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An agency-by-agency look at Trump’s plan to overhaul government

6 mn readPresident-elect Trump’s victory promises to bring wholesale shakeups to government operations, as the former commander-in-chief re-enters office with far-ranging ideas to change agency missions. Trump has vowed to relocate agency headquarters, end the merit-based civil service for some segments of the federal workforce, require government employees to take constitutional exams and other changes to executive […]

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Andy Terekhin

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024

Business,Culture,Education,Lifestyle,Personal,Technology

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Miracle on Main Street and lighted boat parade brightens holiday season

2 mn readToday, Miracle on Main Street will bring Christmas cheer and holiday shopping to downtown Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. “Main Street is ready,” Leslie Fisher, Miracle on Main Street chair, told The Daily News. The event, which has taken place for the last 30 years, is co-hosted by the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce, and […]

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Andy Terekhin

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Art,Business,Culture,Design,Food,Lifestyle,Self,Travel

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Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff

2 mn readA Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday and destroyed itself again, nine months after the company’s first launch attempt ended in an explosion. Space One’s Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a coastal site in the mountainous prefecture […]

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Angela Stephens

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Business,Culture,Design,Education,Lifestyle,Photos,StartUps,Technology,Travel

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The ‘apple library’ with a lost world on its limbs

4 mn readThe explosion of crisp, commercial apple varieties in the last century doomed many other breeds into obscurity. But in a field in Kent in the UK, some of them live on. A few miles from the sea in Kent in the south of England, hedges of hazel, ivy and briar stand like ramparts separating kingdoms […]

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Angela Stephens

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Business,Culture,Education,Food,Health,Photos

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Honda and Nissan hold merger talks

2 mn readHonda and Nissan are understood to have held exploratory talks about a potential merger to help them compete against electric vehicle (EV) makers, particularly in China. The discussions are in the early stages and there is no guarantee that a deal will be agreed, BBC News understands. In March, the two Japanese car makers agreed […]

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Sarah Khan

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Business,Culture,Design,Lifestyle,Photos,Technology,Travel

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Starliner astronauts won’t return home until at least March after latest NASA delay

2 mn readNASA’s Starliner astronauts have had their homecoming delayed yet again. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore weren’t supposed to be at the International Space Station beyond a few days in June when they reached the orbital outpost on the inaugural flight test for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. But their return was delayed multiple times until NASA finally decided […]

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Sarah Khan

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Culture,Design,Education,Personal,Photos,Technology,Travel

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Abundant Life Christian School shooting latest: Motive appears to be combination of factors, police say

2 mn readOfficials are trying to determine why a 15-year-old girl allegedly opened fire at her school, Abundant Life Christian School, on Monday morning, killing a fellow student and teacher in a heinous crime that shocked the community of Madison, Wisconsin. The motive appears to be a combination of factors, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said at […]

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