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The 2017 budget season is almost here. Next week, the White House will release its budget request for NASA. Here are three things I will immediately look for upon its release.

The elections are over and the transition towards a democratic government in Myanmar is currently underway. However, the sailing isn't smooth.

In this week's news, we highlight the latest social media buzz, including Maria Sharapova's sweet new partner, Rafael Nadal returns to clay, a Genie Bouchard-Britney Spears mash-up and the Australian Open's best-dressed woman.

With the Federal Aviation Administration’s authorization expiring in March, aviation experts are urging Congress to overhaul our air traffic control (ATC) system. The system suffers from uncertain funding, is bogged down by bureaucracy, and may not be able to meet growing demands for air travel. Other nations have transformed their ATC systems, creating more entrepreneurial structures. Canadian reforms, in particular, have caught the eye of U.S. policymakers. That nation privatized its ATC as a self-supporting nonprofit corporation. Читать дальше...

Mardi Gras is Tuesday — do you have your king cake?

In celebration of a spirited Australian Open we’re recapping the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful moments from this year’s Aussie Open. Plus we’ve thrown in some freak-outs, tantrums, miracle shots and one of the best points we’ve seen in a long, long time. Enjoy!

Bears’ gut summer bacteria are more diverse and include species that tend to promote energy storage than are the bacteria that live in them during their hibernation.

Until truly great natural-recognition gesture tech catches on and we get RFID chips embedded in our forearms, smart rings could be the closest thing to truly seamless wearable technology.

Would you invite your friends to join you on your honeymoon? Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux brought along a crew of close friends to the Four Seasons Bora Bora for their honeymoon in August. After she and husband Justin Theroux got married at home in Los Angeles, they jetted off to the Four Seasons Bora Bora with several friends in tow, including Chelsea Handler, Jason Bateman, and Courteney Cox.

Ransomware is a rising type of malware that locks your keyboard or computer until you pay a ransom, typically in Bitcoin. Find out how the sophisticated hacks happen and learn what you can do to avoid falling victim to them.

What are the rights of the dying? Barbara Mancini of Compassion and Choices discusses the end of her father's life.

The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party was facing an uphill battle this year and the climb became steeper last week when Sarah Vogel decided not to run for governor. She was the party’s big hop…

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This method can be surprisingly accurate!

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Except for the poops that will happen after. Lots of poops.

A hero by the name of Elie Ayrouth at Foodbeast combined two pillars of yum-dom — Taco Bell and lasagna — into a terrible and delicious monster.

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The lasagna starts with a layer of tortillas and cheese, obvi.

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Then beef, and of course actual lasagna noodles. For structure and authenticity. Читать дальше...

When Mario A. Garcia was arrested for drunken driving in Riverside County in 2012, his jailers ran a warrant check and rushed him to Los Angeles, where a man named Mario Garcia, with the same birth date, had been wanted in a drug-dealing case since 1994. There were a few disparities, it turned out — their middle initials, their fingerprints and their criminal records. Not to mention nine inches in height and 40 pounds in weight. Los Angeles County officers realized they had the wrong man three days later and released Garcia. Читать дальше...

One NFL player after another — from former Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, 69, who died in July 2015, to 27-year-old Giants safety Tyler Sash, who died two months after Stabler — has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated trauma. The New York Times reports that well over 100 football players, including several Pro Football Hall of Famers, have CTE so far.

A new review paper emphasizes the crucial role birds play in helping trees colonize new habitats—especially in the face of a changing climate. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Maje, Fiete! Essen ist fertig!

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