President Donald Trump's attacks on democratic institutions at home and praise for authoritarians abroad has "enabled" and "emboldened" such leaders, experts warn. Russia's government resigned this week as President Vladimir Putin is seemingly taking steps toward becoming president for life, in a move that mirrors similar actions from other autocratic leaders."There is no doubt that Trump…

Elon Musk recently shared details on Twitter about his plans to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050. The SpaceX founder said there would be "a lot of jobs" in the city he hopes to build on Mars.Musk said he plans to build a fleet of 1,000 Starships — the 387-foot rocketship that SpaceX is…

An Airbus A350-1000 performs during the 2019 Paris Air Show. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo An Airbus test aircraft successfully took off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France autonomously without any pilot input. The test was part of Airbus' Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off, and Landing program that explores increasing autonomous technology in aircraft. The success of the test may be…

A new quarterly report by venture-capital firm Space Angels says the "dawn of the entrepreneurial space age" is here.The report's data suggest non-governmental, private equity investment in space startups has surged from almost nothing in 2009 to a cumulative $25.7 billion in 2019.Last year was a record-breaking year for investments, too, both in the number…

Shortly after Trump’s tweet, Khamenei’s official English language account tweeted out that the U.S. government lies when saying it stands with the Iranian people. “If you are standing by the Iranian ppl, it is only to stab them in the heart with your venomous daggers. Of course, you have so far failed to do so,…

When fundraising for his PACs, including one group that was ostensibly raising money for Republican Ken Cuccinelli's 2013 bid for Virginia governor and another PAC that said it helped veterans, Rogers "intentionally misrepresented to donors that these PACs would use the donations to support political causes and candidates," U.S. Attorney Zachary Terwilliger wrote in a…

The ad, stitched together from Obama’s speech presenting Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom before they left office together in January 2017, is part of Biden’s closing argument in the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3. It’s a way to convince Democratic voters that they should put him in the Oval…

Misty Keasler for POLITICO Magazine Keith Kloor is a writer in New York and adjunct professor of journalism at New York University. The three-day conference in November 2018 was called “Operation Classified” and promised attendees they would “come away with a comprehensive understanding of the Deep State.” Featured speakers, gathered at a Hilton hotel in…

Search Seizure — Site aggregated 12 billion usernames and passwords from over 10,000 breaches. Sean Gallagher - Jan 17, 2020 4:42 pm UTC Enlarge / The seizure notice for WeLeakInfo even included the site's logo. Fancy. On Wednesday, police in the Netherlands and Northern Ireland arrested two 22-year-old men believed to be connected to WeLeakInfo,…

Are we sure it's not made from cheese? — The designs were invited by the art and fashion magazine Document Journal. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Jan 17, 2020 4:29 pm UTC Lexus Lunar, by Yung Presciutti, is described thus: "Lexus Lunar is a massive transport vehicle designed to explore and discover the moon safely. The…

When Android isn't Linux-y enough — For now it's for developers only, and you'll need to flash your own OS. Ron Amadeo - Jan 16, 2020 8:30 pm UTC The front and back of the PinePhone. This photo has side views. A real picture of the PinePhone in its shipping box. The PinePhone with the…

cover charge — There are still more tariffs than there used to be, but no new ones at least. Kate Cox - Jan 16, 2020 7:57 pm UTC Enlarge / President Donald J. Trump signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Liu He, in the East Room at…

about 80% of a person's height. This means, for instance, that tall people tend to have children who also grow up to be tall.People usually grow until they reach 18 years of age. Before then, a range of environmental factors can affect how tall they become.This article covers the factors that affect a person's height,…

advantages over dentures, which are removable artificial teeth. Implants:are more natural and comfortablehave a higher success rateimprove chewing functionlead to a lower risk of cavities developing in nearby teethlead to better maintenance of bone at the site of the lost toothcause decreased sensitivity in nearby teethdo not need to be taken out and cleaned every…

Share on PinterestResearchers have uncovered a new gene that may explain the onset of schizophrenia.The new study appears in the journal Nature Neuroscience.Elliott Rees, a research fellow at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, is the first author of the paper.As Rees and…

primary vision care. Their services range from eyesight testing and correction to diagnosing, treating, and managing changes in vision.A person who is training to become an optometrist will attend optometry school, not medical school. It takes 4 years of postgraduate studies to obtain a doctorate in optometry.The practice of optometry involves:conducting eye examsconducting vision testsprescribing…