#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission

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“#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission” JIUQUAN, China – Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital space. The astronauts rode to Tianhe – the module that will be the living quarters of China’s completed space station – on Shenzhou-12, or “Divine Vessel.” The crew boarded…

# Pantera CEO: Crypto market ‘panic’ is subsiding, now’s the time to buy

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“# Pantera CEO: Crypto market ‘panic’ is subsiding, now’s the time to buy ” The chief executive of Pantera Capital, Dan Morehead, is confident that the big crypto selloff is slowing because he thinks “we’ve seen the most of this panic”. In the monthly newsletter published on June 14, the venture capitalist stated that the…

# Crypto exchange Huobi has reportedly stopped letting new users trade derivatives

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“# Crypto exchange Huobi has reportedly stopped letting new users trade derivatives ” Huobi, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has reportedly restricted derivatives for new and existing users over concerns about China’s regulatory crackdowns. Chinese journalist Colin Wu reported on Twitter today that Huobi had temporarily dropped the maximum allowable trading…

#Jon Stewart tells Colbert it’s obvious COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab

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“#Jon Stewart tells Colbert it’s obvious COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab” Jon Stewart is going viral for a hilarious late-night TV rant in which he insisted that it’s patently obvious that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab. Stewart began Monday by telling Stephen Colbert — hosting his first “Late Show” back in front of a…

# Crypto miners eye cheap power in Texas, but fears aired over impact on the grid

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“# Crypto miners eye cheap power in Texas, but fears aired over impact on the grid ” The recent crackdown on crypto mining in China has seen concerns expressed over the potential impact a hashrate migration could have on Texas’ unreliable electricity market, as an increasing number of dislocated miners eye the Lone Star State….

#More evidence suggests COVID was in the US by December 2019

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“#More evidence suggests COVID was in the US by December 2019” NEW YORK — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by…

#DraftKings stock falls after firm warns of black market link

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“#DraftKings stock falls after firm warns of black market link” Shares of sports betting powerhouse DraftKings tanked Tuesday morning as a short seller alleged the company has exposure to international black-market gambling and organized crime. DraftKings shares opened at $44.95 on Tuesday — down about 11 percent from $50.62 at market close on Monday, according…

#China builds Mars simulation base in similar desert landscape

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“#China builds Mars simulation base in similar desert landscape” China has built a “Mars Camp” in Lenghu Town of northwest China’s Qinghai Province to simulate the environmental conditions on Mars, as part of China’s Mars exploration preparation. The town is known as China’s “Mars Camp” due to its eerily eroded desert landscape that resembles the…

#Sen. Cotton blasts Biden, NATO over statement that goes soft on China

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“#Sen. Cotton blasts Biden, NATO over statement that goes soft on China” President Biden has not done enough to make America’s allies recognize the threat from China, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told Fox News Monday night. “Russia is a threat, [but] China is the threat to the United States and to the free world, and…

#Biden’s G-7 and NATO summit performance only boosts US, Euro foes

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“#Biden’s G-7 and NATO summit performance only boosts US, Euro foes” It’s been all smiles and cheers for Joe Biden on his first foreign tour rolling out a foreign-policy agenda focused on China. And, for the most part, European leaders are playing along with the script. The narrative for the G-7 and NATO summits is…