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Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos plane made the landmark flight from Sion airport in southwest Switzerland on Tuesday, taking advantage of warm air thermals to go beyond the…
As a young lad growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Pittsburg, my school uniform consisted of corduroys the color of Ash Wednesday, a white dress shirt and a maroon V-neck sweater. I walked west from my familyβs apartment on 10th Street, turned left on Montezuma, and arrived about 15 minutes later…
Angela Rayner’s return to frontline politics began in earnest this week as the former deputy leader set out the challenge in the upcoming May elections. “We are running out of time,” she told MPs at a party event. “The very survival of the Labour Party is at stake.” The intention is clear: Rayner wants to…
The British operations of Claire’s, the accessories retailer, have collapsed into administration just four months after their last brush with insolvency, putting more than 1,000 high street jobs at risk. Sky News understands that insolvency practitioners from Kroll were formally appointed as administrators to Claire’s UK and Ireland earlier on Monday. It comes three weeks…
There are one-day high school girlsβ basketball events scheduled for Saturday and Monday that should produce good games involving top teams. First up is an event at Mira Costa on Saturday. JSerra, Flintridge Prep, St. Anthony, Birmingham and Palisades lead the teams scheduled to play. Then on Monday, Rosary in Fullerton will host eight games…
The unemployment rate for 20 to 24 year olds is more than 9% β double the national average. New research shows artificial intelligence is making it even harder to land a first job. Bharat Chander, researcher at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, joins to discuss.
Labour’s left-wing factions have united behind a call for a “major reset” β warning the party will “only survive if it chooses a different path”. The statement, from a coalition of MPs, councillors and activists, comes after a major intervention from Angela Rayner, in which she criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s “un-British” immigration reforms and said…
Black Friday sales do not appear to have provided much cheer for retailers amid continued consumer caution, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 0.1% decline in sales volumes during November, compared to the previous month, when the data is adjusted for seasonal effects due to the pre-Christmas shopping bonanza…
Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, one of the top Democrats running for California governor, on Friday blasted USC and the ABC affiliate in Los Angeles for hosting a debate that he argues purposely excludes all candidates of color. Becerra said and the other candidates were excluded from the televised debate unfairly,…
The government has abandoned plans to postpone 30 local elections in May following legal advice. Labour announced in December it was planning to cancel elections in 30 areas – affecting more than 4.5 million people – to overhaul English council structures. But on Monday, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said it…
