• The Independent

    Ukraine and Israel aid packages head for House vote in defiance of GOP far right

    The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to advance the process of passing a large foreign aid package before a final debate and vote on passage on Saturday. The foreign aid package passed the procedural hurdle by a margin of 316 to 94. A total of 165 Democrats chose to back the rule put forward by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson – 151 Republicans also voted in support of the rule.

  • Cover Media

    NASA To Send Drone-Like Lander To Explore Saturn's Moon Titan

    NASA has announced plans to deploy a drone-like lander to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. The vehicle, named Dragonfly, is set to launch in July 2028 with the mission aiming to explore multiple intriguing sites on Titan. The lander is set to arrive in 2034. The dual-quadcopter will be the first aircraft NASA operates for scientific exploration on another planetary body. It aims to investigate prebiotic chemical activities that might mirror those from Earth's early life-forming era. The eight-rotor rotorcraft is designed to operate like a drone, with construction and design being led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland.

  • CBC

    N.W.T. film industry wants more funding to get projects off the ground

    The Northwest Territories' film industry is looking for a bigger buy-in from the territorial government. Members of the industry presented to the standing committee for economic development and environment on Wednesday during a public ministerial briefing on the territory's film strategy. Camilla MacEachern, the N.W.T.'s film commissioner, told the committee that filmmaking could help boost the territory's economy.She said the more money the government puts into the film industry, the more comes