SAN MATEO, Calif. — Mr. Spock may think space is the final frontier, but Earth’s deep oceans are just as mysterious and unknown. Now, one scientist says thousands of people could explore the oceans using cheap, remotely controlled robots. “The deep has even more cool stuff than space,” said Eric Stackpole, a researcher at NASA [...]
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SAN MATEO, Calif. — The organization whose big-money prizes helped get the private spaceflight industry off the ground isn’t done issuing high-profile challenges to spur exploration of the final frontier. The nonprofit X Prize Foundation, which awarded $ 10 million to a groundbreaking private spaceship in 2004 and is currently offering $ 30 million in [...]
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Kuasa hukum Partai Keadilan Sejahtera sekaligus tersangka suap kuota impor daging sapi Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, Zainuddin Paru, mengaku tidak mengetahui ihwal plat nomor mobil Pajero Sport palsu. »Saya tak tahu terkait palsunya plat nomor,” kata dia saat dihubungi Tempo, Selasa 21 Mei 2013. Paru mengatakan tidak berniat melakukan upaya pembenaran terkait pemalsuan [...]
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JERUSALEM (AP) — A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him – and how the incident has shaped perspectives of the Mideast conflict. Israel says a French TV report [...]
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London – Arsene Wenger dikabarkan mendapatkan dana besar untuk belanja di musim panas. Dengan dana yang dimiliki, Wenger dikabarkan membidik Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain memang sudah pasti bakal dilepas oleh Real Madrid pada bursa transfer mendatang. Beberapa klub pun sudah mendekat untuk mendapatkannya, salah satunya Juventus. Kini Bianconeri punya saingan. Dengan anggaran belanja yang dikabarkan mencapai [...]
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By David Henry TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – As final ballots come in on a proposal to strip JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon of his chairman title, some worry about what will happen if shareholders win what will likely be a close vote. JPMorgan’s annual meeting on Tuesday will bring to [...]
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Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Equinix’s data center in Secaucus is highly coveted space for financial traders, given its proximity to the servers that move trades for Wall Street. The trophy high-rises on Madison, Park and Fifth Avenues in Manhattan have long commanded the top prices in the country for commercial real estate, with [...]
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education — especially New Yorkers, who average nearly $ 30,000 in student debt. The New York Democrat announced Sunday the Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act, a bill that would [...]
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. The report released by the Interior Department‘s Office of Inspector General found that [...]
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By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese government panel warns there is “absolutely no guarantee” that domestic investors will keep financing the country’s massive public debt, citing the risk of a spike in bond yields that could crimp long-term growth prospects, draft report seen by Reuters shows. The warning from the advisory panel to [...]
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