Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats — or around them — as a government shutdown looms. The annual spending …
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Russia just sent a mini menagerie to orbit. The Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite launched atop a Soyuz rocket from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today (Aug. 20), rising off the pad at 1:13 p.m. EDT (1713 GMT; 10:13 p.m. local time in Kazakhstan). Onboard are 75 mice and 1,000 fruit flies, along with a variety of microbes, cell cultures …
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Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3 sees CD Projekt Red reaching near-Terraria levels of surprise support for its now-venerable RPG, but we’ve had to wait for it. After a nearly month-long delay, the update is scheduled to launch this week, and the devs are already teasing what we can expect from the patch. Patch 2.3 will launch on July 17, alongside the …
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