A startup in the Netherlands is using industrial robots to print the largest steel bridge in the world.
A third of the structure is already built in-house, using robots that mount directly on the bridge as they deposit tiny layers of steel. It's expected to be complete and installed by late 2018.
The three-hour meeting - where they discussed Middle East peace, ISIS, and Christians in the region - signals Sissi's interest in forging a close relationship with one of the most influential religious denominations in the U.S.
Oleg Kashin is the author of “Fardwor, Russia! A Fantastical Tale of Life Under Putin.” This essay was translated by Carol Apollonio from the Russian.
Count me impressed, this guy has learned the how of culture change...nix the passionate hyberpole and purity police, go for the human interest, break the kayfabe...
[....] On Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee publicly released for the first time the list of over 2,700 handles provided by Twitter that the social media platform linked to the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russian intelligence agency-linked firm based in St. Petersburg, Russia.
MANASSAS, Va. — The voting for Virginia governor on Tuesday, traditionally a referendum on the party in the White House one year into a new administration, is the big political show of 2017.
But the real weather vane for the country may be many rungs down the ballot in obscure races for the House of Delegates.
Joe Scarborough's new op-ed @ WaPo, with the above headline, is climbing the 'most popular' chart fast. I think it's going viral because readers think it suggests he might have gotten an important leak. I'm not sure people are reading him correctly. The op-ed is mostly a chronological laundry list of stuff that has become known. so that's not the reason for its popularity.
Coming immediately after President Trump’s condemnation of Iran as a “murderous regime” in his speech at the United Nations, Iranian officials thought the offer was a trick, saying they “don’t believe you’re serious.”
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, traditionally a group reserved only for Democrats, are weighing whether to allow Republican members to join, and the talks are growing increasingly heated.
President Donald Trump’s super PAC is drawing up plans to spend $100 million on an all-out push to sell tax reform and elect pro-Trump Republicans in 2018.
[....] Sessions responded: “Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have—did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.”
[....] The storm drenched the region over the weekend before racing into Canada early Monday. It left behind swollen rivers and downed trees that damaged roads, snarled traffic and left millions without power. By Monday evening, more than 1.1 million power customers were still without electricity, including 248,557 in Massachusetts and 137,900 in Rhode Island.
