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CNES astronaut Jean-Jacques Favier, 1st French scientist to fly in space, dies at 73

Jean-Jacques Favier, who in 1996 became the sixth astronaut and first scientist from France to launch into space, has died at the age of 73. Favier flew as an STS-78 payload specialist.

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Cocaine production hits record high as post-Covid demand picks up in Europe

Global production of cocaine has jumped dramatically over the past two years following an initial slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the first report dedicated to the global cocaine market from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

France 24

Columbia Mount Si Down Waterproof Parka review: like a stylish, wearable duvet

The Columbia Mount Si Down Waterproof Parka is a high-performing and super-warm jacket you’ll want to cocoon yourself in long after winter’s over

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Chiefs among teams in attendance for South Carolina pro day

The #Chiefs were among the teams represented at the South Carolina pro day on Monday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pitcher Ian Gibaut hilariously lost the ‘T’ on his Great Britain jersey during a World Baseball Classic game

Great Britain pitcher Ian Gibaut didn't want to mess around with this loose letter.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Selection Sunday: Winners (the ACC) and losers (Columbia) from the women’s bracket

It was a good night for the ACC, but a bit of a bummer for UNC.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chiefs scouts attend Texas, Purdue, UNLV and Columbia pro days

#Chiefs scouts have been in attendance for Texas, Purdue, UNLV and Columbia pro days thus far.

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FBI investigating ‘suspicious death’ of woman aboard Carnival cruise ship

The FBI has opened an investigation into the “suspicious death” of a passenger traveling from South Carolina to the Bahamas aboard a Carnival Sunshine cruise ship.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The left and right are both wrong about Ron DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants every college in his state to teach courses in “Western civilization.”

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Popping the bubble: Columbia makes the SAT and ACT test-optional

Columbia University — which is either the second or 18th best college in the country, if you go by the data-dependent, and some say data-distorted, U.S. News rankings — has just made the two big tests high schoolers take, the SAT and ACT, optional. That’s the school’s right, but it’s…

Tribune News Service

Sub builder Electric Boat is in the midst of a 'once in generation expansion.' Can that expand to serve an international goal?

GROTON, Connecticut – Electric Boat hired 3,700 shipbuilders last year. It wants to hire more than 5,000 this year and just as many every year for decades into the future.

Tribune News Service

Republicans want to link Penn's Chinese donors to Joe Biden, but experts say that's a stretch

WASHINGTON — As Republicans targeting President Joe Biden take aim at the University of Pennsylvania and the offices where classified documents were found, they've also piled on another fraught topic: Penn's financial support from Chinese donors.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Columbia University graduate gunned down in Israel; 2 Palestinians arrested

NEW YORK — A Jewish graduate of Columbia University was gunned down while visiting Israel for a friend’s wedding, and two Palestinian suspects were arrested Wednesday in the killing.

Tribune News Service

Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says

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Elon Musk’s Twitter hasn’t been paying its rent. Now one of its landlords has defaulted on its loans

The entrepreneur’s behavior is indicative of broader signs of stress in the commercial real estate market and led in part to Pimco’s Columbia Property Trust defaulting on $1.7 billion in loans.

The New Daily

Calorie restriction slows ageing, but not as much as you’d hope for

Cutting your calories intake by 25 per cent for two years would slow ageing, to the same extent as giving up smoking.

Dynamite News

Air pollution speeds bone loss from osteoporosis: Research

According to a new study headed by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, elevated levels of air pollution are linked to bone deterioration in postmenopausal women. Read further on Dynamite News:

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Opening weekend saw pot sales soar to nearly $13 million across Missouri

Marijuana sales boomed across Missouri in the first weekend it was legal for recreational use in the state.

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Study Finds Most Children In US Use Potentially Toxic Makeup Products

According to a recent study conducted by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Earthjustice, most youngsters in the United States use makeup that may contain carcinogens and other harmful substances. Read full story on Dynamite News:

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: A welcome revolt against the flawed college ranking system

A handful of top medical schools, including Stanford and Columbia, pulled out of U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings in January, following a similar exodus of more than a dozen law schools, including UC Berkeley, Yale and Harvard, late last year. It’s a welcome development that is overdue. Undergraduate…

WEKU

Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, a NASA official reflects on lessons learned

Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.

ABC News

The Australian spider experiment on board the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia, 20 years ago

In 2003, one of the greatest tragedies in space exploration history killed seven astronauts — and ended an Australian school group's experiment.

Los Angeles Times

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents used their house to bail him out. But they rent the land from Stanford

Shortly before Christmas, FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried, indicted on federal charges of fraud and money laundering, was released on a $250 million bail bond that was secured by his parents’ Palo Alto-area home.

Orlando Sentinel

Lessons from shuttle Columbia disaster could stave off next tragedy

ORLANDO, Fla. — “Never again” is the phrase echoed among NASA leaders recalling the last major tragedy in the space program that occurred 20 years ago this week, when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, never making its way back home to Florida.

The Independent UK

NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster

NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts

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