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Israeli University Nanosatellites Aim to Democratize Space

Two Israeli universities have launched homebuilt “social” nanosatellites with the goal of making outer-space research affordable and accessible to all educational institutions. “The technology we are testing was done already by NASA but cost millions. […]

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Democrats Win the Senate. What Might Face Businesses?

ASHFIELD, MA — With Democrats sewing up both of Georgia’s Senate seats and with them control of the upper chamber, the incoming Biden administration will have an easier path to passing the kind of tax, […]

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Israeli Docs Unveil Possible Big Step Forward in Battling Cancer 

RAMAT GAN, Israel — Changing the gut microbiome can reprogram the immune system to attack malignant tumors in at least some cancer patients, concludes a recent clinical trial at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. The results were […]

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Taking the Sting Out of the Dreaded Rental Security Deposit

TEL AVIV, Israel — Paying a security deposit when starting to rent an apartment is one of life’s unpleasant realities. For renters, it means money from their pockets is in someone else’s. For landlords, it means […]

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Toxic Gas Leak Kills 4 at Indian Factory 

KOLKATA/ Chennai — At least four contract workers died after a toxic gas leak at a steel plant in Rourkela, Odisha, in eastern India on Jan. 6. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. in the […]