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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday, overcoming suit problems and other obstacles with muscle and persistence. It took two … [Continue reading] about Take 2: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th … [Continue reading] about Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax … [Continue reading] about Hit by a ransomware attack? Your payment may be deductible
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin faulted his imprisoned political rival for leaving Russia without legal permission, omitting the vital detail that the departure was, literally, an unconscious decision: Alexei Navalny was in a … [Continue reading] about AP FACT CHECK: Putin’s twisted tale on rival; Biden GOP jab
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled earlier this year in a push for “scientific integrity” at the agency. The new seven-member Clean Air … [Continue reading] about EPA chief reinstates science advisory board he dismantled
