Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch ups the ante on the commercial space race
Jeff Bezos' blue origins seriously joined the billionaire space race when the new Glenn LockettRoaring from the launch pad at Kennedy Space CenterIn the early morning hours of January 16th. The second stage saw the Blue Ring payload reach orbit smoothly. However, attempts to land the first stage on the drone ship failed. Still, the […]
NYC now most expensive US city to drive into after $9 congestion toll ups driver costs to $27
The introduction of congestion pricing has made New York City the most driveable city in the United States, with drivers facing fees of up to $27 just to enter Manhattan. This is more than double the maximum fee of $10.25 to enter San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge or the maximum fee of $7.80 […]
Cancer screening take ups not back to pre-pandemic levels, charity warns | Cancer
A health charity has sounded the alarm over the drop in the proportion of people taking up cancer screenings, as figures show how effective tests are in detecting cancer early. Breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening programs collectively detected nearly 90,000 cancers between 2019 and 2023, according to analysis by Cancer Research UK (CRUK). This […]
Illinois Dem ups pressure on House to release Gaetz report: 'We care about ethics'
Rep. Sean Kasten (D-Ill.) has accused former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) of sexual assault and detailed drug use allegations in a House ethics report he wants released. He was severely criticized for this. “None of us would want to work in an environment where we could commit the crimes that Matt Gaetz is accused of […]
Judge slashes black UPS driver’s bias verdict by nearly $200M
A federal judge has reduced a $237.6 million jury award to $39.6 million against United Parcel Service in a lawsuit by a black former driver who accused the parcel delivery company of workplace bias and wrongful termination. In a decision released Friday, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice in Yakima, Wash., granted UPS's request to throw […]
Tesla, UPS, Hasbro and Southwest rise premarket; Boeing and IBM fall – Investing.com
Investing.com — U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday, following Wednesday's decline marked by rising yields and declines in big tech stocks. Here are the biggest stocks moving U.S. stocks in the premarket today. tesla (NASDAQ:) Shares rose 13% after the electric vehicle manufacturing giant posted better-than-expected third-quarter profits and said it expected deliveries to increase […]
Harris ups her rhetoric against Trump after armed man arrested outside his Coachella rally
Kamala Harris on Monday accused Donald Trump of becoming “increasingly unstable and unfree,” days after an armed man was arrested outside the former president's Coachella rally. The sheriff claimed it was the third assassination attempt. “Donald Trump is becoming more and more unstable and less free,” the vice president told supporters at a rally in […]
Trump ups his ante with September fundraising haul
Former President Trump's campaign announced Wednesday that it raised more than $160 million in September, in numbers shared with Fox News. The former president's campaign has raised more money than the roughly $130 million raised by Trump's various fundraising committees in August. With less than five weeks until Election Day in November, President Trump faces […]
Pentagon ups US troops to Middle East
Welcome to The Hill's defense and national security newsletter {beacon} Defense andNational Security Defense andNational Security Full text Zelensky calls Vance 'too radical', urges him to study World War II Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with The New Yorker that Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, is “too extreme.” […]
Rupert Murdoch’s REA group ups offer for Rightmove to £5.9bn | Rightmove
Rupert Murdoch's Australian property group REA has increased its takeover bid for Rightmove, Britain's largest online property portal, to £5.9 billion. REA, 61% owned by Murdoch's News Corp, increased its initial offer by around £300 million after Rightmove's board last week unanimously rejected its initial proposal as a “fundamental undervaluation”. The initial cash and share […]