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SpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first time - The rocket stage was caught mid air using huge mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks". 12 hrs ago - Science & Environment

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Watch: Cruise ship overturns after collision with tanker in New Orleans -- Around 130 people were rescued from a cruise ship after it was struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday.

21 hours ago

Fifth Canadian soldier dies from injuries caused by large fire at military base -- Pte William Douglas Dal Bianco died from his injuries on Friday, a month after a fire that tore through CFB Wainwright.

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Copper wire upgrade behind US flight suspension, transport secretary says -- The US government is trying to find out whether the chaos was caused by "incompetence" or faulty equipment.

3 hours ago

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from closing Washington DC golf course for renovation -- It is the latest development in a months-long challenge to the US president's plans for East Potomac Golf Links.

11 minutes ago

How telecoms upgrade work sparked US flight chaos -- US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack.

15 hours ago

New Orleans port files $1m lawsuit over 'miracle on the Mississippi' tanker collision -- The lawsuit filed by New Orleans officials also requests that the tanker involved in the collision with the cruise ship be seized and sold to pay for damages.

8 hours ago

How Mississippi's new senator won in Trump's heartland - and what he will do next -- Scott Colom tells the BBC that Democrats can build on his historic election win - and appeal to frustrated Republicans - by focusing on policies to help all Americans.

10 hours ago

'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth -- SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".

12 hours ago

'Miracle on Mississippi' - All passengers rescued after New Orleans cruise ship collision -- The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.

1 day ago

US Air Force says it responded to 'suspected drones' over RAF Lakenheath -- The American military says there were no injuries or damage after "suspected unauthorised drone activity" this evening. -- UK

1 day ago

Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech -- Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.

1 day ago

Pressure grows on Trump's Commerce Secretary Lutnick in fallout from Nvidia scandal -- Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".

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Black Mississippians celebrate a victory almost no one saw coming -- Scott Colom is the first black man to sit in the Senate for Mississippi in 145 years.

1 day ago

What could El Niño mean for winter weather in the US and Canada? -- El Niño winters typically bring more rain in the southern USA and drier, warmer conditions further north but the impacts on snowfall are complex.

1 day ago

Democratic Senate leader Schumer set to face leadership challenge -- Maryland Senator Van Hollen says "new leadership" is needed for Democrats following the party's recent midterm successes.

1 day ago

Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook -- A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.

1 day ago

Two horses briefly board public bus in Detroit -- The city said it will provide additional training for bus drivers after CCTV footage revealed the moment the horses and their riders walk onto the bus.

1 day ago

Military cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth's Veterans Day reprimand -- BBC's Bernd Debusmann breaks down why Defence Secretary Hegseth's group was reprimanded at Arlington National Cemetery and the history behind its strict rules of conduct.

2 days ago

How could the Nvidia CEO's affair threaten US national security? -- BBC's Asma Khalid explains how the Nvidia affair could threaten US national security and risk sensitive US technology getting into China.

2 days ago

How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White House -- Jensen Huang's personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself.

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Before Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators from Mississippi -- The Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.

2 days ago

The rise and fall of Jensen Huang - how the tech superstar became mired in scandal -- Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global tech race has crumbled.

2 days ago

Who is Nvidia's interim CEO Colette Kress - and who could take over permanently? -- Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

2 days ago

Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century -- In a state Trump won two years ago by 22 points, Colom's victory extends a string of Democratic wins in the Senate.

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