The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to space

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Ed Dwight in the cockpit of an F-104 circa the 1960s.

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  • "The Space Race" is a new documentary about some of the first Black astronauts.
  • NASA trained Ed Dwight and Robert Lawrence to become astronauts in the 1960s.
  • But NASA didn't send an African-American astronaut to space until 1983.

On August 30, 1983, NASA sent Guion Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, to

The remastered Tomb Raider trilogy destroyed my nostalgia goggles

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Screenshot from Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered featuring Lara Croft jumping in the air with a mountain behind her.
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I have been waiting for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered for 21 years. That’s when I first played the second entry in the series, it having been a “gift” from my mother’s boyfriend who gave me both his PlayStation and a handful of games — sans jewel cases — for no other reason than wanting to free up some space in his closet. I played it ceaselessly, enamored with

When is 'The Traitors' UK Season 2 coming to Peacock?

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If you're loving the murder-mystery shenanigans of The Traitors Season 2 on Peacock, you're in luck. Three new international seasons of The Traitors are coming to the streaming service this March.

The Traitors, based on the Dutch show De Verraders, throws reality stars from series like Survivor and the Real Housewives franchise into a castle in the Scottish highlands. There, they'll have to play

A hot economy isn't a good reason for the Fed to 'drag its feet' on rate cuts, former central bank economist says

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In this photo taken while zooming with a slow shutter speed Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference about the Federal Reserve's monetary policy at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington.
Jerome Powell could be adding more risk of a recession by not cutting interest rates, according to Claudia Sahm.

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  • The Fed adds to recessionary risk if it stalls rate cuts, Claudia Sahm wrote in the Financial Times.
  • High rates have already strained markets, and risk damaging the economy.
  • The Fed doesn't need to crack the jobs market to bring inflation down, she said.

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Nikki Haley's campaign blasts Trump over the GOP special election loss in New York: 'Until Republicans wake up, we will continue to lose'

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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

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  • Nikki Haley's campaign pointed to Donald Trump after the GOP lost New York's 3rd district House special election.
  • "Until Republicans wake up, we will continue to lose," a Haley spokesperson said in a statement.
  • Republican Mazi Pilip sought to run on immigration in the New York race, but she was beaten by Democrat Tom Suozzi.

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A San Francisco Lyft driver shares how Waymo's self-driving taxis are competing with his top earnings strategy: short rides

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Nick Boenzi, A San Francisco Lyft driver, said focusing on short trips has helped him boost his ride-hailing profits.

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  • A San Francisco-based Lyft driver said Waymo's self-driving taxis have made the job more competitive. 
  • He also said the growing number of ride-hailing drivers has made it more difficult to make money.
  • The expansion of self-driving services in San Francisco has come
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Here's why Microsoft is going to let you play Xbox games on rival consoles

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Microsoft hasn't allowed its Xbox-exclusive games to be played on other consoles. That's reportedly set to change — and is an admission it's lost the console wars.

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