Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
via NYT > World News The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Is Accused of Killing Woman in Okinawa
via NYT > World News The matter threatened to revive tensions over the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago.
FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks
via NYT > World News Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try to hide their mental health issues, experts said.
A Climate Change Rebrand
via NYT > World News More politicians have stopped talking about the climate, but the green transition is still moving forward.
2 passengers who helped thwart the FlyDubai attack add details in a TV interview.
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Canada’s Proposed Oil Pipeline Offers Carney Relief From Domestic and Global Turmoil
via NYT > World News The new pipeline from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific Coast may lower separatist tensions in that province while also loosening energy ties with the U.S.
FlyDubai Passenger Who Helped Subdue Pilot Describes Stabbing Attack in Cockpit
via NYT > World News A passenger on a flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday said he watched in horror as the plane’s pilots tumbled out of the cockpit, locked in a bloody brawl.