Tag Archives: Stations

A pesky air leak on the International Space Station (ISS) just won’t quit. Although the crew hoped they had sealed the last crack on the Russian module, long-term observations revealed that the ISS is still leaking air. During a recent press conference, a Roscosmos official told reporters that recent attempts to fix the leak have slowed down the rate of …

WASHINGTON — NASA has paused plans to procure a set of ground stations intended to reduce the burden on the agency’s Deep Space Network, citing uncertain budgets. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existing …

Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge After Funding Cuts  The New York Times ‘We’re at our viewers’ mercy’ East TN nonprofit broadcasters feel impact of federal cuts  WATE 6 On Your Side The voice of California’s redwood country is under attack  SFGATE Public Broadcasting In Hawaiʻi Is OK – For Now  Honolulu Civil Beat A Win for Liberty: Congress Defunds CPB, NPR, and …

President Donald Trump is not the first Republican in office to go after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Kennedy-era nonprofit that manages federal funding to thousands of local TV and radio stations. But he is the first one to succeed. On July 18, Congress approved a $9 billion rescissions request that will claw back $1.1 billion in CPB funding, …

Public media outlets around the country were preparing for the worst. Early Thursday, the worst arrived. The U.S. Senate voted to approve the Trump White House’s proposal to claw back $9 billion in federal funding previously allocated for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The 51-48 Senate vote means that the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which administers the funds for NPR …

Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations  The New York Times Senate approves Trump administration cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid  NPR ‘Long overdue’: Senate Republicans ram through Trump’s clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR  Fox News White House agrees to exempt PEPFAR from cuts  The Hill Senate works overnight in bid to …

CNN  —  PBS and NPR stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on a rare measure called a “rescission,” which would claw back money that was already budgeted by Congress, including nearly $1.1 billion in funding for public media. Here’s what …

WATCH: New York City subway stations flood from heavy rain  The Hill Water rushes into subway, MTA CEO and Chair Janno Lieber responds  ABC7 New York 2 Dead After Vehicle Is Swept Away by Intense Flash Flooding in New Jersey  People.com 2 dead, state of emergency declared in NJ after heavy rains cause flash flooding in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York  6abc Philadelphia …

Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Apple offered a line of Wi-Fi routers that it referred to as AirPort base stations. There was a standard AirPort Express, a higher-end AirPort Extreme with more advanced networking features, and an AirPort Time Capsule that doubled as an external storage drive for backing up a Mac with Time Machine. A few days ago, Apple …