A US Airways and a British Airways plane sit on the tarmac at Philadelphia International Airport February 17, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All flights into and out of the airport were cancelled due to the severe winter storm Photo: Don Murray (Getty Images) The National Weather Service recorded an interesting weather pattern over the weekend … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The United States obtained intelligence about an Iranian plot to assassinate … Read more
Calls are growing for Nova Scotia to implement a flash flood alert system after a child from the community of Wolfville died amid severe flooding last week — marking the province’s second fatal flash flooding occurrence in less than year. Last week, police said officers received a report at about 7:40 p.m. on Thursday that … Read more
Snow has fallen on Queensland’s Scenic Rim and there were toboggan rides across the border in NSW on Tuesday too. The operators of Spicers Peak Lodge in Maryvale, 130km southwest of Brisbane, said white powder fell across the resort for the first time in almost a decade. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Snow falls in Queensland … Read more
GALVESTON, Texas — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas. Blue tarp covered much of the torn off roof. Gaido scheduled cleanup shifts for the hotel and restaurant … Read more
Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage by the Secret Service at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday after loud cracking noises were heard. Following the loud popping noises, Trump could be seen on video contracting his body to the right, clutching his ear and dropping to the ground. He was then surrounded by Secret … Read more
By the time Beryl arrived, Grenada had already spent 20 years recovering from Hurricane Ivan (2004), a disaster that cost a staggering 200 percent of GDP and precipitated a debt crisis. In neighboring Dominica, Hurricane Maria (2017) caused damage worth 226 percent of GDP: It is now one of the most heavily indebted countries in … Read more
Commercial space flight is becoming more and more common, with companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all transporting paid customers into space over the last several years. People interested in seeing the earth from an unusual vantage point may soon have another option. CNBC spoke to three startups — France-based Zephalto, Florida-based Space … Read more
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Elon Musk’s X is in breach of EU online content rules as the social media platform uses “dark patterns” to deceive users, the European Commission … Read more
President Joe Biden on Thursday said that nothing would make him reconsider his decision to remain in the 2024 presidential election contest unless polling data showed “there’s no way you can win.” “No one’s saying that,” Biden said in a stage whisper during a news conference in Washington, D.C. “No poll says that.” Biden’s statement … Read more
