NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the Moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby. The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures
CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein points out a trend that has led to the losses of Trump-backed candidates in the 2022 midterms and Republicans’ below-expectation performances. #RonBrownstein #CNN #News
An image of a woman holding a cell phone in front of a Huawei logo displayed on a computer screen. Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE 5G gearto protect national security, joining the rest of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. Artur Widak | Nurphoto
Widespread travel disruption is expected across the UK this morning, as yellow weather warnings for ice, fog and snow remain in place. The Met Office issued the alerts as temperatures were expected to stay well below freezing overnight and combine with wintry showers to create icy conditions. The yellow warnings are in place until later
If you think things are tight for health workers in England, Scotland and Wales, spare a thought for their colleagues in Northern Ireland. In England and Wales, NHS staff were given a £1,400 rise six months ago. In Scotland, unions are considering an offer averaging 7.5%. But health workers in Northern Ireland didn’t receive confirmation
Three sentences from the United States Department of Justice confirmed this key development in the story of Lockerbie. “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi. “He is expected to make his initial appearance in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world, this e-bike company has bigger aspirations. And in the case of the upcoming MATE SUV electric cargo bike, those are aspirations are pretty darn big. The MATE SUV e-bike is designed to haul so much
As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic’s Kusatsu plant in Japan. Combined with a Tesla Megapack storage battery, the hydrogen and solar can deliver enough electricity to power the site’s Ene-Farm fuel cell factory. Tim Hornyak As bullet trains
Stuart Ray, Senior Intelligence Analyst at McKenzie Intelligence Services, analyses Joe Biden’s comment that he is prepared to talk with Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. He describes the Kremlin’s “politically precarious position” after Ukraine has made gains in the annexed territories which the West has refused to recognise. #ukraine #russia #skynews SUBSCRIBE
Republicans in Congress are split on why they didn’t do as well as many expected in the midterm elections, including in the crucial Senate election in Georgia. #cnn #News
Troops are being trained to drive ambulances ahead of strikes as the government holds emergency COBRA meetings to limit disruption while 10 different industries go on strike this week. Over the weekend, government sources said a decision had not yet been made to put in a formal request to the Ministry of Defence but said
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has successfully splashed down into the Pacific Ocean after a 25-day mission around the moon. The uncrewed capsule – designed to carry astronauts on future trips – landed near Guadalupe Island, southeast of Cuba, shortly after 5.40pm UK time. The spacecraft hurtled towards Earth at 25,000mph, slowing to around 325mph after entering
A number of people are in a critical condition after falling through ice on a lake in Solihull. West Midlands Fire Service said a search and rescue operation is ongoing. West Midlands Police said: “We are currently at the scene of a serious incident at Babbs Mill Park, Fordbridge Road, Kinghurst, Solihull. “A number of
The man accused of making the bomb that blew up the Pan Am 103 flight over Lockerbie in 1988 is now in US custody. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al Marimi is said to be the “third conspirator” behind the attack. The US Justice Department has confirmed Mas’ud is in custody and said he will
Vladimir Putin could use any peace talks with Ukraine as an excuse to rearm and recruit Russian troops, the foreign secretary has warned. James Cleverly told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday that negotiations need to be “real” and “meaningful”. The Russian president said on Friday that Moscow may have to strike a deal with
The government is “dangerous, reprehensible and irresponsible” for failing to sit down with nurses to try and avert a strike, Labour has said. NHS nurses are due to strike next Thursday and on 20 December in a dispute over pay and patient safety. It is the first time the Royal College of Nursing has staged
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BEVERLY, Mass. — It’s a gray November morning, and we’re on board a long, yellow school bus. The bus bounces over this Boston suburb’s patched streets in a way that would be familiar to anyone who ever rode a bus to class. But the bus is quiet – and not just because there are no
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An intercepted phone call between a Russian soldier and his mother reveals conditions on the front lines of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. #CNN #News