USA

Mobility

Can I get a seat on the train? Google Maps crowding predictions expand

The search giant says it will show crowding information for "over 10,000" transport agencies as travellers look to maintain social distancing.

26/07/2021

Mobility

Musk's SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for Jupiter moon mission

SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa

24/07/2021

Work

How technology is preventing and putting out raging US wildfires

From computer modelling to predict fires to artificial intelligence and cameras in remote areas, the fight against wildfires is heating up.

24/07/2021

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Man from Idaho wins World Elk Calling Championships

The World Elk Calling Championships was won by an Idaho man

24/07/2021

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Police chase car crash

The Florida Highway Patrol released video on Tuesday, July 20, showing a high-speed car chase on a Florida highway come to a dramatic end as the SUV being pursued by police hits two other cars and then a guard rail before flipping over.

21/07/2021

Climate

John Kerry: The US and China must end world's 'suicide pact'

US special climate envoy John Kerry has urged major polluters to join forces to fight the climate crisis.

21/07/2021

Ecotech

Are climate-friendly cooling chips the future of refrigeration?

A cooling tech firm in the US has just secured $50 million from Goldman Sachs in funding.

21/07/2021

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Blue Origin Launch Return

Jeff Bezos has reached space on his rocket company's first flight with passengers.

20/07/2021

Mobility

Watch: Bezos blasts into space on Blue Origin's first manned flight

Jeff Bezos and three crew left the Earth for a short flight? Find out more here and rewatch the launch.

20/07/2021

USA

Watch: Bezos blasts into space on rocket ship's first crewed flight

“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule touched down on the desert floor at the end of the 10-minute flight.

20/07/2021

USA

Britney Spears says she won't perform under father conservatorship

"Look I'm not gonna be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what I wear, say, do, or think," says Britney Spears amid a legal battle over her father's conservatorship.

18/07/2021

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Major California fire prompts evacuations

A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada on Saturday as critically dangerous wildfire weather loomed in the coming days

18/07/2021

Health news

Researchers have converted a paralysed man’s brain signals into words

A University of California trial that translates brain signals into text has given hope to people suffering from speech loss.

16/07/2021

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'Free the vaccine': Activists protest outside White House as Biden hosts Merkel

Activists lay down body bags outside the White House ahead of a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Angela Merkel to protest the German chancellor’s opposition to Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, which proponents say would vastly increase vaccine supplies to fight the pandemic across the worl

15/07/2021

USA

Nord Stream and China on menu as Merkel meets Biden on farewell visit

As the German Chancellor nears the end of a political career spanning four American presidencies, there are concerns over disagreements with the US.

15/07/2021

Home

Airbnb hollows out cities and increases violent crime, study finds

A new study found violent crime in Boston rose in areas home to the short-term rentals, even as crimes involving tourists remained at similar levels.

15/07/2021

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Small town in North California devastated by wildfire

Beverly Houdyshell returned to her home this week in a small Northern California town to find nothing but ashes and debris.

14/07/2021

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Building Collapse Search Ongoing

Crews continue work at Florida collapse site

13/07/2021

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Virgin Galactic sucessfully completes first fully crewed spaceflight

British billionaire Richard Branson has reached space aboard his own winged rocket ship in his boldest adventure yet.

12/07/2021

Earth News

Why America’s record-breaking night temperatures are so concerning

As North America experiences one of its hottest summers to date, we take a look at what this means for climate change.

12/07/2021

Earth News

California and the surrounding region face catastrophic wildfires

Firefighters are struggling to contain the Sugar Fire, California's largest wildfire in 2021, while the region sinks deeper into drought.

12/07/2021

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New York's gladiators fight in Central Park

Once a month, a bucolic corner of New York's Central Park becomes an impromptu battlefield as combatants in full medieval armor vie before picnickers and passersby, in a demonstration of brute strength and swordsmanship

11/07/2021

USA

Controversial confederate statue is removed in Charlottesville

Saturday’s removal of a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee and another of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will come nearly four years after violence erupted at the infamous “Unite the Right” rally.

10/07/2021

USA

Barricades come down on US Capitol as threat level lowered

A wide security boundary complete with razor wire had turned the Capitol into a fortress for months.

10/07/2021

USA

Biden tells Putin Russia must crack down on cybercriminals

Biden told Putin during a phone call on Friday that the US reserves the right to "defend its people and its critical infrastructure," the White House said.

09/07/2021

World

Pfizer says third COVID-19 vaccine dose could provide greater immunity

Pfizer has said that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine could boost immunity.

09/07/2021