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It’s become a solemn and sacred ritual in the United States each September 11 — pausing for part of the day to remember the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. While the attacks happened at the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan, the Pentagon across the Potomac River from Washington and a lonely field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the entire nation — and indeed the world — absorbed the horror of airliners being turned into weapons. Demonstrating the enduring legacy of that day in 2001, here are some of the places holding observances around the United States on the 18th anniversary of 9/11: National September…

Democrats running for president have said they would support extending government health care coverage to undocumented immigrants – a big shift since undocumented immigrants currently have little access to federal programs. They don’t qualify for Medicare, aren’t eligible for federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and generally can’t enroll in Medicaid, which provides coverage for low-income people. Even many green card holders typically have to wait five years before they can enroll in Medicaid — and President Donald Trump has changed immigration policy that could discourage even eligible immigrants from signing up. What that means, today is that many undocumented immigrants rely on emergency rooms…

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Government of Punjab, signedMoUto set up a GeM Organizational Transformation Team (GOTT)Project Management Unit (PMU)in the state. The MoU was signed by Additional CEO, GeM, S. Suresh Kumar, and Director Industries, Government of Punjab, C. Sibinat Chandigarh on 10th September 2019. GeM, the national public procurement portal launched in August 2016 has transformed the public procurement landscape in the country with transparency, efficiency, and inclusion. It has facilitated procurement worth over Rs. 34,000 crores of goods & services by various Government Departments, Organisations and PSUs. To further…

The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Onam. “Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Onam!  May this festival further the spirit of happiness, well-being, and prosperity in our society”, the Prime Minister said. He also tweeted in the Kerala language Malayalam. Follow us on Twitter – twitter.com/StarvisionN Like & Follow us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/starvisionnewsenglish

YouTube announced on Tuesday that YouTube Music, a new music streaming application and YouTube Premium, a paid subscription which provides an ad-free experience on YouTube, are now available in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, and Qatar. YouTube Music, with its massive and diverse musical catalog on YouTube, is designed to offer people the music they love and help them discover new songs and artists. Music is the second most popular category on YouTube in the Middle East after the entertainment. Key features of YouTube Music include: Rich musical catalog: From official singles and albums to covers and remixes,…

China on Wednesday moved to exempt 16 types of U.S. products from additional retaliatory tariffs, including whey and fish meal, which are fed to animals, and some lubricants, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance. The exemption will take effect on September 17 and be valid for a year through to Sept. 16, 2020. The ministry said items on the two tariff exemption lists posted on its website will not be subject to additional duties imposed by China on U.S. goods “as countermeasures to U.S. Section 301 measures”, it said. Follow us on Twitter – twitter.com/StarvisionN Like & Follow…

BRAVE Combat Federation has announced its return to Abu Dhabi for October 4th, when the most anticipated rematch in Arab MMA history will take place, as former Welterweight champion Jarrah Al-Selawe gets an immediate shot at reigning titleholder Abdoul Abdouraguimov. The duo fought for the first time back at BRAVE 23, in Amman, Jordan, and will run it back after one of the most evenly-matched fights in BRAVE CF’s history. Abdoul got his shot at the title after two crushing victories against Sidney Wheeler and Rodrigo Cavalheiro last year. He traveled to Jarrah’s hometown of Amman for his title shot and…

Apple is introducing a successor to its iPhone XR today, dubbed iPhone 11. The cheaper LCD-equipped iPhone XR has become the most popular iPhone in the world over the past year, and Apple is now updating it for 2019 and beyond. Like last year’s model, the iPhone 11 includes a 6.1-inch display, and the design is almost identical to last year, too, with the notch at the front for the Face ID camera. Apple is adding new color options, with purple, white, green, yellow, black, and red all available. Apple’s biggest changes are in the camera at the rear of…

RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light-years from Earth. This is a complicated region that contains young star clusters, including one that is deeply embedded in a cloud of molecular hydrogen. By using data from different telescopes, astronomers determined that star birth in this region is being triggered by the effect of nearby, massive young stars. This image is a composite of X-ray data from Chandra (blue) and infrared emission detected by Spitzer (red and orange). More than 400 X-ray sources were identified in Chandra’s observations of RCW 108. About…

ESA is hosting a workshop, in cooperation with the Luxembourg Space Agency, to identify the next steps needed to realize the first space resource utilization, in support of sustained and sustainable human presence at the Moon. The event takes place as part of the Luxembourg Space Resources week. ESA and other space agencies are working towards a sustained presence of humans in space. The Moon will be the place where we develop the capabilities we need to go further.  Key to sustainability is the ability to use local resources to supply future explorers with energy, shelter, food, water, air, fuel,…