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Author: Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY

Money

Disney, Verizon Fios reach agreement to avoid blackout of ESPN, other channels

December 30, 2018Katharine Lackey, USA TODAYComments Off on Disney, Verizon Fios reach agreement to avoid blackout of ESPN, other channels

Verizon and Disney were in a standoff over ESPN and other Disney channels staying on Fios TV, which has 4.5 million TV subscribers in the eastern U.S.

Tech

Dangerous life on Mars? Humans could be infected and we could kill microbes on the Red Planet

December 18, 2018Katharine Lackey, USA TODAYComments Off on Dangerous life on Mars? Humans could be infected and we could kill microbes on the Red Planet

As rovers like Mars Insight bring humans steps closer to going to the Red Planet we must consider the dangers we pose to it and it to us.

News

Life on Mars: Will humans trash the planet like we have Earth?

December 17, 2018Katharine Lackey, USA TODAYComments Off on Life on Mars: Will humans trash the planet like we have Earth?

Resources on Mars, where NASA’s InSight mission just landed, will be so limitedthat creating a waste stream will be nearly impossible at first.

Tech

Bill Nye: We are not going to live on Mars, let alone turn it into Earth

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018Katharine Lackey, USA TODAYComments Off on Bill Nye: We are not going to live on Mars, let alone turn it into Earth

Bill Nye says the idea of colonizing and terraforming Mars is science fiction: “As respectful as I can be, are you guys high?”

Tech

I trained to be an astronaut on a mission to Mars at Space Camp. Here’s what it’s like.

November 14, 2018Katharine Lackey, USA TODAYComments Off on I trained to be an astronaut on a mission to Mars at Space Camp. Here’s what it’s like.

The challenges of training will only increase as we prepare astronautsfor a trip that sends mankind to Mars – 34 million miles away from home.

Tech

How to become an astronaut: Tales from Mae Jemison and Leland Melvin about training for space

November 14, 2018Katharine Lackey, USA TODAYComments Off on How to become an astronaut: Tales from Mae Jemison and Leland Melvin about training for space

Former NASA astronauts Mae Jemison and Leland Melvin share what it was like to go through astronaut training and launch into space.

Headlines

‘Never seen anything like this’: Idalia deluge still wreaking havoc in Southeast. Live updates

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

A State Department office is giving young people a voice. Abby Finkenauer is leading the effort

August 31, 2023Rachel Looker, USA TODAY

Far-right candidate seduces Argentine electorate

August 31, 2023AP

Hundreds join Nepal gay pride rally

August 31, 2023AP

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Dog repeatedly escapes Michigan shelter, sneaks into nursing home, is adopted by residents

August 31, 2023John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

Kia recalls nearly 320,000 cars because the trunk may not open from the inside

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
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