Reason’s Nick Gillespie with an excellent look at why, when the Olympics becomes about other than athletic achievement, it makes more sense than ever to tune out the Olympics.
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Where will China’s Tianong-1 Space Station Fall?
In 2016 Chinese officials confirmed the country’s first orbiting space station, Tianong-1, had to be scrapped after its functions failed. The station has been making an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere and it is expected that several and/or many big pieces will hit Earth soon. Question is, where?
Chinese Innovation – The Bullet Train That Never Stops (Video)
Twitter Gets Hacked
In the latest online attack, Twitter says hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users.
In a blog posting Friday, Twitter says it detected attempts this week to gain access to its user data. It shut down one attack moments after it was detected.
Good News: Obama Pal Jon Huntsman Makes It Official
Via CNN: Not known for throwing out red meat to conservative audiences, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman warned voters the country is facing an “un-American” future in his campaign kick-off speech Tuesday. Huntsman took...
Federal Light Bulb Ban Creates Jobs in China
A federal law banning ordinary incandescent light bulbs has already had a negative effect on the American economy — GE has closed its last major bulb producing factory in the United States, creating job...