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‘Flight originated from the imagination’: how artists have captured space travel
As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with spaceWearing a shiny silver spacesuit, Alan Shepard clutches his helmet and looks like an archetypal blue-eyed American hero. The 1961 portrait by Bruce Stevenson paid tribute to the first US astronaut in space. It also planted…
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British tourist shocked is by crocodile travel rule in Australia – after she assumed that it was a scam
Millie Mclay, from London, shared a video about her frightening tour experience in the Northern Territory.
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Three people including a child are fighting for life after horror school holiday car crash in Queensland
Emergency services were called to an intersection following reports of a two-car collision on Monday afternoon.
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Work starts to improve walking and cycling routes
The improvements aim to make it safer travel between Sheffield city centre and its suburbs.
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Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says
Analysis finds services cheaper but country ranks 57th in network performance and 70th for download speedsBritish holidaymakers watching online videos while they sit on a European beach this summer are likely to be pleasantly surprised: the signal should be better than at home.Mobile coverage in the UK is worse than in any of the 27…
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Delta flight struck by fireworks while landing in Chicago on Fourth of July, FAA investigates
A fireworks mortar struck a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 carrying 52 passengers as it descended into Chicago Midway Airport on the Fourth of July.
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Minions and Supergirl’s rough weekend shows audiences are feeling franchise fatigue
Both Illumination’s Minions & Monsters and DC Studios’ Supergirl did not due well at the box office over this holiday weekend
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NYPD detective, children shot in separate Brooklyn shootings over holiday weekend
NYPD Detective Robert Karroll was shot in his ballistic vest in Crown Heights as four children were among eight shot in Coney Island over the holiday.
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Anime Expo in Los Angeles Bookends a Boom Year for the Sector and a Growth Spurt for Crunchyroll
The cosplay was typically intense and wildly creative among the tens of thousands of anime fans who turned out over the holiday weekend for the four-day Anime Expo in downtown Los Angeles. But there was one unmissable trend evident in the sea of characters that stood out like a neon sign to executives at Crunchyroll,…
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Delta flight is hit by a firework while landing at Chicago airport as pilot hears ‘loud bang’ while approaching runway on July 4
A Delta passenger jet, on route from Atlanta, was rocked by a loud bang as it was struck by a firework upon descent into Chicago on July 4.