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Robotic Russian cargo ship leaves the ISS and burns up in Earth’s atmosphere (photo)

An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft crashed back to Earth today (May 28) as planned.

The Progress 86 freighter detached from the International Space Station (ISS) today at 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 GMT) and returned to Earth.

Progress 86 gave up the ghost a few hours later and burned up over the Pacific Ocean as planned, NASA officials said in an update.

Related: Facts about Roscosmos, the Russian space agency

Progress 86 was launched on December 1, 2023 atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The cargo ship arrived at the ISS two days later and delivered 2,540 pounds of food, scientific hardware and other supplies to astronauts aboard the spaceship. laboratory.

Progress 86 did not remain empty today; in its last hours it acted as a garbage truck, hauling waste down for incineration in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Four spacecraft remain parked at the ISS: the Dragon capsule carrying SpaceX’s Crew-8 astronaut mission for NASA, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, the Progress 87 freighter and a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo vehicle.

Like Progress, Cygnus is designed for single use. But the Soyuz and both versions of SpaceX’s Dragon – the cargo and crewed variants – survive the harrowing journey through our planet’s skies. Soyuz lands firmly on terra, and Dragon makes gentle ocean splashes.

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More spacecraft will visit the ISS soon. Russia’s Progress 88 freighter is expected to launch early Thursday morning (May 30), and Boeing is targeting Saturday afternoon (June 1) for the first crewed launch of its new Starliner capsule.

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2024 Unico Game set for Kickoff this Saturday at Wyoming Area’s Jake Sobeski Stadium

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Billy Splain | May 29, 2024

Last year the Miners got the 20-7 win. The 2024 UNICO Game, the de-facto “Senior Bowl” for the Wyoming Valley Conference in District 2, will kick off this Saturday at Wyoming Area’s Jake Sobeski Stadium at 7 pm and PFN there to cover all the action!  The Pioneers (players from Pittston Area, Holy Redeemer, Lake  Lehman, Tunkhannock, Wyoming Valley West, Wyoming Area and Wyoming Seminary) look for revenge against the Miners (players from Crestwood, Hazleton Area, Nanticoke, Wilkes-Barre Area, Dallas, Berwick and Hanover Area).

We hope to see many football fans in the stands!! See you there!

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PIONEERS
Liam Carroll, OL/DL/LB Berwick
Jimmy DeAndrea, LB Berwick
Josh Kishbaugh, CB Berwick
Ethan Lear, QB Berwick
Harrison Snyder, DE/TE Berwick
Tyler Winter; RB Berwick
Jakob Daum, WR/OLB Lake-Lehman
Jacob McHenry, OL/DL Lake-Lehman
Justin Pudimott, RB/LB Lake-Lehman
Bayne Raspen, FB/TE/LB/DE Lake-Lehman
Brayden Savage, OL/DL Lake-Lehman
Brody Gregory, OL/DL Tunkhannock:
Austin Holiday, WR/DB Tunkhannock:
Evan Montross, FB/LB Tunkhannock:
Joey Ross, OFF UTL/DB Tunkhannock:
Logan Ross, RB/LB Tunkhannock:
Luke Barhight, FB/DE/LS Wyoming Area
Liam Burke, K Wyoming Area
Aaron Crossley, RB/LB Wyoming Area
Jacob Gustitus, OL/DL Wyoming Area
James Hizynski, TE/DE Wyoming Area
Jayden Jones, OL/DL Wyoming Area
Jacob Krulick, C Wyoming Area
Skyler Pierce, DE/WR Wyoming Area
Sam Rau, DL/OL Wyoming Area
Nick Scalzo, NG Wyoming Area
Anthony VanAuken, OL

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Sony Xperia 10 VI Review: The Last of the 21:9 Mohicans

Sony Xperia 10 VI Intro

Sony made a slight adjustment to its flagship lineup with the Xperia 1 VI, going for a more conventional 19.5:9 aspect ratio and ditching the 4K screen, but there’s still a way to get the essential Sony 21:9 experience for not a ton of money. Enter the Xperia 10 Mark VI.

Sony’s budget offering still sports the aforementioned cinematic aspect ratio, comes with a bright and vivid screen, and features a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm audio jack—features that even flagship phones lack nowadays.

