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Nov

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space station in new era for NASA

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space station in new era for NASA Lighting up the night sky, four astronauts shot into orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Sunday for a 27-hour voyage to the International Space Station in the first operational...

Nov

Germany risks ‘missing the boat completely’ on fighting VAT fraud

Germany’s inaction in fighting fraud in online sales has been blasted as “incomprehensible” by the country’s state audit office president – given the amount of money spent over the internet. The government takes in €183bn of sales tax each year, making it...

Nov

Mini Vision Urbanaut concept is a weird neon van with a plant inside

It’s definitely not what we’d expect from Mini, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Yeah, there’s a lot of weird van energy going on here. Mini At this point, we’ve seen wild, nonsensical “urban mobility” concepts from just about every car...

Oct

New Jersey might join California ban of gasoline new-car sales by 2035

STEPHEN EDELSTEIN OCTOBER 21, 2020 New Jersey might be the next state to ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars. Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning sales of new internal-combustion cars by 2035; and now a report from the...

Sep

Plastic bags: Government confirms all retailers in England to levy 10p charge from April

Defra announces plan to double 5p plastic bag charge and extend levy to all retailers from next year The 5p charge on plastic bags is being ramped up to 10p and will be extended to all retailers in England from April next...

Sep

MICHAEL B. JORDAN EULOGIZES ‘LEGEND AND HERO’ CHADWICK BOSEMAN

‘I’VE BEEN WATCHING, LEARNING AND CONSTANTLY MOTIVATED BY YOUR GREATNESS’. Actor Michael B. Jordan, who starred alongside Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther, took to Instagram to share a beautiful message about his friend. Boseman passed away over the weekend at the age of 43 following...