As President Donald Trump continues to insist that the United States must take control of Greenland, federal officials are quietly preparing to pour tens of millions of dollars of upgrades into the sole American military base on the icy Arctic island.Among the upgrades American military officials are planning are improvements to Pituffik Space Base’s two-mile-long […]
26 people charged in sports bribery scheme involving US university basketball players – BBC
US prosecutors have charged 26 people in an alleged scheme designed to enrich sports gamblers, involving university basketball players.The scheme allegedly involved 39 players, and 17 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball teams attempting to fix or fixing 29 US games, and two Chinese Basketball Association games."This was a massive scheme," US Attorney David […]
Canada, China set for 'historic' gains from new partnership, Carney says – Reuters
Canada, China set for ‘historic’ gains from new partnership, Carney says Reuters Chinese leader Xi Jinping hails ‘turnaround’ in China-Canada ties as Mark Carney visits Beijing BBC Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles The New York Times Mark Carney is on a mission to trade with the world The Economist Canada Says China […]
Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump's requested cuts – NBC News
news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeIn a rebuff of the Trump administration’s proposal to drastically cut funding for federal science agencies, the Senate voted on Thursday to provide billions of dollars more to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.In an […]
Star Wars Shake-Up: Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down as George Lucas Protégé Dave Filoni, Exec Lynwen Brennan Take Over Lucasfilm – The Hollywood Reporter
Star Wars Shake-Up: Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down as George Lucas Protégé Dave Filoni, Exec Lynwen Brennan Take Over Lucasfilm The Hollywood Reporter Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Studios Announce Leadership Transition StarWars.com ‘Star Wars’ Boss Departs, Ending an Asteroid-Filled Reign The New York Times A Shift In The Force For Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy: The Exit Interview Deadline Lucasfilm’s Kathleen […]