A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing – NASA

A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing – NASA

The numbers are notable – 34 years of testing space shuttle main engines at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 3,244 individual tests, more than 820,000 seconds (totaling more than nine days) of cumulative hot fire. The story behind the numbers is unforgettable. “It is hard to describe the full impact of … Read more

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian authorities on Monday (May 19, 2025) outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decision by the Russian Prosecutor General’s office, announced in an online statement, is the latest in the unrelenting … Read more

Complete Shilpa Layout Flyover works by end of May: GHMC Commissioner

Complete Shilpa Layout Flyover works by end of May: GHMC  Commissioner

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner R.V. Karnan at Shilpa Layout Flyover on Monday (May 19, 2025) | Photo Credit: Handle @CommissionrGHMC on X Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner R.V. Karnan issued directions to complete the works pertaining to the Shilpa Layout Flyover by the end of the month. The six-lane, bidirectional flyover stretches … Read more

Exploring Tamil Nadu’s deep South: A three-day road trip through Valparai, Thoothukudi, and Nagercoil

Exploring Tamil Nadu’s deep South: A three-day road trip through Valparai, Thoothukudi, and Nagercoil

There are road trips you take to escape, and then there are road trips that remind you why the journey matters. Our three-day drive through the deep South of Tamil Nadu — covering Valparai, Thoothukudi, and Nagercoil — was one such experience. An exploration of lesser-known destinations, framed by winding mountain roads, coastal serenity, and … Read more

The UK and the EU announce new deals and renew ties, 5 years after Brexit

The UK and the EU announce new deals and renew ties, 5 years after Brexit

Britain’s government said Monday it has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deals will slash red tape, grow the British economy and reset relations with the 27-nation trade bloc since the U.K. left the EU in 2020. Starmer … Read more

The next great job churn is already starting

The next great job churn is already starting

The geography of employment in the US is being shaped by two distinct trends. The first is low levels of housing churn and, therefore, interstate migration, a normal part of the business cycle that should eventually turn around. More consequential are signs that artificial intelligence is beginning to suppress hiring in some of the most … Read more