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In 2014, NASA awarded a Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract to Boeing to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station with its #Starliner spacecraft; as part of its contract, Boeing was awarded up to six crewed flights to the orbital complex - after a thorough evaluation, the definitive order has been adjusted to four missions, with the remaining two available as options: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/11/24/nasa-boeing-modify-commercial-crew-contract/. The next Starliner flight, known as Starliner-1, will be used by NASA to deliver necessary cargo to the orbital laboratory and allow in-flight validation of the system upgrades implemented following the Crew Flight Test mission last year - NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than April 2026 to fly the uncrewed Starliner-1 pending completion of rigorous test, certification, and mission readiness activities.

Tinder plans to expand its facial verification feature to all new US users in the coming months, following its rollout in seven countries and in California (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/tinder…

Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfie  | TechCrunch
The facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie.

So the US had a huge case using high-level informants.
Bukele wanted back 9 informants who could expose his govt's deals with that same gang to lower the level of violence,
fueling his image as a crime-fighter.
That Rubio made a deal was known.
That he reneged on informants was not.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders (@profsaunders.bsky.social)
So the US had a huge case using high-level informants. Bukele wanted back 9 informants who could expose his govt's deals with that same gang to lower the level of violence, fueling his image as a crime-fighter. That Rubio made a deal was known. That he reneged on informants was not.

Walking down the staircase, whistling to myself a well-known saxophone melody from 1950s by The Champs, pausing at the right place - and someone shouts up from 5 stories below
TEQUILA!
#tgif

🤯 How India's unplanned hydropower dams and tunnels are disrupting Himalayan landscapes
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-india-unplanned-hydropower-tunnels-disrupting.html

How India's unplanned hydropower dams and tunnels are disrupting Himalayan landscapes
Uttarakhand, referred to as the land of gods, is also known as the energy state of India. It is home to several fast-flowing rivers at high altitudes that serve as the perfect backdrop for harnessing energy from water to produce hydroelectric power.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@xs4me2/115741378134860171
Die ARD is trouwens bij mij steeds meer favoriet om naar te kijken.
Wat begon als zender om Tatort te kijken, werden dat als snel crimi's, daarna kwamen er ook (Duitse) films bij en daarna documentaires.
Allemaal te vinden op https://ardmediathek.de.

Nano Banana Pro is great at following instructions, generates interim "thought images", and makes full infographics with well-rendered text from a short prompt (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/20/nano-banana-pro/

Nano Banana Pro aka gemini-3-pro-image-preview is the best available image generation model
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s Gemini 3 Pro release, today it’s Nano Banana Pro, also known as Gemini 3 Pro Image. I’ve had a few days of preview access …

Kabinet negeert alarmbellen rond nieuwe Zeeuwse #kerncentrales en informeert Tweede Kamer niet over de voorlopige bevindingen t.a.v koelwater

Kabinet negeert alarmbellen rond nieuwe Zeeuwse kerncentrales
Het demissionaire kabinet wil het liefst in Zeeland nieuwe kerncentrales. Maar onderzoeksrapporten die al een jaar op het bureau van demissionair minister Hermans liggen, waarschuwen dat de Westerschelde daardoor zal opwarmen. Ook kunnen de kosten voor de exploitatie flink oplopen. Toch zet Hermans door.

The American patrol satellite had the targets in its sights:
two recently launched Chinese spacecraft flying through one of the most sensitive neighborhoods in space.
Like any good tactical fighter,
the American spacecraft, known as USA 270, approached from behind,
so that the sun would be at its back, illuminating the quarry.
But then one of the Chinese satellites countered by slowing down.
As USA 270 zipped by, the Chinese satellite dropped in behind its…

Military satellites dogfighting as tensions escalate in orbit
U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of war.

Following public outcry,
the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss,
about a month after cutting it.
But rather than sending the money directly to the four programs that are part of a national network helping students who are deaf and blind, a condition known as deafblindness,
the department has instead rerouted the grants to a different organization
The Trump administration targeted the programs in …

Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.