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Water Models Everywhere, PCE Report Says – Expert Reaction

A new report says regional councils are often opting to create their own expensive, customised, and single-use freshwater models to help them make decisions when they could potentially be saving time and money adapting already existing models.

CBSNews.com 

Seine river remains highly contaminated ahead of Paris Olympics

A nasty controversy is brewing in Olympic waters with one month until the Paris opening ceremony. Les Carpenter, Olympics reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBS News to explain why the city's iconic Seine River is still falling short of the requirements needed before athletes dive in.

Times Union 

NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years

NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years. SpaceX, a privately held company controlled by technology mogul Elon Musk, will build the vehicle that will bring down the International Space Station, but NASA will still oversee the eventual mission. The International Space Station was launched in 1998 and is expected to be needed to be brought out of orbit by 2030. Читать дальше...

BangkokPost.com 

Ascend Money bags $195m from MUFG unit

Ascend Money, a leading fintech firm under Charoen Pokphand Group, has secured investment from a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) worth US$195 million to accelerate digital financial inclusion in Thailand, mainly in digital finance and lending to non-bank users.

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NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years - The Associated Press

  1. NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years  The Associated Press
  2. NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle  NASA
  3. SpaceX is building a NASA craft to intentionally destroy the International Space Station after retiring  CNBC
  4. NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station  Space.com
  5. SpaceX to build vehicle that will drag the International Space Station out of... Читать дальше...

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Veteran BJP leader LK Advani admitted to AIIMS

Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, admitted to AIIMS, is in stable condition. Recently honored with the Bharat Ratna, Advani has a long political career, having served as BJP National President and held key roles like Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Born in Karachi in 1927, he joined the RSS in 1942 and has been a prominent figure in Indian politics. Despite losing the 2009 elections, he paved the way for Sushma Swaraj as Leader of the Opposition.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

US Forecast

US Forecast for Thursday, June 27, 2024

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City/Town, State;Yesterday’s High Temp (F);Yesterday’s Low Temp (F);Today’s High Temp (F);Today’s Low Temp (F);Weather Condition;Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Albany, NY;88;63;81;54;Mostly sunny;NW;10;60%;25%;9

Albuquerque, NM;100;71;90;69;A heavy thunderstorm;S;7;53%;91%;11

Anchorage, AK;65;51;66;52;Partly sunny;SW;7;62%;5%;5

Asheville, NC;92;65;78;65;A stray p.m. t-storm;ENE;4;82%;48%;4

Atlanta... Читать дальше...

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

GIFT Nifty down 50 points; here's the trading setup for today's session

"Overall optimism surrounding the Union Budget, increasing FII inflows, and robust domestic economic data contributed towards the positive movement in the market. We expect the ongoing uptrend to continue further," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Ecom Express sets the ball rolling for Rs 3,000-crore IPO

Third-party logistics firm Ecom Express is looking to list on the public markets to raise Rs 3,000 crore, two people aware of the development told ET. The Warburg Pincus-backed company has appointed bankers Kotak Capital, IIFL, Axis Capital, and UBS to take forward the process.