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NPR photographers share their favorite Tiny Desk Concert pictures from 2024

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NPR photographers share their favorite Tiny Desk Concert pictures from 2024 toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR We all have a favorite Tiny Desk concert. -- Courtney Theophin, NPR Visuals Editor and Producer toggle caption Sofia Seidel/NPR Nervous start Country music singer-songwriter Wyatt Flores captivated the Tiny Desk audience with his heartfelt performance. toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR For Soul Glo, it's fitting …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich

NPR

How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich toggle caption Caroline Gutman for NPR WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Boniece Gillis first heard rumblings that child care workers across the city might be getting some kind of significant pay bump, she tried to keep her excitement in check. Owen Schochet, a researcher with Mathematica, calculated …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Baby Garnet cold case update: A DNA test helped solve a 1997 Michigan murder

CNN

CNN — It was the middle of Jenna Gerwatowski’s workday at the local flower shop in Newberry, Michigan, when she got a call from an unknown number. “He was like, ‘Have you heard of the Baby Garnet case?’” Jenna told CNN. The case went cold, and the “Baby Garnet” case became a known murder mystery in Jenna’s small town for …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tom Francis Is Having A Bloody Good Time In 'Sunset Boulevard' On Broadway

Huff Post

Tom Francis and Nicole Scherzinger in "Sunset Boulevard," now playing on Broadway. Marc Brenner Despite rumors to the contrary, Tom Francis insists he’s not in danger when he steps out onto a bustling New York sidewalk for his chilling rendition of the title song from the musical “Sunset Boulevard,” accompanied by a camera crew beaming the performance onto an LED …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Florida abortion ballot: They think they know how to end the state’s abortion ban. It involves Trump voters.

Slate

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in October, Ana Perez stood under a tree dripping Spanish moss on the University of Florida campus and taught eight of her peers how to talk about abortion. Aleu asked if they supported Amendment 4, which, she explained, would “put medical decisions back in the hands of women and their doctors, instead of extreme politicians.” …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Navajo Nation Takes a Step Towards Electrification with Powerline Installation

Associated Press

After a five-year wait, several Navajo families on the vast reservation will soon have access to electricity thanks to a push from the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. The project, called Light Up Navajo, has successfully connected 170 homes to the grid, with the remaining 10,400 homes expected to be connected within 26 years with federal funding. The project highlights the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew reveals impacts of history-making mission

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Each of the four crew members aboard SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission reported different physical sensations during their history-making trip, which sent the private astronauts into a higher orbit around Earth than any human has ventured in decades. His crewmate Anna Menon, a SpaceX engineer who was the Polaris Dawn mission’s …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bowen Yang Recalls Phone Call With Shane Gillis Before Gillis' 'SNL' Firing

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Bowen Yang has shared tidbits from a phone exchange he said he had with Shane Gillis before the latter was fired from “Saturday Night Live.” Yang and Gillis were both hired onto the comedy show’s cast in 2019. In a new profile in the New Yorker, Yang spoke about the aftermath of Gillis’ firing as he was …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX successfully completes world's first commercial spacewalk, NASA calls it "a giant leap forward"

Op India

On Sunday, SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after a five-day mission that featured the world’s first commercial spacewalk. ET, the Polaris Dawn crew successfully completed the world’s first spacewalk – also known as an extravehicular activity – from Dragon at 732.2 km above Earth. Many of these experiments will provide valuable data regarding human health in space ahead …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

The Hindu

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has travelled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot. They pulled …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Billionaire’s Crew Returns To Earth After Completing First Private Spacewalk

News 18

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot. Isaacman became …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Billionaire rocketman who made historic first private spacewalk on SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission back on earth waving after splashdown landing

Daily Mail

The billionaire rocketman who made the first private spacewalk on the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission is back on earth after splashing down off the coast of Florida today. After brief medical checks, a smiling and waving SpaceX engineer Anna Menon was the first of the crew to exit, followed by engineer Sarah Gillis, pilot Scott Poteet and commander Isaacman. Tech …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

SpaceX makes history: 8 key facts about the groundbreaking private spacewalk

Hindustan Times

With the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts on Thursday, a trailblazing private crew made history and significantly advanced the commercial space sector. Leading the way is fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman's SpaceX Polaris Dawn project, which launched early on Tuesday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, taking humans farther into space than any human has gone in the previous 50 years—that is, …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Looks Like A Perfect World': Stunning Visuals Capture SpaceX's First Private Spacewalk, Sunset From Shuttle

