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NASA is about to launch a space telescope that could change how we see the universe
[ad_1] The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, will launch on Aug. 30. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA The universe is a strange place — filled with exploding stars, ancient galaxies, and unseen worlds. Now, astronomers are about to get a brand new tool to explore it. The $4.3-billion…
Read MoreMeta’s ‘Big Tobacco moment’ leaves parents asking if social media is too dangerous for kids
[ad_1] Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals. Now Meta Platforms, the parent company of the world’s most popular social networks, faces another big moment of reckoning. On Wednesday, Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion over…
Read MoreThis week’s quiz includes two Dolly Parton questions, because she deserves it
[ad_1] From left: Tim Curry, Dolly Parton, the Duchess of Sussex. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Painted Turtle; Jason Kempin/Getty Images; Cameron Spencer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Painted Turtle; Jason Kempin/Getty Images; Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Dolly Parton died this week at 80. So did Tim Curry, who’s arguably as…
Read MoreCan’t stop fixating on the way you look? These 4 mental exercises may help
[ad_1] CSA-Printstock/Getty Images In the age of weight loss drugs, Instagram face and an endless scroll of Facetuned bodies, it can be difficult to love how your body looks. But what if you could change the way you think about your body? Psychologist Diana Hill, a specialist in acceptance and commitment therapy, helps her clients…
Read MoreU.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree
[ad_1] Workers walk in the Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced since the start of the Iran war, near Basra, Iraq, March 28. Leo Correa/AP hide caption toggle caption Leo Correa/AP AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S. has announced new economic sanctions aimed at loosening Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz while counting…
Read MoreBusinesses are getting tariff refunds. Why aren’t consumers getting their cut?
[ad_1] Although the government is refunding many tariffs, most of the money is going to businesses and importers — not consumers. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption toggle caption Elise Amendola/AP Last year, Sandra Alonso needed a new powered wheelchair to get around her city of Tampa, Fla., after wearing out her old one. So she ordered…
Read MoreA melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this
[ad_1] More than a thousand people are missing and at least 400 people are dead after flash flooding tore through Nepal and Tibet early Wednesday. According to initial assessments, a massive chunk of ice snapped off a glacier and tumbled thousands of feet into the valley below. Rock, ice and mud plunged down for miles,…
Read MoreThe Social Security trust fund is running out, and yet it’s not a top campaign issue
[ad_1] A person holds a sign reading “Save Our Social Security” during a rally in support of fair taxation near the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Congress has about six years to shore up the Social…
Read MoreThis house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it’s a landmark
[ad_1] Richard Segovia stands in front of his house on 25th and York streets, known as the “Latin Rock House,” in San Francisco in April. The home is covered in a large mural honoring dozens of musicians tied to the Mission District’s Latin rock scene, which Segovia has helped preserve for decades. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide…
Read MoreNorway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
[ad_1] FILE – Norway’s King Harald gives a speech during a gala dinner at the Palace in connection with the state visit of the Icelandic presidential couple, in Oslo, on April 8, 2025. Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix/ AP hide caption toggle caption Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix/ AP STAVANGER, Norway — King Harald V of Norway, who went…
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