A SpaceX rocket ship has blasted off carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed by industry executives and Nasa as a milestone in the commercialisation of spaceflight. The team of four selected by Houston-based startup Axiom Space Inc for its […]
Daily Archives: April 8, 2022
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are engaged – again! Lopez, 52, announced the engagement in a short video posted on her website Friday, in which she stared adoringly at a green-hued diamond ring. “I have a really exciting and special story to share,” Lopez said in a teaser video posted […]
Johnny Depp alleged that his ex-wife Amber Heard cut off his finger by throwing a bottle at him in anger. Here we break down the allegations ahead of their upcoming trial. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are going back to court for a long-delayed defamation trial, and we’re here to break […]
Ukraine seeks more weapons, harsher sanctions on Russia U.S., EU and Britain condemn railway station attack West imposes more trade restrictions on Russia LVIV, Ukraine, April 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine called for more weapons and harsher sanctions after it blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 […]
Piers Morgan has condemned the actions of the Academy Awards who have barred Will Smith, 53, from attending their events despite the Hollywood actor’s resignation. The former Good Morning Britain presenter blasted the Oscars for not taking the same stance with convicted sex offender Roman Polanski. The board of the […]
BEIJING — A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China’s stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the city of 26 million people. Multiple patients have died at the Shanghai Donghai Elderly Care hospital, relatives […]
Democrats in the Senate have sponsored a bill to suspend the federal gas tax through the end of 2022. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Gas prices have paused their rapid ascent, plateauing at a national average of about $4.19 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA. That’s down from record highs in mid-March. […]
Getty Images Amazon has asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a revote on its employees’ decision to unionize at its Staten Island warehouse in New York, Forbes reported late Friday. Amazon has alleged the NLRB used tactics like voter suppression — including only have three voting booths for […]