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"Somebody Hit Us": Pilot's Chilling Audio After Miami Airport Collision
While both airlines pledged cooperation with the FAA inquiry, air traffic control (ATC) audio and preliminary regulator findings indicate a breakdown in ground clearance protocols
Philippines' Carmelle Wins Inaugural Eurovision Asia. India, China And Japan Missing From Contest
19-year-old singer Carmelle claimed the crown with her women's empowerment anthem, Sobra-Sobra.
Israel Kills Senior Hamas Commander Who Planned, Oversaw October 7 Attack
A security source told AFP shortly after midnight that Younis, the commander of Al-Qassam's Rafah Brigade, died in a strike "targeting him moments ago".
Bahrain Sounds Alarm For Residents As 6 Iran Drones Attack US Base
Bahrain, which hosts a major US naval base, is one of several Gulf countries that have borne the brunt of Tehran's wrath since US, Israel launched attacks on Iran.
Who Is Bilal Kazi, Indian Student Jailed In UK For 30 Years For Grooming Minor Girls Online?
The case came to light when one of the victims reported the abuse she had suffered to Derbyshire Police in November 2021.
How A Single Router May Have Disrupted US Air Traffic For 5 Hours
The FAA got $12.5 billion to upgrade its badly aging air traffic control and telecom system from Congress and Duffy has asked for $50 billion more for ATC and airports.
160 questions, only one wrong: top scorer in South Korea tax exam admits AI cheating
Fears for national college entrance exam next week as test taker admits sending photos of questions to AI toolThe marks attained by the top scorer on South Korea’s national exam for aspiring tax accountants this year seemed too good to be true. On Sunday, sceptics were proven right when he confessed to using generative AI to cheat.The scandal follows months of speculation after he scored near-perfect marks on hundreds of questions over two exams taken in April and July. It has also raised the stakes for organisers of South Korea’s annual college entrance exam this Thursday. Continue reading...
US Flight Chaos Spills Into Weekend After 4-Hour Stoppage
Airlines are rushing to restore regular schedules, leaving more than 6,100 flights into, out of, and especially within the US canceled and another 7,400 trips delayed on Saturday.
Italy Fines Meta $880 Million For Accessing Users' Photos Without Consent
A Meta spokesperson said "we strongly disagree" with the assessment by the regulators "and the disproportionate level of the fine".
Repair Of Old Copper Wiring Led To Hours-Long Flight Mess: Team Trump
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday's four-hour ground stop was declared after maintenance work to upgrade an old copper wire.
Video: Elon Musk's SpaceX Pulls Off First-Ever Spaceship 'Catch'
Elon Musk congratulated the SpaceX team and posted videos of the spaceship hanging between the chopstick arms, saying the vessel "looks great!"
Anthony Albanese welcomes Trump-Xi-Putin summit – even as European leaders express reservations
‘We think dialogue is a good thing,’ Australian PM says after German chancellor urges the US to work with Europe for peace in UkraineAustralia has endorsed this week’s historic summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in China, even as European leaders warn that the US president must not make major concessions over the war in Ukraine.The three-way summit is planned to take place in Shenzhen, where the leaders will gather for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting. Likened to the 1945 summit at Yalta, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has warned the talks must not lead to a redistribution of influence among world powers or the abandonment of his country, more than four years into the war sparked by Putin’s full-scale invasion. Continue reading...
