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„În înflăcărate mitinguri, oamenii muncii din Brașov propun ca orașul lor să poarte numele marelui Stalin”, titrează Scînteia din 20 august 1950, dînd semnalul de începere a unei campanii care va avea drept rezultat Decretul prin care Brașov devine Orașul Stalin. Peste 10 ani, în 1960, Brașovul redevine Brașov. Pentru Istorie, rămîne mai mult decît

Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed but declined to identify him. He added that information about what led up to the shooting was limited.

Illustration of a Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) satellite network. Credit: Astranis WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has ended an exploratory effort to add smaller, lower-cost navigation satellites to bolster the Global Positioning System, shelving a program that had been identified as a priority. The effort, known as Resilient GPS, or R-GPS, began in

The mayor of Niscemi, a small town in Sicily, ordered the evacuation of more than 1,500 people after days of torrential rain triggered a massive landslide on January 25, 2026. According to reports from the Associated Press (AP), the landslide spanned about 2.5 miles. As residents evacuate, some homes, vehicles, and other items have fallen

Solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the sun today (Jan. 20) during an event known as perihelion, when it will pass a little over half the Earth-sun distance from our parent star, causing it to brighten significantly. Comet Wierzchos makes its closest flyby at 1:24 p.m.EST (1824 GMT) on Jan.

We live in a world that demands our attention. Sitting down to eat dinner? May as well scroll through the dozens of videos a friend sent. Trying to get some work done? Better check Snapchat first. Can’t sleep? May as well doomscroll through all social media feeds. It may feel like we can’t go more

This artist’s rendering illustrates a precessing jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy VV 340a. (Image credit: W. M. Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko) It's a well-known fact that supermassive black holes (SMBH) play a vital role in the evolution of galaxies. Their powerful gravity and the way it accelerates

Shared universes are all the rage. By setting two or more stories in the same continuity, creators can maximize profits by combining multiple fan bases. They also enhance the world-building, showing how one narrative might have ramifications for another. You’re probably aware of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the MonsterVerse, and other cinematic efforts. These endeavors

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Blink, and your eyelashes freeze together. Exhale, and your breath turns to ice crystals. Expose any part of your skin, and it's instantly threatened by frostbite. National Geographic Explorer  Esther Horvath  has stood in these conditions for hours at a time, documenting science at the very edge of human endurance.    Her work as a world-renowned, award-winning