Volunteers Spend 105 Days in Capsule in Dry Run for Space
Date: 21 May 2014
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Austin RAMZY
The researchers raised plants and ate bugs to study how to survive in a space station or lunar base for extended periods.
Reluare miercuri, 21 mai 2014
21 mai 2014 era un miercuri sub semnul stelut al lui ♉. Era ziua 140 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost Barack Obama.
Dacă te-ai născut în această zi, ai 12 ani. Ultima ta zi de naștere a avut loc acum joi, 21 mai 2026, 15 zile. Următoarea ta zi de naștere este pe vineri, 21 mai 2027, peste 349 zile. Ați trăit 4.398 zile sau aproximativ 105.556 ore sau aproximativ 6.333.370 minute sau aproximativ 380.002.200 secunde.
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21st of May 2014 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 21 mai 2014
Inmates’ Newspaper Covers a World Behind San Quentin’s Walls
Date: 21 May 2014
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
Patricia BROWN
San Quentin News, California's only inmate-produced newspaper and one of the few in the world, is honored by chapter of Society for Professional Journalists for extraordinary journalism under extraordinary circumstances; its 15 member staff are all male felons who write from the unusual perspective of having served over 297 years collectively for crimes ranging from burglary to murder and even a Ponzi scheme.
Arthur Gelb, Critic and Editor Who Shaped The Times, Dies at 90
Date: 21 May 2014
By SAM ROBERTS
Sam ROBERTS
Arthur Gelb, who by sheer force of personality was a dominant figure at The New York Times for decades, dies at age 90; Gelb lifted paper's metropolitan and arts coverage to new heights and helped to shape the paper in its modern era.
Family of Detained Egyptian Journalist Says Leaked Images of Him Were Staged
Date: 22 May 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
The family of an Egyptian journalist detained for nine months without charge expressed outrage that images of him were leaked to a Facebook page run by Interior Ministry sympathizers.
Times Minute | U.S. in Nigeria Hunt
Date: 22 May 2014
By CARRIE HALPERIN
Carrie HALPERIN
Also on the Minute, meet Tom Steyer, a left-wing version of the Koch Brothers, and Broadway’s big financial year.
Times Minute | Obama on V.A. Scandal
Date: 21 May 2014
By MONA EL NAGGAR
Mona NAGGAR
Also on the Minute, China and Russia strike a historic gas deal and a new study on the effect of brain concussions in college football.
This Weekend: The 9/11 Memorial Museum
Date: 22 May 2014
By CHRISTIAN ROMAN
Christian ROMAN
This weekend you can visit the new Sept. 11 museum, see art that was made by ordinary people at the American Folk Art Museum or check out the Carpeaux exhibit at the Met before it ends.
House Measure to Change Voice of America’s Mission Is Drawing Intense Debate
Date: 21 May 2014
By RON NIXON
Ron NIXON
Legislation to overhaul Voice of America is prompting intense debate among supporters of bill, who hold it will better enable the broadcast news service to counter Russian disinformation and opponents who say it will turn service into a propaganda tool; bill revises language of Voice of America’s mission to explicitly state that outlet has a role in supporting American 'public diplomacy' and policies of the government.
Times Minute | Military Coup in Thailand
Date: 22 May 2014
By MONA EL NAGGAR
Mona NAGGAR
Also on the Minute, senators press the N.F.L. to change the Washington Redskins’ name and a New York Times summer reading list.