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NASA and SpaceX Set to Make History With Manned Space Launch

For the first time since 2011, NASA will launch astronauts into space from U.S. soil. It will also be the first time ever a private company will get them there.




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The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver review – the cult of fitness

Shriver’s contentious views on diversity thread through the story of a couple’s strained relationship with exercise

Lionel Shriver’s scabrously funny 15th novel presents a dyspeptic view of people in thrall to exercise. In 2013 Shriver’s own daily regime involved “130 press-ups, 200 side crunches, 500 sit-ups and 3,000 star jumps … The jumps take 32½ minutes, or three every two seconds”. The Motion Of The Body Through Space was written, she recently revealed, after she realised that she may be more dedicated to her exercise than to her writing.

The protagonist, Serenata Terpsichore (“rhymes with chicory”), is a 60-year-old woman from upstate New York with a beguiling voice and ruined knees. The former she puts to lucrative use as a voiceover artist and narrator of audiobooks. The latter are the result of a lifetime’s adherence to the doctrine of working out; in particular the belief that 10-mile runs are the key to longevity and good health.

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European Space Agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon

The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the moon.




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David Beckham reveals family has been delivering care packages to the elderly

The former footballer has also been chatting to isolated people on video calls




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Tom Cruise teams up with Nasa in bid to shoot film in space

Tom Cruise is set to team up with Nasa to shoot a movie in space.




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What date is Ramadan and what impact will coronavirus have on celebrations this year?

Coronavirus: The symptoms




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Reversible tricks to give your rental home a high-impact refresh

These creative tricks are easy to put back when you move out for renters worried about their deposit.




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How to Marie Kondo your WFH workspace

Tidy desk equals tidy mind




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Book review: The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver​

We need to talk about exercise, race and gender




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Superdrug to offer safe spaces for domestic abuse victims

A quarter of all UK pharmacies have joined Hestia's 'UK SAYS NO MORE' campaign




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Music Canada and CONNECT Music Licensing Artist Impact Survey Release

March 24, 2020, Toronto: CONNECT Music Licensing and Music Canada are sharing an Artist Impact Survey designed to help the government and the music industry better understand the impact COVID-19 is having on artists within the community. At the heart of the entire community are the creators, and they are at this moment in time […]

The post Music Canada and CONNECT Music Licensing Artist Impact Survey Release appeared first on Music Canada.




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Tom Cruise to shoot movie aboard International Space Station

Tom Cruise is making the first-ever feature film to be shot in outer space.




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Kevin Spacey 'can relate' to coronavirus job loss

The once-acclaimed actor then admitted he felt lost when the #MeToo movement turned his life upside down.




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Manchester United's Harry Maguire to supply a food packages to elderly residents in hometown of Mosborough

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has offered to supply "food packages of everyday essentials" to the elderly in his hometown of Mosborough in South Yorkshire.




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Frank Lampard reveals Chelsea are ready to execute various transfer plans depending on coronavirus impact

Frank Lampard has revealed Chelsea are ready to execute various different transfer plans depending on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Tottenham defender Ben Davies hails impact of 'dream manager' Jose Mourinho

Tottenham defender Ben Davies has described Jose Mourinho as a "dream manager" and says his arrival at the club gave everyone a lift.




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Premier League clubs warned stadiums won't return to full capacity 'for 18 months'

Premier League clubs have been warned they may have to wait up to 18 months before they can host capacity crowds again.




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Manchester United transfer strategy in focus: How figures behind Pogba deal will impact Sancho and Kane plans

Old Trafford officials believe no club will get close to £100m transfers in the upcoming window




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West Ham and Arsenal players return to training grounds as Premier League 'Project Restart' gathers pace

West Ham have joined Arsenal in allowing players to return to their training ground, as football took the first decisive steps towards a resumption.




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Manchester United put Old Trafford capacity increase on hold due to coronavirus

Manchester United have put on hold plans for a small increase in capacity at Old Trafford due to coronavirus.




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Bruno Fernandes among Manchester United stars recalled to UK as Premier League Project Restart gathers pace

Manchester United have told overseas players to return to the UK within seven days as they step up preparations for the season to be resumed.




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'No room' for Australia players getting pregnant says Sam Kerr as Covid-19 crisis leads to packed schedule

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr believes the coronavirus pandemic has put paid to any plans her national team-mates have to get pregnant in the next five years.




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Pelosi to lay down multitrillion-dollar marker with new coronavirus package

The speaker isn’t yet negotiating with Republicans or the White House on the next aid bill.




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Set to be the largest in the tattoo's 69-year history, the Sydney event will include new faces from the Pacific.




