Weather
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, 2 others charged in terror plot reach plea deals
In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press. AP Photo Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and two other men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terror […]
Read More
Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 49 and bury many others in southern India
This handout photograph taken on July 30, 2024 and released by India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel at the disaster site as they rescue victims of the landslide in Wayanad. – | Afp | Getty Images Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 49 people, and many others […]
Read More
Short seller Andrew Left charged with fraud by prosecutors, SEC
Andrew Left, founder and CEO of Citron Research Adam Jeffery | CNBC Federal prosecutors have criminally charged the well-known short seller and analyst Andrew Left with securities fraud related to allegedly using his public platform to illegally profit to the tune of at least $16 million from manipulating stock market activity contrary to positions he […]
Read More
World shatters heat record for the second time in just two days
A worker, called ‘torchers’, works in a charcoal production during scorching heat exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on July 18, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The world registered its hottest day on record for the second time in just two days, according to the latest data compiled by the European Union’s […]
Read More
World logs hottest day since records began — with fresh highs expected in the coming months
Italy extreme weather 230724 EU Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The world’s average temperature climbed to its highest level ever recorded on Sunday, according to the European Union’s climate monitor. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) found that the global average surface temperature rose to 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit) on July […]
Read More
Iran plot to kill Trump prompted Secret Service to increase protection ahead of rally shooting
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
Trump rushed off phase by Secret Services at rally, now at health-related facility
Republican presidential applicant former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Illustrations or photos) Anna Moneymaker | Getty Photos Information | Getty Photos Previous President Donald Trump was rushed off phase by the Secret Assistance at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday soon […]
Read More
Startups are creating balloons to hoist visitors 100,000 feet into the stratosphere
Industrial space flight is turning into far more and far more prevalent, with companies together with SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all transporting paid consumers into house around the past various several years. Men and women fascinated in observing the earth from an unconventional vantage issue may shortly have a different option. CNBC spoke […]
Read More
Significant above the clouds — the rise of stratospheric balloon tourism
ShareShare Post by using FbShare Short article through TwitterShare Post by using LinkedInShare Post via E mail A selection of startups are hoping to hoist vacationers to the stratosphere making use of pressurized capsules and substantial fuel-stuffed balloons. CNBC spoke to a few of them, France-dependent Zephalto, Florida-based mostly Place Perspective and Arizona-dependent Environment View. […]
Read More
Elon Musk’s X deceives end users and breaches on the internet content material guidelines, EU claims
Elon Musk, chief government officer of SpaceX and Tesla and proprietor of X, speaks at the Milken Meeting 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, May possibly 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Elon Musk’s X is in breach of EU on-line information rules as the social media platform takes advantage of “dark styles” to deceive users, […]
Read More