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A “meteorite storm” of 1,000 shooting stars per hour could illuminate the North American sky next week

Ready to embrace meteoric uncertainty? Tau Herculids meteor showers can illuminate the skies of North America on May 30th and 31st. Or maybe not. There is a possibility that we will pass through the thickest part of the fragment of the comet that is creating the debris, in which case the night sky will be …

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Instagram has some issues today

If you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, you’re not the only one. Reports on the Internet point to issues with the app more than just Meta images, with many people viewing screens that say they haven’t signed in, blank image posts, “Welcome to Instagram” messages as if they had an account new or sources. …

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More vigilance is needed for monkeypox, the WHO says in member countries

About 200 confirmed cases and more than 100 suspected cases of smallpox have been detected so far outside the countries where it is usually spread, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday, urging countries to increase surveillance of infectious disease. Smallpox, a mild viral infection, is endemic to the African countries of Cameroon, the …

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Kevin Spacey charged in the UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

British prosecutors said on Thursday they had charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Crown Prosecutor’s Office said Spacey “has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.” The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, …

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The Boeing Starliner has landed, but there are questions after the imperfect mission

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed safely in the White Sands Missile Range spaceport.Picture: NASA / Bill Ingalls The Boeing Starliner successfully landed yesterday on the sandy surface of the New Mexico desert, marking the completion of the first unmanned end-to-end test of the spacecraft. It was a perfect landing, but the six-day mission was not without …

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UK prosecutors accuse actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault

LONDON – Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexual offenses, including assaulting three men, following a police investigation in London, the British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday. Police said the alleged offenses had taken place between March 2005 and April 2013, with four incidents in the capital and one in Gloucestershire. …

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The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that Trump, Ivanka and Don Jr. they have to sit in the stools

In a four-page order, the court found that a lower court “properly rejected the appellants’ arguments that the subpoenas issued by the OAG should be set aside.” The Court of Appeals ruled that the parallel criminal investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office does not prevent New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, …

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