[CRAIG NIGRELLI] A NOTORIOUS DRUG LORD… NOW ON U.S. SOIL. WHY ‘FITO’ WAS EXTRADITED.. AND THE FEDERAL CHARGES HE’LL FACE IN COURT TODAY. PLUS, RUSSIA SAYS IT’S OPEN TO PEACE TALKS. BUT WITH STRINGS ATTACHED. WHY UKRAINE AND ITS ALLIES ARE NOT...

How Ohio’s budget exploded from financial plan to massive policy bill: The Wake Up for Monday, July 21, 2025
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Does changing Ohio driver’s ed requirements belong in the state budget? What about officially recognizing only two sexes? Both are...

EPA’s New Regional Leader Tours Montana Superfund Sites as Agency Braces for Cuts
Standing near the base of Teakettle Mountain, where the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company’s contaminated Superfund property unfolds against the backdrop of Glacier National Park, Cyrus Western, the new regional administrator for the U.S....

Cuts to food benefits stand in the way of RFK Jr.’s goals for a healthier national diet
Follow Albany, Georgia KFF Health News — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter. McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps. “They don’t...

FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
(The Conversation) – Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can prepare for rising risks....

Reliance's green energy expansion sparks analyst optimism
Reliance Industries' rapid progress towards operationalising gigafactories for its new energy business has raised analysts' confidence in the Indian conglomerate's newest business segment, which many see as its next major growth driver....

7/21 Playbook: Is Governor’s Race Underway?
🌄 Monday, Monday. Can’t help that day. 🎶 Your Morning Pick-Me-Up. Vogue. Madonna. PA Weather ☀️ Slippery Rock | Sunny, 80 ☀️ Mansfield | Mostly Sunny, 74 ☀️ Millersville | Sunny, 83 PA Sports ⚾ Phillies (56-43) | LA Angels 2-8 | Mon-Wed vs. Boston...

Global And China Oems And Tier1s' Intelligent Cockpit Platforms And Supply Chain Construction Report 2025 Cockpit Applications Like Acoustics And HMI Pursue Immersive And High-Quality Experiences
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) In the race to enhance AI cockpit platforms, the automotive industry accelerates deployment of new products. Research categorizes platforms from L0 to L4, with PATEO CONNECT+ unveiling a next-gen solution using...

Here's the Smoking Gun Clip Regarding the Curious Case of Adam Schiff's Residency
It’s one thing to weather a storm over carpetbagging. It’s another thing entirely when it involves alleged mortgage fraud. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was the subject of a criminal referral at the Justice Department over allegations that he allegedly...

Poilievre’s cheap shots at Carney’s business ties are unfounded and unhinged
Open this photo in gallery:Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney 'cannot be trusted to make decisions on housing, energy or AI.'Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press John Turley-Ewart is a contributing columnist for The...

JD Vance is putting a new spin on Trump’s wildly unpopular megabill
You know a piece of legislation is in trouble when lawmakers start backtracking just weeks after passing it. But with far more Americans opposed to the reconciliation bill President Trump signed this month than in favor of it, GOP politicians are...

Japan’s bond market is flashing red. Here’s why investors should pay attention
Breadcrumb Trail Links Martin Pelletier: Here's how it could affect stock markets and what you should do to protect your portfolio The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Photo by /Shuji Kajiyama/AP files Article content In 2008, Japan was the...

China begins building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India
Tessa WongBBC News, Singapore ShareSave The dam is situated in the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon, said to be the world's largest and deepest canyon on land Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world's largest hydropower dam in...

House earmarks are back — here’s what members requested for fiscal 2026
Community funding projects are roaring back for fiscal 2026 spending bills, after being stripped from a short-term stopgap spending deal earlier this year, as the House faces the difficult task of passing all 12 appropriations bills before the...

3 Key Ways Omar Fateh’s Proposed Tax Hikes Might Impact Minneapolitans
Minneapolis aerial with Downtown Minneapolis skyline in the background and Loring Park with Loring ... More Pond in the foreground, during early autumn.getty Omar Fateh has won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination for Mayor of a large...