The earthquake rattled Philadelphia and registered a magnitude of 4.6, according to earthquake detector website CSEM-EMSC. It was earlier recorded at 5.1. Citizens from major cities including Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC, Baltimore and Atlantic City recorded shaking. The quake hit Delaware at around 9.45GMT. It was relatively shallow at […]
Daily Archives: November 30, 2017
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Who would win this meeting of the minds? (chendongshan via Getty Images) More Dog people are gloating this week amid widespread reports that a recentstudy found dogs to be “smarter” than cats. But one of the scientists who conducted the research says it’s not quite that simple. “We did not study their behavior, so […]
Police raced to the scene following reports of “loud bangs” in the area at roughly 9.22pm local time (8.22pm GMT). Local media have claimed one victim, a man in his 20’s, is in a critical condition following the incident, while another has died of their injuries. They are believed to […]
SAN FRANCISCO – A new edition of an international space exploration planning document to be released early next year will offer an updated plan for human missions to the moon and Mars, emphasizing the role that NASA’s proposed Deep Space Gateway could play. In January, NASA and 14 international space […]
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Orbital ATK on Nov. 28 shipped Yahsat’s long-awaited Al Yah 3 high-throughput satellite to French Guiana for an Ariane 5 launch now scheduled for January. The hybrid satellite, equipped with a chemical propulsion system to reach orbit and electric thrusters for station-keeping once in place, slipped […]
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency today committed 89.7 million euros ($106.7 million) split between a new advanced iteration of the Vega launcher and the successor to a spaceplane demonstrator that flew in 2015. Italy’s space industry, notably Vega’s manufacturer Avio and Thales Alenia Space Italy, will both lead consortiums […]
Bette Midler gave herself an early birthday present Thursday — a big slice of revenge against Geraldo Rivera. Angry that the FOX News correspondent had tweeted his support for disgraced former “Today” show host Matt Lauer, Midler posted part of an interview she did with Barbara Walters back in 1991 […]
PHOENIX — His nightmares had gotten so bad, Marine Corps veteran Roberto Pickering was drinking himself to death. “When I got back from Iraq, I felt like an eggshell, and a basket case,” he said. “And I was just doing all this self-destructive behavior that I could think of to […]