A SpaceX rocket carried 53 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation into orbit Friday after blasting off from California. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:07pm., and minutes later the first stage landed on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean while the second stage continued toward low Earth orbit.
Month: May 2022
Two people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in London, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. The pair live in the same household and are not linked to another person who was diagnosed with the disease in England earlier this month. The viral infection is similar to human smallpox and usually causes mild illness,
The Premier League is considering a formal ban on debt-fuelled club takeovers as part of a far-reaching overhaul of its ownership rules. Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs are being canvassed by Premier League executives for their views on the merits of a block on so-called leveraged buyouts. The consultation process, which
The first group of illegal migrants have been told they will be sent to Rwanda within a fortnight under the government’s controversial new immigration plans. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said 50 “illegal entrants into this country” have been served notice and will be relocated as part of a deal new signed by Home Secretary Priti
Heading into the weekend, Greekworks is kicking off its latest sale and discounting a selection of its popular electric mowers in the process. Taking 15% off a selection of ways to get the lawn in shape for spring, you’ll find high-end self-propelled models to go alongside more affordable ways to kick gas and oil to
A shopper at a San Francisco grocery store on May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation is a growing concern as Americans spend hundreds more every month. But some retirees may avoid the sting of price hikes for gasoline, groceries and other costs. Annual inflation rose by 8.3% in April,
5:28 PM ET Reigning PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson, who hasn’t played competitively in more than three months, won’t defend his title next week at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The PGA of America announced on Friday that Mickelson has withdrawn from the PGA Championship. “We have just been informed that Phil Mickelson
In this article TWTR Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk can’t just walk away from his deal to acquire Twitter by paying an agreed-upon $1 billion breakup fee. It’s not that simple. Musk Friday tweeted that he has decided to put his acquisition of
The governor of California has pledged to use the state’s record-breaking $300bn budget to “future proof” it against threatened national changes in abortion access and gun safety laws. With the US Supreme Court poised to possibly overturn the Roe V Wade legislation that gives women a constitutional right to an abortion, Gavin Newsom pledged to
In this article TWTR Parag Agrawal named Twitter CEO on Nov 29th, 2021. Courtesy: Twitter Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said Friday that he still expects the sale to Elon Musk to go through, but he’s continuing to run the company in case it doesn’t. “While I expect the deal to close, we need to be
2:02 PM ET The NFL schedule got released Thursday night, renewing an anticipation for the next season that, honestly, never quite goes away once the final Super Bowl whistle blows. Here are the five most in-demand games of the season, with the average ticket price per sold ticket (via VividSeats): Unsurprisingly, Russell Wilson‘s highly anticipated
The government has delayed plans to crackdown on unhealthy food promotions for a year. Promotions such as buy-one-get-one-free (Bogof) offers and extra free deals on products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) would have been banned under the new measures, part of the wider Obesity Strategy, in October. Instead the promotions will be banned
10:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN There’s a consistent myopia that’s led college athletics down a wayward path for generations. It’s a familiar pattern that spiraled the industry to its current state. Leaders wait until problems manifest and then scramble for eleventh-hour solutions. They muster enough administrative muscle to spit out some type of temporary bubble-gum
Coleen Rooney has admitted she “didn’t know how her marriage was going to work out” after her husband Wayne was arrested for drink-driving during her first testimony at her high-profile libel trial. The WAG is facing off against Rebekah Vardy at the High Court after she accused her of leaking “false stories” about her private
Ukraine’s head of military intelligence says the war with Russia is going so well, that it will reach a turning point by mid-August and be over by the end of the year. It is the most precise and optimistic prediction by a senior Ukrainian official so far. In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Major
What is Elon Musk up to? Not for the first time that’s the question on the minds of Twitter executives, global investors and many of his 92 million followers, after the world’s richest man announced, in a tweet, naturally, that his purchase of the social media platform is “temporarily on hold”. The impact was instant,
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