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US Department of Education to cut half its staff as part of Trump downsizing
ABC News
The United States Department of Education has revealed its plans to lay off nearly half of its staff, as President Donald Trump continues his mission to slash federal spending. The department said t ...[Continue Reading]
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This $789 Portable Monitor Still Works Outdoors With Its Backlight Off
JC Torres
Portable monitors have become a practical extension of the laptop workflow, letting you carry a second screen to coffee shops, airports, and co-working spaces. The catch is that almost every portable ...[Continue Reading]
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Sun Pharma to acquire Innovcare Lifesciences for $28.7m
Salong Debbarma
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to purchase India-based Innovcare Lifesciences in a deal valued at approximately Rs2.71bn ($28.7m). According to a regulatory filing, Sun Pharma will buy the ...[Continue Reading]
Pharmaceutical Technology
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COSMIC's new design might just give Apple a run for its money
Dipan Saha
Liquid Glass changed things, for better or worse. While Im personally not a fan of Apples implementation, there is definitely something to be had here, which makes it a bit appealing when implemented ...[Continue Reading]
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Ebola outbreak latest, World Cup heat risks and dad brains
Rachel Feltman, Andrea Thompson, Tanya Lewis, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura
Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners, Happy Pride and Happy Knicks in Five! For Scientific Americans Science Quickly, Im Rachel Feltman. Youre listening to our weekly science news roundup. Let ...[Continue Reading]
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In 1946, a captured Nazi V-2 rocket launched from White Sands carried a 35mm motion picture camera to an altitude of 105 kilometres, and the grainy black-and-white frames it brought back became the first photographs of Earth taken from space years befor
Space Daily Editorial Team
On October 24, 1946, a 35mm DeVry motion picture camera bolted into the nose of a captured German V-2 rocket clicked through a single frame every second-and-a-half as the missile arced 105 kilometres ...[Continue Reading]
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