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In 1963, France sent a stray cat 154 km into space; Félicette survived the flight, was euthanized for research, and honoured with a bronze statueIn 1963, France sent stray cat Félicette 154 km into space, making her the first and only cat to travel beyond Earth. She survived the flig...- Labor Day 2026: When is the federal holiday, what day is it, why is it celebrated and what is the history behind the first Monday in September?Labor Day 2026 falls on Monday, September 7. Labor Day, which falls on the first Monday of September, is widely considered the unofficial e...
- Texas 7th-grader Caden Pohlkamp built an underwater robot to study 12 neighborhood ponds. His surprising discovery about fountains and healthier waterTexas seventh-grader Caden Pohlkamp built an underwater robot to study 12 neighborhood ponds and investigate what makes water healthier. Hi...
- Shelley Fabares' net worth: ‘Donna Reed Show’ and ‘Coach’ star had $6 million fortune before her death at 82Shelley Fabares, the beloved ‘The Donna Reed Show’ and ‘Coach’ actress who died at 82, left behind a decades-long Hollywood career spanning...
- Abandoned since 1989, American buys Spanish village for $363,000 as he plans $7 million tourism revival with 44 homes, church, school and barAbandoned since 1989, Spain’s Salto de Castro village has a new owner after American Jason Lee Beckwith bought the historic settlement for ...
- In 1993, Louis Bacon bought a mostly undeveloped New York island; four years later, he protected nearly 90% of its 450 acresIn 1993, Louis Bacon acquired Robins Island, an exceptionally pristine marine island. He subsequently enacted a conservation easement that ...
- Bernie Marcus was fired from his job in 1978, then built Home Depot and an $11 billion fortune — now his foundation is putting nearly $30 million into heart research, reviving his early dream of medicineBernie Marcus was fired from Handy Dan in 1978, a setback that helped push him toward cofounding Home Depot and building an $11 billion for...
- Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forestA farmer named Yacouba Sawadogo revived an ancient farming method called zaï. He transformed barren land into a thriving forest ecosystem o...
- The Huthis' most dangerous Red Sea attacks on commercial shipsYemen's Huthis, after a months-long pause, have resumed their Red Sea attacks, claiming responsibility for two recent assaults, including o...
- Nintendo shuts down servers of its first mobile role-playing game 'Dragalia Lost'Nintendo shut down the servers for "Dragalia Lost", rendering the mediaeval action role-playing game unplayable on iOS and Android devices.
- China's economy keeping Xi Jinping awake at night, with trillions at stake!The economy that greets him today is vastly different from the one that saw him ascend to his role a decade ago. When Xi became China's lea...
- Ukraine will get worse for isolated Russia, analyst says on state TVSince President Vladimir Putin ordered the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia state media - and especially state television - have support...
- Warren Buffett sells 31-year-old investment in Wells FargoWarren Buffett, who is Berkshire's chief executive, told CNBC in February 2020 that Wells Fargo had a "dumb" incentive system and was slow ...
- KS Eshwarappa: The man who could have been YeddyurappaEshwarappa headed BJP's Karnataka unit as far back as 1993 when the party had just about four members in the Assembly.
- Intolerance: BJP, Congress or AAP - parties become intolerant when their own turn criticsWhile an informed citizenry is a pre-condition for meaningful governance, the culture of open dialogue is generally of great societal impor...
- Bihar polls: Will Bhagalpur forgive Congress for 1989 riots?Congress is to be blamed for paving the way for BJP after the riots by doing nothing for the muslim community, says Dr Faruque Ali, a socia...
- Third Front disappears faster than it appearedThird Front has disintegrated faster than it came together. The photo-op that the group presented barely two weeks ago now looks from a dif...
- Powai land case costs Hiranandani just Rs 3 crThe Hiranandani Group has received just a slap on the wrist in the alleged multi-crore land scam involving its Powai project.
- Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wellsThe oldest of these wells were abandoned in the late 1940s, raising the prospect that many deteriorating sealing jobs are already failing.
- Sean Penn: a Hollywood rebel with many causesPenn, 48, who won the Oscars best actor award for 'Milk,' has seen his stock rise since mid-1990s, with his second Academy Award following ...
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