Play Team Shooter ‘Contractors’ for Free This Weekend on Steam

Play Team Shooter ‘Contractors’ for Free This Weekend on Steam

Image courtesy Caveman Studio Contractors (2018), the team-based competitive multiplayer shooter, is running a free weekend on Steam starting today. Contractors will be free-to-play until Monday, July 20th. You can download it now on Steam, which supports your standard range of SteamVR-compatible headsets, including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets. The free

U.S. postage stamps pay tribute to Hispanic Americans

For many years, the U.S. Postal Service has issued postage stamps that reference Hispanic culture or feature Hispanic American celebrities. This year, the postal office issued a stamp featuring the art of a Colombian-born, Washington-based muralist known as MasPaz (Federico Frum). Federico Frum, aka MasPaz Left: Skateboard legend Tony Alva (© Steve Grayson/WireImage/Getty Images) Right:

Clinton’s portrait joins a gallery of secretaries of state

Photo illustration of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s portrait surrounded by other portraits of secretaries of state. (Graphic: State Dept./F. Carter. Photos: State Dept. © Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com © Steven Polson) The Department of State unveiled a portrait of its 67th secretary, Hillary Rodham Clinton, this week, adding it to a historically and artistically significant gallery that includes paintings

Music diplomacy: Helping to ‘see each other’s humanity’

OneBeat, one of the U.S. Department of State’s music diplomacy exchanges, convened musicians from more than a dozen countries to collaborate in Southern U.S. states in April and September. (© Alexia Webster/OneBeat) For decades, U.S. musicians have traveled the world offering beats and solos in a cultural exchange aimed at promoting better understanding between countries.

Cuban American salsa singer Celia Cruz honored on U.S. coin

Celia Cruz quarter design (U.S. Mint) A new U.S. quarter will honor Celia Cruz, the late “Queen of Salsa,” known for her bold costumes and booming voice and for shouting ¡Azúcar! during performances. The coin, scheduled for a 2024 release, is part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, which recognizes the accomplishments and

United with Ukraine [July–September 2023]

The United States and European allies remain steadfast in their support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty. Coming to terms with war trauma in Ukraine [September 19, 2023] Medical specialists from Ukraine visited hospitals in the United States to share insights into treating people injured in war. Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oksana Dmytriyeva (center) tours a U.S. Department

U.S. strategy to address causes of migration shows results

The U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in Central America has proven successful, according to a monitoring report that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently published. U.S. departments and agencies recorded improvements in 15 of 20 key areas from the previous year, according to a progress report submitted to the

Delivering clean power to rural Madagascar

In Madagascar’s Tsarazaza village, people have long relied on candles, solar power or generators for light. The farming community’s remote location, 10 hours from the capital of Antananarivo, has kept Tsarazaza beyond the reach of the country’s power grid. In November 2020, Power Africa, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $1.2 million

Bolstering Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition

The United States supports Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners in meeting their clean energy goals. Above, wind turbines turn in Sidenreng Rappang, Indonesia. (© Zul Kifli//AFP/Getty Images) When Son Nguyen lived in the United States, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. So

‘Star Wars’ actor on how astronauts do science in space

Let actor Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, take you on a journey to see how science in space reflects — or diverges from — innovations you’ve seen in the movies or on TV. On television and in the movies, space adventures are depicted by actors pretending to be astronauts making amazing discoveries. Hamill will