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Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate committee that handles Supreme Court nominees said on Friday he no longer expects an imminent court vacancy, bolstering assumptions among court-watchers since mid-year that Justice Anthony Kennedy will not retire this year. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said expectations earlier […]
Forget shooting down drones with vehicle-mounted lasers — the US Army is ready to take on the bigger machines. Space and Missile Defense Command chief Lt. Gen James Dickenson has revealed that the Army is preparing lasers that are ten times more powerful than the ones in testing now, at between 50kW to 100kW. That […]
After stumbling in 2016 Samsung appears to be back on track in 2017, as it just announced projected earnings for the second quarter that would show its highest operating profit ever. The company won’t provide a detailed breakdown for a few more weeks, but it’s estimating an operating profit of 14 trillion Korean won ($ […]
Thomson Reuters CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s dissident state prosecutor, Luisa Ortega, said she expected to be fired later on Tuesday after alleging human rights violations and decrying erosion of democracy under President Nicolas Maduro. Ortega, the main challenger to Maduro from within the ruling socialist movement during three months of opposition protests, said she would […]
It’s Canada’s turn to freak out about election hacking. At a news conference held today, the country’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) said it was likely that hackers would try to interfere with its 2019 elections. But the problem, as of now, isn’t with Russia — it’s with hacktivists. CSE said they expect some well-planned attacks […]
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Published time: 13 May, 2017 18:39 The Confederations Cup in Russia is the ‘finish line’ before the 2018 World Cup, Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho has told RT, adding that he expects high motivation from players during the event this summer. The players will be “inspired” when they arrive in Russia for the Confederations Cup this […]
Donald Trump believes that allies are taking unfair advantage of American generosity, complaining about wasting “tremendous” sums on protecting the Saudis and expects Seoul to pay for the THAAD anti-missile system. President Trump wants South Korea to pay around $ 1 billion for the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, he […]
A couple of weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal revealed Elon Musk’s latest venture, Neuralink, and its plan for developing brain-machine interface technology. Now, Musk has invited Tim Urban of Wait But Why to write up an in-depth report of the company and what it’s working on. Neuralink is hardly the only company working on […]
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