Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump's reaction 'hysteria'
Russia's space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years, but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space. Read more...
The Pandemic Has Slowed the Divorce Process. Heres What to Expect.
Courts are closed or operating on a limited basis, complicating efforts to end a marriage or renegotiate spousal support. Read more...
Mass testing won't happen in Mexico. That's the way the government wants it
As the United States slowly re-opens its economy, the messaging from health experts has been largely consistent -- to do so safely over the long term, millions more tests are needed. Read more...
Is Pickleball the Perfect Pandemic Pastime?
Ellen DeGeneres recently declared herself among the intergenerational sports ardent enthusiasts. Read more...
Batteries in smartphones connected to 5G lose their charge as much as 50% faster, new study says
The Army is funding new technology that could improve the battery performance on 5G smartphones by a factor of 50, which could help both consumers and the military. Read more...
Exclusive China-owned Playtika hires banks for billion U.S. IPO - sources
Playtika Ltd, a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group, has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise around billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Read more...
Chelsea boys Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori link up with England squad
Abraham is in the squad for a second time, while 21-year-old defender Tomori is set to make his debut after a strong start to the Premier League season at Chelsea under Frank Lampard. Read more...
Long-Term Summer Rentals is the Latest Trend
Like a barbershop newly opened from lockdown, vacation properties are experiencing a surge of bookings. But instead of a week or two on the beach, people are looking for a month or more. Read more...
DEBORAH ROSSPeople coughed and no one scarpered. Imagine that!
Quiz, which told the story of Charles Ingram, who was convicted of cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, was a joy and a hoot. And also deeply fascinating Read more...
Facebook shares plummet nearly 4 per cent as company's OWN employees dump stock
The social networking giant ended the day down 3.79 percent after 99million shares changed hands. Company stock fell 83 cents to close at .11 Wednesday. The stock is down 44 percent from its IPO price of . Read more...
A tale of a wartime evacuee turned conjuror. A wizard twist at the end. But where's the magic?
Here We Are opens in a theatre in Brighton, 1959. A snazzy tap-dancing showbiz personality called Jack Robinson is waiting in the wings. The world of entertainment is on the cusp of change Read more...
Package tours that include Dubai's Miracle Garden revealed
The Holiday Guru provides advice on package tours to Dubai and suggests Alicante to a reader who is searching for a holiday destination with good walks. Read more...
Powell Says Federal Reserve Crossed Red Lines to Help Economy
Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell said that the central bank is pushing its limits and trying to be transparent as it does. Read more...
Spice Grinder, Batteries Not Included
FinaMill grinds spices from coarse to fine, with removable pods that allow for quick swaps. Read more...
A Slider Bun Packed With Whole Grains
Angelic Bakehouse has added tiny buns, made from seven sprouted whole grains, to its sandwich-bread lineup. Read more...
Kate Elizabeth Russell, Annalena McAfee and Nicolas Mathieu This week's best new fiction
At 60, Eve Laing is a famous artist in crisis. She's working on what she believes is a masterpiece, but her marriage has ended in divorce. Read more...
A Novel Imagines the Fate of Twin Sisters, One Passing for White
The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett, considers fraught questions of racial identity, personal freedom and community in a story that stretches from the Jim Crow South to 1980s Los Angeles. Read more...
Musk's SpaceX set for debut astronaut mission, renewing NASA's crewed launch program
Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to launch two American astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending the U.S. space agency's nine-year hiatus in human spaceflight. Read more...