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 […]
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 […]
Capitol rioter gets sentence quadrupled after meltdown in court
Frank Giustino sentenced to three months after prosecutors initially sought a 21-day sentence prior to his antics By TATYANA TANDANPOLIE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 22, 2023 2:15PM (EST) Trump supporters stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as […]
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 […]
Proud Son of Memphis Reflections On Veterans Day
by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN Nov 11, 2023- Veterans Day seems like a great time to talk about Luke Weathers, Jr. As we celebrate Veterans Day in this country with parades and speeches honoring our nations veterans, both standing and fallen, Memphis, Tn recently added another historical layer to its […]
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 […]
Havana’s once stately homes crumble as their residents live in fear of an imminent collapse
BY ANDREA RODRÍGUEZUpdated 11:09 PM CDT, October 18, 2023Share HAVANA (AP) — The house on Villegas Street, in the heart of Old Havana, looks nothing like the stately two-story home it used to be a century ago, with its high ceilings, wrought iron railings, semicircular arches and stairs covered in white […]
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, […]
South Africa’s Russian trained medical graduates struggle to find job
South African Nomathemba Tshabalala, a Russia trained medical graduate on her graduation ceremony. Over 100 medical graduates in South Africa trained in Russia are sitting at home without jobs. According to a Memorandum of Demands drafted by these foreign trained doctors, last year, they tendered their applications to the Health […]