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[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It was a very big deal on Sept. 14, 1966, when astronauts Pete Conrad and Dock Gordon flew their Gemini XI spacecraft to a never-before-attained altitude of 850 miles. It’s still a big deal 58 years later, since that record for a crewed spacecraft in Earth orbit remains. But that will change later this month, when the crewmembers of the Polaris Dawn mission—set for launch on Aug.

Adré is supposed to be a town of transition. Perched on the border between Chad and Sudan, the city, which was initially used for cross-border trade, has now become the passing point for people escaping civil war and famine in what some diplomats have called the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world.” More than 600,000 refugees have reportedly fled from Sudan to Chad in the last 16 months, meaning the neighboring country has seen more Sudanese refugees in one year than the previous 20 years combined, many of which have settled in makeshift borders, per remarks made by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.

A hard workout can come back to haunt you. When you wake up the next morning and try to get out of bed, everyday motions like rolling over and standing up can make your muscles whine in pain. You might have wanted to exercise again, but now you’re wondering: Can I still work out if I’m this sore?

mdash; The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine.

This year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago is a historic moment as Vice President Kamala Harris becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. Harris’ ascent to this position — as the first Black and Asian woman to lead a major political party ticket — would not be possible were it not for the decades-long efforts of Black women activists to assert their political agency even in the most difficult spaces. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The political efforts of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer are a case in point.

Air pollution is the world’s second-largest cause of death globally, leading to 8.1 million premature deaths annually from lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema, among other diseases. Regular forest fires are a reminder for many in the U. S. that our air quality can be precarious, but in much of the world’s cities, foul air has been a fact of life for decades.