US to pay $145 million settlement for official ‘negligence’
The Department of Justice has agreed to pay $144.5 million to settle a case accusing officials of “negligence” before a 2017 mass shooting
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Lower-income US students feel they’re at a disadvantage when pursuing Big Tech internships as the selection process exhibits longstanding inequities in hiring (Natasha Singer/New York Times)
Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Lower-income US students feel they’re at a disadvantage when pursuing Big Tech internships as the selection process exhibits longstanding inequities in hiring — Critics say the intern selection proce…
Viral Instagram star claiming to be Madeleine McCann receives DNA test results
Julia Faustyna was seeking genetic proof she was abducted British girl
Powell and Leonard lead Clippers over Lakers, 125-118
Norman Powell scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 25 and the Los Angeles Clippers improved their playoff seeding chances with a 125-118 win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Indian Railways: Why trains still kill thousands of cattle every year
More than 13,000 cattle were ran over by trains in 2022, government data shows.
ISRO’s Semi-Cryogenic Engine To Power Future Heavy And Super Heavy Lift Rockets Under Final Stages of Development
The Soviets (later Russia) have been the masters of developing efficient and reliable semi-cryogenic engine for the past 7 decades. The earliest known example is the RD-107-8D74 used to launch R-7 Semyorka ICBMs, Sputnik, Vostok and Voskhod launch vehicles. The RD-107 was designed under the direction of Valentin Glushko at the Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-456) between 1954 and 1957. Sadly, the
SkyRoot Aerospace Successfully Tests 3D-Printed Dhawan-II Advanced Indigenous Cryogenic Engine
Dhawan-II is 3.5 Kilo Newton (kN) engine named after ISRO’s
Ex-Chairman, Dr. Satish Dhawan
The engine roared to life for 200 seconds. Dhawan-II is a 3.5 Kilo Newton
(kN) engine. The test was conducted at Solar Industries propulsion test
facility
Skyroot Aerospace, India’s top private aerospace company, successfully fired
an advanced fully 3D-printed
Frogs’ legs and foie gras targeted for cruelty controls
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Iran and Iraq agree to start construction of Shalamcheh-Basra railroad
Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development says Iran and Iraq have made a final decision to start the construction of the Shalamcheh-Basra railroad project between the two countries, which was pending for many years.
Explained: Why India’s Fully-Autonomous, Re-Usable Spaceplane Is A Significant Aerospace Tech Leap
America has been operating the ‘Boeing X-37B’ spaceplane for nearly a decade and the plane has proven its ability to remain in space for more than 900 days, in a single trip. As per reports, China is widely regarded to operate its own spaceplane, but details are very sketchy. Given that spaceplanes have both civil and military applications, it is certain that no country would ever reveal the real