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Sun’s strongest solar flare in years knocks out radio frequency The Sun sent out a monster solar flare of high-energy radiation that NASA captured on Thursday in what NOAA Space Weather said was “likely one of the largest” such events ever recorded. Why it matters: These powerful bursts of energy “can impact radio communications, […]

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Its a car! It’s a plane! Its both!

The future is now. By Loz Blain The Switchblade folds out into a two-seat aeroplane capable of 200 mph in the air A year after it was pronounced airworthy by the FAA, and 14 years after it was first announced, the Samson Sky Switchblade is officially off the ground. This street-legal […]

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Hyundai’s robot-heavy EV factory in Singapore is fully operational

The seven-story facility includes a rooftop test track and ‘Smart Garden.’ BY ANDREW PAUL | PUBLISHED NOV 21, 2023 1:15 PM EST After three years of construction and limited operations, the next-generation Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center production facility in Singapore is officially online and fully functioning. Announced on November 20, the 935,380-square-foot, seven-floor facility relies […]

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Leading basketball’s push across Africa

AFRICA Martin K.N Siele. Nov 12, 2023, 1:28am CST THE FACTS Victor Williams is the CEO of NBA Africa. In May 2021, he oversaw the launch of NBA Africa as a standalone entity that conducts the league’s business in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The BAL features 12 club teams […]

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AP PHOTOS: The death toll soars on war’s 11th day, compounding misery and fueling anger

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSUpdated 6:02 PM CDT, October 17, 2023 With airstrikes intensifying and diplomats struggling for answers, the war between Israel and Hamas raged on for an 11th day, with no refuge available from pain and grief. Inside Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, blood-soaked victims of a devastating explosion at a […]

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A Growing Epidemic: Man’s Greed Continues To Spread

Anna Conkling Updated Sep. 27, 2023 6:16PM EDT / Published Sep. 27, 2023 3:29PM EDT  LACHIN CORRIDOR—Scores of refugees are fleeing the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the aftermath of a massive Azerbaijani offensive that forced the ethnic Armenian majority to give up control of the war-stricken enclave last week. In a first since the mass exodus began on Sunday, […]