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The European Space Agency has waited nearly a decade for the first launch of Ariane 6, a powerful new rocket. But the brand-new vehicle is finally ready to fly, and if all goes well, European nations will once again have independent access to the final frontier, a crucial step for space exploration and the economic goals of the continent's countries and companies.Here's what to know about the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 heavy-lift launcher.When will Ariane 6 launch and how can I watch it?Ariane 6 is scheduled for launch on Tuesday 9 July from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.ESA will stream the flight live on YouTube, starting at 13:30 CEST.Why does Europe need its own rockets?Europe has been without independent access ...

In 1994, when Sumner M. Redstone bought Paramount Pictures for about $10 billion, the equivalent of about $22 billion today, he did more than buy a company. He ascended to a cultural throne.Studios like Paramount, founded in the 1910s, which operated complexes of recording studios and controlled vast film libraries, were valuable companies on the verge of striking a goldmine: the DVD. But perhaps more importantly, they gave their owners a valuable identity as certified members of the cultural elite.Movies still dominated. The top-selling films of 1994 included such landmarks as "The Lion King," "Schindler's List," "Interview with the Vampire," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Philadelphia," "Speed," and "Pulp Fiction." In 1995, when Paramount's "Forrest Gump" won the Academy Award for Best Pictu...

The images are haunting: black-and-white prints of a snow-covered shack and paintings surrounded by barbed-wire fences and skeletal trees, eerie depictions of a World War II camp in France where Jews were interned before being deported to concentration camps.Artist Jacques Gotko created one painting using a background of crushed eggshells glued to a wooden board; for others he used a piece of old tire as a printing block. These were some of the few materials available to him in the camp where he was held before being transported to Drancy, another camp in France, then to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, in 1943.Fragile and rarely exhibited, these works are part of a vast archive of Holocaust-related artifacts, including millions of pages of documents, tens of thousands of pages of testimonies, ...

According to official visitor logs, a Parkinson’s disease expert from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer to this spring, including at least once for a meeting with President Biden’s physician.The expert, Dr. Kevin Cannard, is a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders and recently published a paper on Parkinson’s. The logs, released by the White House, document visits from July 2023 to March of this year. More recent visits, if any, would not be released until later, under the White House’s voluntary disclosure policy.It was unclear whether Dr. Cannard was at the White House to specifically consult with the president or if he was there for unrelated meetings. Dr. Cannard’s LinkedIn page describes him as...

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital on Monday highlighted the growing number of deadly attacks on medical facilities, vehicles and workers in the country this year. It adds to World Health Organization data suggesting that more Ukrainians could be on track to be killed in such attacks this year than last.Prior to the attack on Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, WHO documented 18 deaths and 81 injuries from more than 175 attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Ukraine for the first half of 2024. The organization also recorded 44 attacks on medical vehicles during that period.In all of 2023, the organization counted 22 deaths and 117 injuries from 350 such attacks, and 45 more specifically on medical vehicles such as ambulances. Other organizations have estim...

Bruce Bastian, a founder of WordPerfect Corporation whose word processor was the preferred writing tool during the early days of personal computing—and who later renounced his Mormon faith and funded LGBTQ causes after coming out as gay—died June 16 at his home in Palm Springs, California. He was 76.Michael Marriott, executive director of the BW Bastian Foundation, said the cause was complications from pulmonary fibrosis.In the late 1970s, Mr. Bastian was finishing his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University when he founded the company that would become WordPerfect with Alan C. Ashton, his computer science professor and the nephew of David O. McKay, the influential former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.In the 1980s and early 1990s, Mr. Bastian and Mr...

If the Biden administration prevails, many more electronic chips would be produced in factories located in, say, Texas or Arizona.They would then be shipped to partner countries, such as Costa Rica, Vietnam or Kenya, for final assembly and sent around the world to power everything from refrigerators to supercomputers.These places may not be the first that come to mind when you think of semiconductors. But administration officials are trying to transform the world’s chip supply chain, and they’re negotiating hard to do it.Key elements of the plan include convincing foreign companies to invest in U.S. chipmaking and finding other countries to set up factories to do the work. Officials and researchers in Washington call it part of the new “chip diplomacy.”The Biden administration argues that ...

People who have benefited from mental health therapy often praise its positive aspects, including developing better coping skills, stronger relationships, and a calmer mind.But what happens when a therapist doesn't help or actually causes harm? A psychologist may send out warning signals to a client by yawning during sessions, showing up late every week, or giving bad advice.Patients can report unethical behavior to a counselor's state licensing board, but there isn't always a recourse for those who feel a therapist is poorly trained or inexperienced or just bad at their job. There is currently no federal agency responsible for regulating psychotherapy.Have you ever signed up for therapy but dropped out after treatment was ineffective or even offensive? We want to hear from you...

  Aydın Altus Servis, En Yakın Aydın Kombi Servisi ve En Yakın Aydın Klima Servisi gibi hizmetleri  dikkate alarak, klima bakımında Aydın'da doğru teknik servisi seçmek oldukça kritik bir karardır. Doğru seçim yapmak için nelere dikkat etmek gerektiğini bilmek önemlidir. Klima bakımı için Aydın'da uzman teknik servis seçerken ilk olarak deneyim ve referanslara dikkat etmek önemlidir. Seçeceğiniz servisin daha önceki müşterileri tarafından verilen referansları inceleyerek kaliteli hizmet alabilir ve cihazınızın uzun ömürlü olmasını sağlayabilirsiniz. Uzman Teknik Servislerin Deneyimi ve Referansları Uzman teknik servis seçerken en önemli faktörlerden biri deneyim ve referanslardır. İyi bir klima bakım hizmeti almak istiyorsanız, seçeceğiniz servisin sektördeki tecrübesine v...

A Russian strike devastated a crowded children's hospital in central Kiev on Monday, part of a large-scale air strike that has killed at least 20 people in several cities across Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 40 long-range missiles were fired at targets across the country in the deadly barrage, and that people were trapped under the rubble of a children's hospital. Damage was also reported in central and eastern Ukraine, raising questions about the state of Ukraine's air defenses, just a day before NATO leaders meet in Washington to discuss how to strengthen them.At least 50 people were injured in the bombing, according to Ihor Klymenko, head of the Interior Ministry. Officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise.In Kiev, local authoritie...