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NASA has drawn up plans to set up a permanent base on the Moon and is roping in France's Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to help them build it. This will be a key element in NASA's Artemis mission NASA…

Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are embarking on a pioneering venture to construct the first permanent human outpost on the Moon, a critical component of NASA’s Artemis program.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedNASA’s Gemini and Apollo missions, and the Cold War space race in general, understandably expanded the horizons of science fiction writers, who began to portray futures in which the Moon wasn’t just a celestial body to visit but a place to inhabit. This vision, as vividly…

After years of record-low mortgage rates, many homebuyers are frustrated by paying more than 8 percent interest to buy a new home. “Nobody loves rates in the high 7s or 8s,  but they’re not sticker shocked like they were in the beginning,” said Nicole Rueth, senior vice president of The Rueth Team powered by Movement Mortgage. However, using mortgage strategies can reduce monthly payments and save thousands over the loan’s lifetime. Rate buydowns These strategies include 3-2-1 or 2-1 rate temporary buydowns on fixed-rate…

“Shark Tank” celebrity investor Daymond John was issued a permanent injunction against former contestants Al “Bubba” Baker and his daughter, Brittani, as well as his wife, Sabrina, following a hearing in federal court in New Jersey. The ruling makes permanent the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction granted by Judge Robert Kugler against the Bakers last month.The order prohibits the Bakers from further publicly discussing what they have alleged is their “nightmare” experience in the aftermath of their…

The White House's acting national cyber director was informed in recent weeks she would not be considered to serve in a permanent role because of personal debt issues that would make her difficult to confirm, a source with knowledge of the matter said.Kemba Walden, who has been acting director since mid-February, has received endorsements from Democrats and Republicans as well as her predecessor, former National Cyber Director Chris Inglis. White House chief of staff Jeff Zients had praised Walden - one of the few Black…

Luxury brand Hermes' request to permanently block artist Mason Rothschild's sales of "MetaBirkin" non-fungible tokens has been accepted by a court in the US. A jury's verdict declared that the NFT violated the French luxury house's trademark rights in its Birkin handbags. For those unaware, NFTs are unique tokens on blockchain networks that are often used to verify ownership of digital art. According to a report in news agency Reuters, US District Judge Jed Rakoff said the permanent injunction was justified because…

A Manhattan federal judge on Friday granted Hermes' request to permanently block artist Mason Rothschild's sales of "MetaBirkin" non-fungible tokens following a jury's verdict that they violated the French luxury house's trademark rights in its famed Birkin handbags.U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the permanent injunction was justified because Rothschild's continued marketing of the NFTs would likely confuse consumers and irreparably harm the company. Rakoff denied Rothschild's requests to throw out the verdict or…

Credit: INDWELL: MAKING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WORK OR CANADA’S MOST VULNERABLE (2023). New research has shown that when considering how to move Canada's most vulnerable from unhoused to housed, the network of supports available within that housing is critical to its success. Using Woodfield Gate, an Indwell permanent supportive…

A research team from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) confirmed that chronic usage of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, significantly affects male fertility and reproductive outcomes in nonhuman primates. However, discontinuing THC use can partially reverse these effects, improving male reproductive health, with a suggested minimum abstinence period of four months for better fertility outcomes.The research builds on previous discoveries made by OHSU, indicating that persistent use of cannabis…

You might already know that humans are planning to permanently settle on Mars sometime in the near future. When and how that will happen is anyone’s guess, but scientists at the University of Birmingham believe some of the answers could lie beneath our feet.       The researchers have set up a laboratory 1.1km underground in Britain’s deepest mine to investigate how scientific and medical operations would take place in the challenging environments of Mars and the Moon.    The lab is located in…