Daily Archives: 02/23/2017


SpaceX Makes Good on Space Station Delivery a Little Late

SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that held up the shipment a day.   Everything went smoothly the second time around as the station astronauts captured the …


Activists Urge Unilever to Press Myanmar, Help Rohingya

Activists are urging Unilever, a major investor in Myanmar, to speak out against the country’s treatment of its Rohingya minority, which the U.N. has said may be called “crimes against humanity.” More than 10,000 people have joined the Facebook group …


Company Towns Struggle to Reinvent Themselves After Company Leaves

Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis planned to open this year’s State of the City speech by thanking Caterpillar Inc. for its longtime commitment to the central Illinois town, declaring “We wouldn’t be Peoria without Caterpillar.” It’s been that way for decades …


Moody’s Sticks to Initial Assessment of Trump, US Economy

Before Donald Trump won the November election, many analysts were sharply critical of his economic proposals. Some predicted big declines in financial markets, hiring slowdowns and a heightened risk of recession. But just a little more than a month since …