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Americans are feeling the pain of the affordability crisis: ‘There’s not any wiggle room’

The costs of groceries, housing, childcare, education and healthcare have become intolerable to many Frozen dinners were useful when no one was home to cook. A fancy cheese or apple roll felt like a family treat. But not any more. “We can’t afford to do those little luxuries any more because they’re just too expensive to feed five with,” says Cat Hill. “There’s not any wiggle room.” The 43-year-old from Hornby, New York, has been hit by both higher grocery prices and rising costs for her small business running a horse stable. Under Donald Trump, she worries it may…

Science

New study finds Ozempic and Mounjaro protect the heart too

New research from the Technical University of Munich and Harvard Medical School reveals that popular GLP-1-based drugs, semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), not only promote weight loss but also significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients with type 2 diabetes. Using real-world insurance data, the study found up to an 18% reduction in major cardiovascular events, confirming powerful heart-protective effects that appear to extend beyond weight control. Source link

Stock Market

Upcoming IPO a key milestone, says Shiprocket CEO amid online, qcom boom

Shiprocket Co-Founder and CEO Saahil Goel sees the upcoming IPO is a key milestone reflecting internal discipline, scale and governance, and believes it will set the logistics tech company on a new growth trajectory with India’s direct-to-consumer, online and quick commerce space poised to boom. Shiprocket, backed by marquee investors like Temasek, Zomato and Paypal, had submitted its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi via the confidential route earlier this year, an increasingly popular option among Indian startups as it allows vital financial and strategic information to remain undisclosed during the initial review while the firm obtains necessary…

Space

The Art of Astronaut Photography

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 397, NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matt Dominick share their experiences capturing stunning photography from the International Space Station. This episode was recorded July 17, 2025. Producer’s Note: Don and Matt provided us with much of the imagery discussed in this episode, so please check out those photos further down the page! Transcript Joseph…

China

Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

On November 16, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s most advanced aircraft carrier, sailed into the Caribbean to join Operation Southern Spear – the largest US military deployment in the Caribbean since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Donald Trump is, however, a very different president from John F. Kennedy. Whereas Kennedy endorsed the burden of American exceptionalism to “assure the survival and the success of liberty” at “any price” or “hardship”, Trump promises to prioritise “America… Source link

Space

NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics and space exploration between the two nations. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Australian Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo signed the agreement Tuesday on behalf of their countries, respectively. “Australia is an important and longtime space partner, from Apollo to Artemis, and this agreement depends on that partnership,” said Duffy. “International agreements like this one work to leverage our resources and increase our capacities and scientific returns for all,…

Science

Scientists uncover a hidden universal law limiting life’s growth

Japanese researchers uncovered a universal rule describing why life’s growth slows despite abundant nutrients. Their “global constraint principle” integrates classic biological laws to show that multiple factors limit cellular growth in sequence. Verified through E. coli simulations, it provides a powerful new lens for studying living systems. The work could boost crop yields and biomanufacturing efficiency. Source link

Space

NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract

In 2016, NASA awarded a Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract to Sierra Space, formerly part of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to resupply the International Space Station with its Dream Chaser spaceplane and companion Shooting Star cargo module. As part of its contract, Sierra Space was awarded a minimum seven flights, and the agency previously issued firm-fixed price task orders for four Dream Chaser resupply missions based on the needs of the space station. After a thorough evaluation, NASA and Sierra Space have mutually agreed to modify the contract as the company determined Dream Chaser development is best served by a free flight demonstration, targeted…