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Akon Announces Launch Of AKOIN Cryptocurrency Mastercard
Back in April, it was reported that Akon planned to build a futuristic “Akon City” in Uganda. Along with Akon City, Akon launched AKOIN, his very own cryptocurrency. Kate Green/Getty ImagesAccording to the AKOIN website, which includes Akon City details and explains how it fits into the “I’m So Paid” singer’s efforts to bring resources and technological…
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Kanye West’s Thanksgiving Prayer Reflects On The Rapper’s Troubled Marriage & Presidential Run
As Kim Kardashian continues to flaunt her relationship with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson, Kanye West continues to make it known that he’s holding out hope that the socialite will want to work on their issues and get back together with him.In honour of today’s holiday, the 44-year-old took to Instagram to share a special prayer, reflecting…
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“Incident” that Occurred During Loading Pushes the Webb Launch Date to Dec. 22nd
At Europe’s Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana, technicians are busy getting the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ready for launch. The observatory arrived at the facility on Oct. 12th and was placed inside the upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry it to space on Nov. 11th. The upper stage was…
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A Space Telescope With one job: Find Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to our Sun, is like a treasure trove with many scientific discoveries just waiting to be found. Part of what makes it so compelling is that our efforts to detect extrasolar planets there have failed to yield any concrete results to date. While the study of exoplanets has progressed…
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Kyle Rittenhouse says he was an Andrew Yang fan but is now ‘trying to stay out of politics’ after his trial
Rittenhouse, who was found not guilty in his homicide trial last week, told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that he was later impressed by Trump.Read original article here.
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B.C.’s Amita Kuttner becomes first trans person to lead a national political party
The Greens have chosen a nonbinary astrophysicist from British Columbia as the interim leader of their party. Dr. Amita Kuttner has been appointed by the Greens’ Federal Council to lead the party until a new leader is elected next year. Kuttner, who is 30, will be the youngest person as well as the first trans…
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A common thread in Waukesha tragedy, Kenosha shootings: Government failure
Both the Kenosha shootings and the Waukesha mass murder happened because the government failed to do its job. Those are the wages of progressive politics. For the likes of Evers, Chisholm and AOC, the wages are good. But the rest of us pay.Read original article here.Written by: Glenn H. Reynolds
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Here are Hubble’s 2021 Photos of the Outer Solar System
If we had to rely solely on spacecraft to learn about the outer planets, we wouldn’t be making great progress. It takes a massive effort to get a spacecraft to the outer Solar System. But thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we can keep tabs on the gas giants without leaving Earth’s orbit. NASA’s Outer…
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Do Sports Still Need China?
Global outrage, broken contracts and shifting politics could change the calculus for leagues and teams that once raced to do business in China.Read original article here.Written by: Andrew Keh