The partial shutdown of the federal government officially became the longest of the modern budgeting era on Saturday, as it entered day 22 with no end in sight. By making it into the fourth week, the shutdown surpassed the 21-day funding lapse in 1995 and 1996 as the longest since the modern budgeting system was…
TO LAND ON the Moon, as China’s Chang’e -4 spacecraft did on January 3rd, is not quite the pinnacle of achievement it once was. Both the Indian government and a well-backed Israeli team of enthusiasts will attempt landings there this year; in 2020 various American companies intend to light out for the lunar provinces, too.…
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Electric dreams. Tesla broke ground on its first factory outside the U.S., which is also the first foreign-owned auto plant in China. Until last year, foreign auto manufacturers were required to establish joint ventures with local companies. Besides, Beijing seems to like Musk. Premier Li Keqiang reportedly offered the Tesla CEO permanent residency. Roughly 10,000…
Miami International Airport is shutting down one of its terminals for parts of this weekend because of a shortage of available screeners at security checkpoints. "As a precautionary measure due to uncertainties created by the lapse in federal government funding, some passengers at Miami International Airport may experience changes to their security checkpoint and departure…
A HUNDRED YEARS ago a wave of student protests broke over China’s great cities. Desperate to reverse a century of decline, the leaders of the May Fourth Movement wanted to jettison Confucianism and import the dynamism of the West. The creation of a modern China would come about, they argued, by recruiting “Mr Science” and…
Since the murders, Ms. Jenderny said she spent $700 on a new alarm system and new outdoor lights that stay on all night. Her 8-year-old son now sleeps with her older son, 13. “He’s afraid to use the bathroom at night,” Ms. Jenderny said. Longtime residents like the Closses have been joined in Barron over…
SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk has tweeted a photo of the former company’s under-development “Starship” — or at least, a version that will be used for testing. Musk said late Thursday that assembly of the Starship “hopper” had just been completed at SpaceX’s Texas launch site. This is an early peek at the rocket…
President Donald Trump drew a bizarre analogy during his trip to the border in McAllen, Texas, on Thursday, likening a border wall to the ancient invention of the wheel and saying wheels are effective and still commonly used in modern times. "They say a wall is medieval. Well, a wheel is older than a wall,"…
AS THE DEADLINE for Britain’s departure from the European Union approaches, with an exit deal still elusive, MPs are haring off in every direction. Parliament has descended into guerrilla warfare, as backbenchers attempt to wrestle the initiative from the executive (see article). Meanwhile the government organised a pretend traffic-jam of 89 lorries on the road…
