WASHINGTON — Eleven Democratic members of the U.S. Senate have asked President Joe Biden to maintain “robust funding” of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) program given uncertainties about how the agency will proceed with that effort. The Feb. 3 letter argued that development of the human lunar landers should continue as “an essential step” for
Facebook Messenger is coming to Oculus Quest headsets this week, the company has announced. Users who have logged into Oculus Quest and Quest 2 using their Facebook accounts can use Messenger to chat with their friends even if the person on the other side does not have a Virtual Reality (VR) headset. You can type
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters a day after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump occupied the Capitol, during a news conference in Washington, January 7, 2021. Erin Scott | Reuters The House passed a budget resolution Wednesday, a key step as Democrats push toward a vote on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus
After multiple postponements, Thom Yorke has canceled the U.S. leg of his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour. According to his announcement, refunds will be issued. Find Yorke’s note below. Yorke announced his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour way back in October 2019. U.S. tour dates were set to begin in March 2020, but could not take place
This cover image released by Gallery Books shows “Beautiful Things” a memoir by Hunter Biden. Biden, son of President Joe Biden and an ongoing target for conservatives, has a memoir coming out April 6. The book will center on the younger Biden’s well publicized struggles with substance abuse, according to his publisher. Gallery Book |
Selena Gomez and Jennifer Aniston have been friends for years, though that relationship has largely been kept private. Yesterday, Aniston gave a rare look into their dynamic: for their manager Aleen Keshishian’s birthday, Aniston posted a never-before-seen selfie of them together with Keshishian on her Instagram Story. “Happy birthday @aleenkeshishian. We love you!” she wrote.
One of the oddest entries on both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito’s filmographies is the 1988 comedy Twins, which saw the two actors playing fraternal twins who had been separated at birth. The movie was an unexpected success and is still fondly remembered today. In an interview with CinemaBlend, DeVito recently confirmed that Twins 2,
The nominations for the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have finally been announced. Lily Collins (Emily in Paris) and Daveed Diggs (Snowpiercer) revealed the noms on Thursday morning, just one day after nominations for the 78th annual Golden Globes were announced. The 2021 SAG Awards will air on both TBS and TNT on Sunday,
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. I wish I’d discovered Gloria Naylor’s Linden Hills earlier in life. The acclaimed novelist’s 71st birthday would’ve been on January 25, and
Jim Farley, Ford CEO Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley is promising something Wall Street has been asking from the storied American car manufacturer for years: A clear and decisive plan as the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles. In the coming months, Farley said he “will lay out the entire picture” for
An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters BEIJING — The recent short selling frenzy on Wall Street will not likely come to China, where there are many more market restrictions. Short selling refers to a trading strategy that allows investors to bet
Shares of the happiest of exhibitors AMC Entertainment continued an upward trajectory Monday fueled by retail traders on Reddit chat rooms, even as a leading Wall Street analyst downgraded the stock to ‘sell’ and valued it at $1. “In our view, the recent volatility and spike in the company’s stock, thanks to the Reddit/WallStreetBets crowd,
WASHINGTON — NASA has established a new position of senior climate adviser within the agency, the first sign of a long-expected new emphasis on climate science within the agency under the Biden administration. The position, announced Feb. 3, will be held on an interim basis by Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute
The 2021 iPhone family, which is rumoured to arrive as either the iPhone 12S or the iPhone 13 series, will feature an upgraded ultra-wide-angle camera lens with better low-light performance, according to market analysts. The iPhone 13 Pro in the series, which is also rumoured as the iPhone 12S Pro, is said to have the
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after signing an executive order related to American manufacturing in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden‘s coronavirus rescue plan, and two of its key economic provisions, have broad support as Democrats try
Play video content Ryan Cameron Majic ATL Ice Cube is continuing his mission to help create jobs and new business opportunities for Black Americans, and he’s about to chop it up with President Biden. Cube says the Biden Administration reached out to him Tuesday, and they’re hashing out a time and a place for a
Republican strategist Evan Siegfried told CNBC that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. and “her abhorrent views present a serious problem for the GOP,” as the House of Representatives gears up to vote Thursday on a resolution to strip Greene of her committee assignments. “Not only do they force the [Republican] party to say whether or
After a year when so-called “soft pants” prevailed, we’re finding true solace in the tried, the true, and the blue. Here, six different styles of denim (and how to style them) to take you through 2021. SKATER GIRL Celine Spring/Summer 2021. Courtesy Pant One Wide Leg Jean The Only Jane theonlyjane.com $325.00 Rigid High-Rise Bootcut