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US Returns to the Moon: Private Mission Marks Lunar Exploration Leap
After a hiatus of over half a century, the United States is on the cusp of a historic return to the moon, scheduled for January 25, 2024, marking a paradigm shift in lunar exploration. This mission, however, diverges from the Cold War-era ventures, as a private company, Astrobotic from Pittsburgh, spearheads this lunar probe - heralding a monumental milestone if successful.
Confused, frustrated and stranded at the airport with a service animal
Joanna Lubkin, a Unitarian Universalist minister, has chronic pain and fatigue and relies on her service dog, a 4-year-old black Labrador named Sully, to pick up items she drops, press elevator buttons and brace her when her body weakens. She never travels without him.
US Steel rejects a $7.3 billion offer from rival Cleveland-Cliffs
United States Steel Corp. has said that it rejected a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland Cliffs and was reviewing "strategic alternatives" after receiving several unsolicited offers.
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel said it rejected the offer because Cleveland-Cliffs was pushing it to accept the terms without being allowed to conduct proper due diligence.
American Slovenians hold their biggest annual fest
Americans of Slovenian descent are holding their biggest annual cultural festival this weekend near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, featuring live polka music, presentations of Slovenian cultural heritage, and a sausage competition.
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Can artistry be built into a machine?
One day recently, on a table in Jean Oh's lab in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a robot arm was busy at a canvas. Slowly, as if the air were viscous, it dipped a brush into a pool of light-gray paint on a palette, swung around and stroked the canvas, leaving an inch-long mark amid a cluster of other brushstrokes. Then it pulled back and paused, as if to assess its work.
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More than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.
EU-US to seek shared technology regulation
The European Union and the United States will this week embark on a tricky effort to deepen ties on tech regulation, but with France resisting the project in the wake of a row with Washington over a submarine deal.
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Immersive exhibit celebrates van Gogh in New York
A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating artist Vincent van Gogh has leaned on some Broadway talent for a little razzle dazzle during its visit to New York City.
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Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to 'win the future'
President Joe Biden outlined a huge $2.3 trillion plan on March 31 to reengineer the nation's infrastructure in what he billed as "a once-in-a-generation investment in America" that would undo his predecessor's signature legislative achievement, giant tax cuts for corporations, in the process.
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop below one million; labor market still weak
The expiration of a $600 weekly jobless supplement at the end of July likely contributed to the decline in claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday. Reports from payroll scheduling and workforce management firms suggested a decline in employment in early August due to the spread of new COVID-19 cases across the United States.