LIVE NOW: Smoke Rises After Israeli Strikes on Beirut

Published on October 3, 2024

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 3. ...

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NASA Switches Off Instrument on Voyager 2 Spacecraft to Save Power

October 3, 2024
NEW YORK—To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft.The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument—designed to measure the flow of charged atoms—was powered down in late September so the spacecraft can keep exploring for as long as possible, expected into the 2030s.NASA turned off a suite of instruments on V

US Layoffs Up 53 Percent in September From Previous Year

October 3, 2024
New data show that employers handed out fewer pink slips in September than in August, when the number was at its five-month high, but layoffs were up significantly compared to a year ago.According to recruitment firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, U.S.-based employers announced nearly 73,000 job cuts in September. While this was down by 4 percent from the previous month’s 75,891, the layoffs wer