News 18

A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. The daring spacewalk also saw SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis going out once Isaacman was safely back inside. Congratulations @PolarisProgram and @SpaceX on the first commercial spacewalk in history!Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Billionaire Jared Isaacman COMPLETES historic SpaceX Polaris Dawn private spacewalk and gives emotional first words: 'From here Earth sure looks like a perfect world'

Daily Mail

More than 435 miles above our heads, the crew of SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission have made history as they completed the world's first private spacewalk. Today, Jared Isaacman and the Polaris Dawn crew successfully undertook the first ever private spacewalk More than 435 miles above our heads, the crew of SpaceX 's Polaris Dawn mission made history as they undertook …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk

The Hindu

First came space tourism. “Spacewalks are a whole different entire ballgame than just strapping into a rocket and riding it, getting some zero-g time and coming back,” said retired NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy. Risk and disaster analyst Ilan Kelman of University College London said it’s “appropriate and inevitable” that non-professionals will end up performing spacewalks. Their crewmates — SpaceX engineer …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

LA Times

This image made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman on Thursday. A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. The commercial spacewalk was the main focus of the five-day flight financed …

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4 months ago

We finally have blast off! Four astronauts leave Earth for private spacewalk after weeks of delays due to bad weather

Daily Mail

Following a series of delays due to bad weather, the historic Polaris Dawn has finally blasted off to space. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule, carrying the crew of the Polaris Dawn Mission, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 10, 2024 During their flight, Mr …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Crewed SpaceX mission delayed after leak in ground...

Daily Mail

Boeing is no longer the only space company suffering from delays as SpaceX announces its daring Polaris Dawn mission will be postponed until Wednesday. The launch of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission has been delayed until Wednesday as crew investigate a helium leak on the ground SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the crew are 'triple-checking everything' to ensure the …

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5 months ago

In Joe Rogan, Netflix continues mainstreaming misinformation and panic for laughs

Salon

Just like comedy fans replay their favorite routines every so often, I often find myself returning to a few journalistic pieces written about comedy to help me order my thoughts. “When I’m the voice of reason,” Rogan said, “you’ve got a really f***ed-up program.” You could reasonably apply that same note to Netflix, which recently debuted Rogan’s hour-plus special as …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life

NPR

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Sponsor Message Going into my plastic-free week, I set some rules for myself: ♻️ Cut out online shopping and food …

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7 months ago

Inside Scottie Scheffler's conversation with clueless cops - including absurd Tiger Woods question - as new footage of World No. 1's arrest emerges

Daily Mail

Clueless Louisville cops can be heard asking Scottie Scheffler how good he is at golf - and later realizing he's the current World No. New footage of Scottie Scheffler's infamous arrest at Valhalla last month has been released The bodycam video, which runs for close to 1h30mins, shows the moment Scheffler was put in handcuffs by Gillis after allegedly dragging …

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NPR photographers share their favorite Tiny Desk Concert pictures from 2024

How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich

Baby Garnet cold case update: A DNA test helped solve a 1997 Michigan murder

Tom Francis Is Having A Bloody Good Time In 'Sunset Boulevard' On Broadway

Florida abortion ballot: They think they know how to end the state’s abortion ban. It involves Trump voters.

Navajo Nation Takes a Step Towards Electrification with Powerline Installation

On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew reveals impacts of history-making mission

Bowen Yang Recalls Phone Call With Shane Gillis Before Gillis' 'SNL' Firing

SpaceX successfully completes world's first commercial spacewalk, NASA calls it "a giant leap forward"

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

Billionaire’s Crew Returns To Earth After Completing First Private Spacewalk

Billionaire rocketman who made historic first private spacewalk on SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission back on earth waving after splashdown landing

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

SpaceX makes history: 8 key facts about the groundbreaking private spacewalk

'Looks Like A Perfect World': Stunning Visuals Capture SpaceX's First Private Spacewalk, Sunset From Shuttle

Billionaire Jared Isaacman COMPLETES historic SpaceX Polaris Dawn private spacewalk and gives emotional first words: 'From here Earth sure looks like a perfect world'

Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

We finally have blast off! Four astronauts leave Earth for private spacewalk after weeks of delays due to bad weather

Crewed SpaceX mission delayed after leak in ground...

In Joe Rogan, Netflix continues mainstreaming misinformation and panic for laughs

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life

Inside Scottie Scheffler's conversation with clueless cops - including absurd Tiger Woods question - as new footage of World No. 1's arrest emerges