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New York's Times Square unveils New Year Wishing Wall

The Wishing Wall gives people from around the globe the opportunity to be a part of New Year’s Eve in Times Square by writing their wishes for the upcoming year on pieces of confetti that will be released at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

15/12/2022

Mobility

Meet the activist trying to get self-driving Teslas off the roads

Dan O’Dowd says Tesla’s full self-driving software is unsafe, and he’s filming it running over child-sized dummies to make his point.

15/12/2022

Climate

Suicide rates rise as air quality worsens, study finds

The first of its kind large-scale study examined deaths across the US between 2003 and 2010.

15/12/2022

Culture news

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, 'Ellen' show's dancing DJ, dies at 40

Boss joined "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as a guest DJ in 2014 and went on to become its executive producer in 2020.

14/12/2022

USA

Biden signs into law federal protection for same-sex marriage

The new law is intended to safeguard same-sex marriages if the US Supreme Court ever reverses its 2015 decision legalising them nationwide.

14/12/2022

Tech News

Scientists announce breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy

Fusion ignition is “one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century" Granholm said, adding that the breakthrough “will go down in the history books".

13/12/2022

Culture news

‘Twin Peaks' and David Lynch composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, the highly-acclaimed composer behind many of David Lynch's works, including Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died aged 85.

13/12/2022

USA

Elon Musk has second stab at Twitter Blue paid subscription

After an initial attempt marred by confusion and fakery, Twitter is again trying to launch its paid subscription. But as of 19:00 CET it was still not possible.

12/12/2022

Soul Of The South

How has the soul food menu changed over the years?

In partnership with GoUSA TV

You may have eaten fried chicken or BBQ, but do you know where this food comes from? The history of soul food is a fascinating - and delicious - journey, but what’s on the menu today?

12/12/2022

Ecotech

US scientists have just made a major breakthrough for fusion energy

Huge amounts of money have been spent around the world on developing nuclear fusion.

12/12/2022

USA

NASA's Orion arrives back to earth after landing in Pacific Ocean

Splashing down back onto earth. NASA's Artemis 1 moon ship successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 25-day test flight to the moon and back.

12/12/2022

Mobility

NASA's Orion capsule splashes down after historic Moon test mission

The successful mission now paves the way for a manned flyby mission around the Moon with the crew expected to be announced in early 2023.

12/12/2022

Culture news

Netflix’s new heist series 'Kaleidoscope' can be watched in any order

Kaleidoscope is the latest innovative series from the platform and has been described as a non-linear streaming experience

11/12/2022

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Watch: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano keeps spewing lava

Mauna Loa, located on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted on 27 November for the first time in nearly four decades

10/12/2022

USA

New York Times staff walk out in protest over failed negotiations

For the first time in over 40 years, more than a thousand New York Times employees have gone on strike for 24 hours. This comes after journalists and other workers failed to reach an agreement with the company regarding contract negotiations.

09/12/2022

USA

Brittney Griner returns to US in prison swap with Russian arms dealer

The basketball star faced years in a Russian penal colony after being convicted in a court of cannabis possession at Moscow airport.

09/12/2022

Culture news

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter accused of sexual assault

Carter is being sued for sexual battery after an alleged incident with a teenage girl in 2001, during the boy band’s Black & Blue concert tour

09/12/2022

Culture news

Move over Mickey, the true original Disney cartoon star is back!

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has a new starring role in a short film celebrating 100 years of the Disney company.

09/12/2022

USA

NATO: Sweden and Finland very close to joining alliance, Blinken says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he’s confident that both NATO candidates Sweden and Finland will become members very soon. But Turkey argues that NATO hopefuls have been too lax in ignoring threats to Turkey from Kurdish militants and other groups that it considers terrorist.

09/12/2022

Tech News

US seeks to block Microsoft's takeover of 'Call of Duty' maker

Regulators say the €65 billion deal, which is also under scrutiny in Europe, could hurt competition in the gaming industry.

09/12/2022

USA

American basktball player Griner lands in US after prisoners swap

After a prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi, US basketball player Brittney Griner is now back in home soil after being exchanged with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner was arrested in February on charges of attempting to smuggle drugs into Russia.

09/12/2022

USA

US lawmakers pass bill protecting same-sex marriage

The US House of Representatives passed legislation protecting same-sex marriage in case the Supreme Court ever overturned its 2015 decision that initially legalised them.

08/12/2022

Culture news

New York Times goes on major strike for first time since 1978

As more and more sectors rise up against poor working conditions, this is one of the most significant actions from the cultural sector.

08/12/2022

Culture news

Unseen photos of the last Moon walk, 50 years ago

In 1972, Apollo 17 was the final mission to put a human on the Moon. Newly remastered images bring that trip to life.

07/12/2022

USA

Trump Organization convicted of tax fraud

Donald Trump's company has been convicted of tax fraud for a scheme by top executives to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks such as apartments and luxury cars.

07/12/2022

Culture news

Writer heartbroken over failed book signing receives swell of support

Chelsea Banning spoke out after only two people attended the signing in a bookstore in Ohio.

07/12/2022