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Space law doesn't protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could
(THE CONVERSATION) April 2025 was a busy month for space.
Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of space, making headlines. Meanwhile, another group of people at the United Nations was contemplating a critical issue for the future of space exploration: the discovery, extraction and uti ... (full story)
Business
Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost its economy as Trump's tariff war deepens
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the U.S. territory attempts to strengthen its fragile economy.
Government officials are jumping on planes to try and convince international companies to relocate their manufacturing plants to the island, where they would be exempt from tariffs. ... (full story)
In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved
SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a collection point.
It worked. More and more men who typically made the deliveries allowed their wives to go instead.
Nand ... (full story)
Mock portfolios
Q: What's a mock portfolio? -- S.B., San Diego
A: A mock portfolio lets you pretend that you own various investments; it can be a good way to experiment with investing. You might set one up at Finance.Yahoo.com or any other site that offers online portfolio tracking. Once you do, study stocks or other investments and decide whic ... (full story)
Local
Where tomorrow's scientists prefer to live − and where they'd rather not
(THE CONVERSATION) Graduate students interested in an academic career after graduation day have often been told they need to be open to moving somewhere they may not want to live. This advice is because of how hard it is to get a tenure-track professor position.
These days, this advice may be less relevant as graduate students a ... (full story)
State
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said.
Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired amid criticism from conservatives that she was adva ... (full story)
To reach Latinos, some Democrats pivot to talk more about the economy and less about immigration
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Democrats have long focused on immigration when courting Latino voters in states like Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey, and Florida, where generations of Mexican, Cuban and other Latin American immigrants have settled and gained permanent legal status.
But Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presiden ... (full story)