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Australia launches defence operation to get Pacific performers to Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Deploying Defence aircraft to bring hundreds of performers to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney presents an opportunity for Australia to gain ground in the battle for influence in the Pacific.




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Space is about to get a funding boost but there are ethical questions to consider, experts say

Space advocates spruik the human benefits but critics say it costs far too much. Ever since the moon landing, space has been seen as a "giant leap" for humankind, but is it in the wrong direction?





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Lenovo's latest gaming laptops pack more efficient NVIDIA graphics

Lenovo is leaping quickly on the latest NVIDIA and Intel technology for its gaming laptops. It's introducing Legion 5i and Legion 7i portables (successors to the Y540 and Y740 respectively) that, most notably, are among the first to use NVIDIA's Advanced Optimus graphics switching. The tech both lowers power consumption in less-intensive moments and ramps up performance in GPU-heavy situations, theoretically giving you added battery life and higher frame rates in the same package. The Legion 7i also touts the option of new GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q graphics if you insist on the best possible visuals.




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Razer's Blade 15 packs an 8-core Intel CPU and RTX 2080 Super

Razer has unveiled the 2020 Blade 15 Advanced with more gaming and content creation power, along with one long overdue addition. To start with, the Advanced model is the first Razer Blade with an 8-core CPU, namely the 10th-generation Intel Core i7-10875. That will make it useful for both content creation and gaming, particularly since you can clock it up to 5.1 GHz.




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NYC Landlady Makes TikTok Video Boasting Package Theft



Abbe Awosanya says she won’t be deleting the video.




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Despite Harsh Impact of Coronavirus Black Faith Remains High



Churches and mosques are find ways to stay active.





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China's next-generation crew spacecraft sticks its test mission landing

After it launched on Tuesday and nailed a series of maneuvers, China’s future crewed spacecraft has made a successful desert touchdown. Built by China’s main space contractor, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), the uncrewed prot...




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Impact: Samuel Piette craintif à l'idée de revenir

Samuel Piette est plus ou moins chaud à l’idée de revenir à Montréal pour reprendre l'entraînement avec ses coéquipiers dans le contexte actuel.




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'Next Olympic Hopeful' DeAira Jackson eager to make an impact with rugby sevens

After being named one of six winners of Season 3 of the TV show "Next Olympic Hopeful," DeAira Jackson began to train as an Olympic rugby sevens player.




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Christine McGuinness details 'heartbreaking' impact of lockdown on autistic kids

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star joined the Loose Women panel via a video call to talk about how children with autism have been affected by the pandemic




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Musk's SpaceX to make satellites 'invisible' after light pollution complaints

SpaceX plans to make its satellites "generally invisible to the naked eye within a week of launch" following complaints about light pollution.




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'Jurassic Park was wrong': Raptors hunted alone and not in packs

Scientists have challenged a key plot point of the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park with new research suggesting raptors hunted alone rather than in packs.




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Tom Cruise aims higher with movie shot on space station

Action star Tom Cruise is working on a movie shot in outer space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on Tuesday.




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Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase Sierra Nevada snowpack

Thinning the Sierra Nevada forest by removing trees by hand or using heavy machinery is one of the few tools available to manage forests. However, finding the best way to thin forests by removing select trees to maximize the forest's benefits for water quantity, water quality, wildfire risk and wildlife habitat remains a challenge for resource managers.




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Telescopes and spacecraft join forces to probe deep into Jupiter's atmosphere

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have teamed up with the Juno spacecraft to probe the mightiest storms in the solar system, taking place more than 500 million miles away on the giant planet Jupiter.




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Understanding the impact of COVID-19 in pets and livestock

A new paper identifies the critical need for research on the ability of the COVID-19 virus to infect certain animal species, the transmissibility of infection between humans and those animals, and the impact infection could have on food security and the economy.




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'Our souls are coming to the fore': The impact of pandemic on faith

Though each religion has faced different challenge, they share the view the lockdown has presented us with insight we might not have had.




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Co-op launches new funeral Covid-19 funeral packages

The company wants to ensure mourners can still say their goodbyes.




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People want to see green spaces prioritised after lockdown – poll

Survey finds people are appreciating their local parks, countryside and green belt more.




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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces £2bn package to boost cycling and pedestrian capacity

The Secretary of State will be joined at Downing Street with deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam.




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Taylor packs up his swag and sells the farm

Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long — and sometimes politically painful — association with the rural industry has come to an end.




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Taylor packs up his swag and sells the farm

Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long — and sometimes politically painful — association with the rural industry has come to an end.




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$52.8m boost for aeromedical capacity to respond to rural COVID-19 cases

The funding for services like the RFDS will allow them to evacuate coronavirus patients to larger medical centres and fly in medical workers and equipment for regional respiratory clinics.