The Xperia 10 VI, however, costs 399 euros and faces fierce competition in this price range. Should you buy one if you’re looking for a budget workhorse, or should you look elsewhere? Let’s find out!Disclaimer: We have a brand new PhoneArena Review Rating system and because of the more demanding criteria of that benchmark, overall review ratings are now lower. That does not mean there are surprising new shortcoming of phones we review, but it is just the way this new rating works. We believe that it gives readers a much better idea of how phones compare to others in the same price class, so make sure to always look at the scores in the context of the averages. You can learn more about our new review scoring system here.

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Sony Xperia 10 VI Specs

A typical midrange affair

Let’s start with an overview of the Sony Xperia 10 VI specs:

Specs Sony Xperia 10 VI
Size and Weight 155 x 68 x 8.3 mm, 164g
Display 6.1 inches, 1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Software Android 14
Cameras 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
Battery Size 5,000 mAh
Charging Speeds 20W wired charge
No wireless charging
Prices 8/128GB for 399 euros

Sony Xperia 10 VI Design and Display

Bright and cinematic

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Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by 2025

Iraq has requested that a United Nations assistance mission set up after the 2003 US-led invasion of the country ceases its operations by the end of 2025, saying it is no longer needed because Iraq has made significant progress towards stability, Reuters reported.

The mission, known as UNAMI and headquartered in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, was set up with a wide mandate to help develop Iraqi institutions, support political dialogue and elections and promote human rights.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, who met with UNAMI chief Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Sunday, said Iraq wanted to deepen cooperation with other UN organisations but there was no longer a need for the political work of the UN assistance mission.

The mission’s head in Iraq often shuttles between top political, judicial and security officials in work that supporters see as important to preventing and resolving conflicts but critics have often described as interference.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Al-Sudani said: “Iraq has managed to take important steps in many fields, especially those that fall under UNAMI’s mandate.”

For her part, Plasschaert praised the important steps and promising initiatives taken by Iraq during the last 18 months, especially in the areas of service provision, infrastructure reconstruction, investment, plans to mitigate environmental impacts and reducing dependence on imported fuel.

Iraqi officials say the country has come a long way from the sectarian war after the US-led invasion and Daesh’s attempt to establish a caliphate, and that it no longer needs so much international help.

Some critics worry about the stability of the young democracy, given recurring conflict and the presence of many heavily armed military-political groups that have often battled on the streets, most recently in 2022.

READ: Iraq government officially requests end of UN mission in Baghdad

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New Pittson Bakery Will Expand Inclusive Transitional Employment Program

Stools line the counter at Coffee Inclusive and a black table with two chairs are in the foreground. The back wall showcases the cafe's extensive menu.Photo credit: Coffee Inclusive

Pittson, PA — Coffee Inclusive is a warm and welcoming community coffee shop in Pittson, PA, launched in 2023 by NEPA Inclusive, now PA Inclusive, a nonprofit committed to creating inclusive and sustainable lives for people with disabilities. The café employs people with diverse abilities alongside experienced baristas and servers. Fourteen former employees with diverse abilities have already found other jobs with the skills and experience they acquired from Coffee Inclusive.

Stools line the counter at Coffee Inclusive and a black table with two chairs are in the foreground. The back wall showcases the cafe's extensive menu.Photo credit: Coffee Inclusive

The success of Coffee Inclusive has inspired a new venture – Bake Inclusive. Bake Inclusive will extend opportunities to even more individuals with diverse abilities and expand PA Inclusive’s transitional employment training program for high school students. This helps prepare students with diverse abilities for successful careers beyond graduation, creating a seamless transition to gainful employment, whether that be at the bakery or somewhere else. It will be located next door to Coffee Inclusive at the Waterfront Warehouse Building.

To ensure the grand opening of Bake Inclusive in the summer of 2024, they are asking for help from the community. The walls are up, and the floor is on its way, but Bake Inclusive has only reached 84% of its $150,000 fundraising goal. The Discount Tire Driven to Care Foundation donated $22,500 to start the fund, and initial hopes had been to reach the goal in 150 days.

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Kurdish parties advocate for continued UNAMI presence in Iraq

2024-05-27T11:52:09+00:00

Shafaq News / On Monday, a meeting of major Kurdish parties in Iraqi Kurdistan affirmed the importance of the presence of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in the country.

