JULY 28, 2021
Lord West is a former cyber-security minister
The Royal Navy and Britain's merchant fleet, along with most others around the world, rely on satellites for navigation - but what happens if they don't work?
It's a question that troubles the former First Sea Lord, Lord West of Spithead, who has spent months trying to find out if the UK...
JULY 28, 2021
Researchers have for the first time captured atomic-scale images of molecules before and after a chemical reaction--a breakthrough that will help researchers and students better visualize chemistry and could eventually lead to improved electronics.
First Images Of How A Molecule’s Structure Changes In A Reaction. - UC Berkeley
Traditionally, scientists have to infer how a molecule's structure changes...
JULY 27, 2021
Collectively the five companies market value is worth more than a third of the entire S&P 500 index of America’s 500 largest traded companies. - Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
Google, Apple and Microsoft are expected to report record-breaking quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday night as the firms continue to benefit from a pandemic that has created a...
JULY 27, 2021
US Representative Liz Cheney delivered stern opening remarks for the first hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday. - Oliver Contreras/NY Times
Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, issued a defiant challenge to her own party on Tuesday as a special House committee began its inquiry into the Jan. 6...
JULY 27, 2021
Russia finished more than 3 points ahead of the U.S. Britain won the bronze medal. - Doug Mills/NY Times
In midair, soaring over a vault, Simone Biles realized she had lost her way.
She came into the Olympics as Team U.S.A.’s star, expected to bring home gold medals and fulfill the obligations of a global celebrity. The weight of...
JULY 27, 2021
Simone Biles (USA) competes on the vault during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 27, 2021.
TOKYO, JAPAN – Simone Biles pulled out of the Olympic team final on Tuesday, leaving the competition after struggling to land a vault.
USA Gymnastics spokeswoman Carol Fabrizio confirmed to USA TODAY Sports that Biles would...
JULY 15, 2021
Brief Scorecard: India 164 for 5 (Suryakumar 50, Dhawan 46, Chameera 2-24, Hasaranga 2-28) beat Sri Lanka 126 (Asalanka 44, Bhuvneshwar 4-22, Chahar 2-24) by 38 runs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar came back after his first spell to pick wickets. - SLC
As has been the case right through the tour, Sri Lanka were decent with the ball, containing India...
JULY 25, 2021
As many as 22 sites in the southeastern Chinese city of Quanzhou including a temple with links to Hinduism were included to the Unesco World Heritage List on Sunday.
The new listing of “Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China” by the world’s top cultural organisation boosts the credentials of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s maritime silk road,...
JULY 25, 2021
Healthcare Workers Protest Trinity Health Hospital Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate
The U.S. is moving in the “wrong direction” in combating a new wave of Covid-19, and a booster vaccine shot may be needed especially for the most vulnerable, said Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
With half of the country still not fully vaccinated, and with...
JULY 25, 2021
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Rally To Protect Our Elections conference on July 24, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. - Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Arizona State Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita was booed off stage at a rally featuring former President Donald Trump.
Ugenti-Rita, a Republican, was immediately met with a chorus of loud boos after taking the stage...
