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Real-life armageddon: Study shows nuclear asteroid deflection is surprisingly effective

Scientists see this as a much more favorable alternative to nuclear deflection, which would use a powerful nuclear bomb to ...
CERN Courier

Asteroid tests challenge nuclear-deflection models

Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...
IEEE

Load Identification and Deflection Monitoring of Opening Beam on Well-Hole Freight Trains

Abstract: In railway freight transport of over-size cargos, elastic deflection of overloaded structures is the main cause of train-line collision in running. Deflection monitoring remains a challenge ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN

Scientists build an electrostatic 'tractor beam' to move space junk safely

A dead satellite can become a high-speed hazard in an orbit that is already packed with working spacecraft. That risk is why engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder are building what sounds ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Jim Beam union says distillery employees will be reassigned, no layoffs expected

The union representing employees at Jim B. Beam Distilling Co. doesn’t anticipate layoffs after the distiller said it is pausing part of its whiskey production in Kentucky. In a statement to the ...
The Guardian

Bourbon maker Jim Beam stops production at Kentucky site for 2026

Whiskey brand, owned by Japanese drinks group Suntory, to close main distillery amid tariff uncertainty The maker of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey will halt production at its main site in Kentucky for all ...
WDRB

Jim Beam to pause distillation at Clermont facility in 2026, workers reassigned

LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) — Jim Beam is pausing distillation at its Clermont, Kentucky, facility for all of 2026, shifting production to the Booker Noe plant in Boston, Kentucky, according to our ...
The Motley Fool

IRA Contribution Limits Are Increasing in 2026. Here's How Much You Need to Save Per Month to Max Yours Out.

Start planning your strategy now to get a fast start in 2026. Maxing out your individual retirement account (IRA) is a great way to improve your retirement readiness, but it's a tall order. In 2025, ...
Oregonian

Readers respond: Deflection center wasting time

I don’t know how one can describe the Multnomah County drug deflection center’s first year operating results as anything other than an absolute failure and a colossal waste of money, (“With annual ...
The Australian Financial Review

APRA imposes debt-to-income limits on home loans for first time

The country’s biggest banks face new restrictions on real estate lending as regulators pre-empt the risk that a sudden rise in interest rates or unemployment will collide with increasingly indebted ...
The New York Times

The Legacy of Last Chance U coach John Beam: A father to many in the Bay Area

John Beam's impact at Laney College and in Oakland, Calif. is one of love and support. Courtesy of the Peralta Community College District Jordan Whittley is anticipating a phone call that will never ...