Independent Kurdish politician Serdar Abdullah stated, “A special meeting was convened today in al-Sulaymaniya with representatives from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the Change (Gorran) Movement, the Kurdistan Islamic Justice Group, and the Kurdistan Islamic Union to deliberate on the continuation of UNAMI’s presence.”

Abdullah emphasized that “all Kurdish parties present at the meeting affirmed the necessity of UNAMI’s presence in Iraq due to its significant role in supporting the Iraqi government and its positive impact on the country.”

He further noted that “the parties agreed to send two letters: one to the UN Security Council and the other to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. They stressed the importance of UNAMI’s continued presence and plan to dispatch these letters before the Security Council’s meeting next Thursday to discuss the Mission’s withdrawal from Iraq.”

Abdullah added, “At the end of May each year, Iraq submits a memorandum to the UN Security Council outlining its position on whether to retain the Mission. A specialized committee from the Security Council visited Iraq a month ago, holding over 250 meetings with various Iraqi stakeholders and drafting a report. All Kurdish parties concurred on the necessity of UNAMI’s continued presence for the upcoming phase.”

Notably, Prime Minister Al-Sudani had officially requested on May 21, in a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, that the UNAMI mandate be terminated by December 31, 2025. 

He stipulated that the Mission’s remaining efforts for this year should focus solely on completing its work in economic reform, service…

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From Manahahtáanung to New York: The forgotten history of the original inhabitants of Manhattan

Four hundred years ago, a group of emigrants from what is now the Netherlands settled on the southern tip of the island of Manhattan. They settled there and founded New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took possession of the settlement, which grew into New York City. For the Lenape people, the original inhabitants, colonization meant the loss of their lands and their near total disappearance: today only about 20,000 of their descendants remain. The latter are now seeking an apology and compensation from the Dutch government, supported by an exhibition at the Amsterdam Museum that illustrates a colonial period that has received less attention than other former Dutch colonies in modern-day Suriname (South America), the Caribbean and Indonesia.

The Amsterdam Museum and the Museum of the City of New York, together with representatives of the heads of the four Lenape Nations, have joined forces to organize the exhibition, called Manahahtáanung or New Amsterdam? The Indigenous Story Behind New York. Through objects, clothing, historical documents and testimonial videos, the voice of a community is recovered “that returns 400 years later to engage in dialogue because with colonization we lost connection with our land and our culture, and language suffered,” explains Brent Stonefish, spiritual leader of the Delaware Nation, one of the four Lenape.

Stonefish has traveled to the Netherlands in search of an official apology and a form of reparation, and notes that “compensation can translate into support for language conservation and social development.” The other three branches of their people are the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, the Ramapough Lenape Nation, and the Munsee-Delaware Nation. The effects of that process continue to this day and have generated, among other problems, poverty and a lack of self-esteem. The four Lenape nations are federally recognized by the United States government.

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Connecticut Sun survive big game from former UConn star Napheesa Collier, hold off Lynx in OT

UNCASVILLE — Despite starting on an early deficit for the third straight game, the Connecticut Sun remained undefeated in 2024 with a thrilling 83-82 overtime win over the Minnesota Lynx at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday.

Connecticut now stands alone at the top of the WNBA leaderboard as the only team with a perfect record. The New York Liberty suffered their first loss Thursday against the Chicago Sky to fall to 4-1, and no other one-loss team has played more than three games. The Sun’s next game is a road matchup against the Sky on Saturday.

The Sun continued their trend of sluggish starts, trailing Minnesota 23-14 at the end of the first quarter. Star forward Alyssa Thomas had one of her worst quarters of the season, logging just five points and a turnover, and the team struggled to find a rhythm offensively shooting just 5-for-14 on field goals with three turnovers. Meanwhile, former UConn star Napheesa Collier set the tone early for the Lynx with 11 points in the first quarter, and Minnesota shot 62.5% from the field as a team.

“I think our defense early — our energy on the defensive end, our execution on the defensive end, our sense of urgency on the defensive end — hasn’t been there, particularly on ball screen actions,” Sun coach Stephanie White said. “You see a difference when we impose our will and we dictate versus when we when we react, and we were really reactive in that first quarter.”

Connecticut started building momentum early in the second quarter, beginning on a 20-3 run behind seven unanswered points from Brionna Jones. Though the All-Star center is still on limited playing time as she recovers from her Achilles rupture last June, she was the Sun’s leading scorer at halftime with 11 points in…

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