💫 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the highly detailed landscape of the so-called “Pillars of Creation.”
The pillars are part of the Eagle Nebula, also known as M-16, in the plane of the Milky Way some 6,500 light years from Earth.
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The pillars are part of the Eagle Nebula, also known as M-16, in the plane of the Milky Way some 6,500 light years from Earth.
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❗️UK Government Chief Whip Wendy Morton and her Deputy Craig Whittaker have resigned from Liz Truss’ government following a brutal fight to contain a parliamentary rebellion on Wednesday, Bloomberg reports.
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‼️ Local Media Reports Shots Fired, Explosion Detected on Left Bank of Dnepr in Kiev ➡️ LIVE UPDATES
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🚨 Officers Respond to 'Suspicious Vehicle' Near US Capitol Building
The US Capitol Police (USCP) said on Wednesday that its officers responded to a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity of the Capitol building.
"Our officers responded to the 100 block of East Capitol Street for a suspicious vehicle. Please stay away from the area," USCP said via Twitter.
A Fox News correspondent said that a police service dog picked up a trace of something in the vehicle, adding that there was a concern about the presence of weapons in the vehicle. The correspondent added that at least two persons are in custody as a result of the ongoing investigation.
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The US Capitol Police (USCP) said on Wednesday that its officers responded to a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity of the Capitol building.
"Our officers responded to the 100 block of East Capitol Street for a suspicious vehicle. Please stay away from the area," USCP said via Twitter.
A Fox News correspondent said that a police service dog picked up a trace of something in the vehicle, adding that there was a concern about the presence of weapons in the vehicle. The correspondent added that at least two persons are in custody as a result of the ongoing investigation.
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🚨 Officers Respond to 'Suspicious Vehicle' Near US Capitol Building The US Capitol Police (USCP) said on Wednesday that its officers responded to a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity of the Capitol building. "Our officers responded to the 100 block of…
‼️ JUST IN: Three people have been detained in connection to Capitol Police's ongoing investigation into a "suspicious vehicle"
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🔺 Trouble in the garden of paradise: Europe is engulfed in cost-of-living unrest amid energy crisis
🔺 Look everybody, the 'peacekeepers' are here! While people take to the streets of Haiti to protest against another military intervention in the country, the US and UN are preparing to do just that
🔺 The Russians did it… and they will do it again! US media can’t stop harping on non-existent election interference
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🔺 Look everybody, the 'peacekeepers' are here! While people take to the streets of Haiti to protest against another military intervention in the country, the US and UN are preparing to do just that
🔺 The Russians did it… and they will do it again! US media can’t stop harping on non-existent election interference
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🇬🇧 UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise
Food prices jumped 14.6% in the year through September, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. That pushed consumer price inflation back to 10.1%, the highest since early 1982 and equal to the level last reached in July.
The figures immediately fueled demands that the government do more to help families and retirees as it struggles to regain credibility after an ill-fated package of tax cuts roiled financial markets. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt ditched the package after he took office last week, but he has warned that this will be a difficult winter and spending reductions also will be needed.
The European Central Bank at its meeting next week is expected to make another big increase to curtail record inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency. The EU’s statistics agency, on Wednesday adjusted eurozone inflation for September down slightly to 9.9%.
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Food prices jumped 14.6% in the year through September, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. That pushed consumer price inflation back to 10.1%, the highest since early 1982 and equal to the level last reached in July.
The figures immediately fueled demands that the government do more to help families and retirees as it struggles to regain credibility after an ill-fated package of tax cuts roiled financial markets. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt ditched the package after he took office last week, but he has warned that this will be a difficult winter and spending reductions also will be needed.
The European Central Bank at its meeting next week is expected to make another big increase to curtail record inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency. The EU’s statistics agency, on Wednesday adjusted eurozone inflation for September down slightly to 9.9%.
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🚨 Officers Respond to 'Suspicious Vehicle' Near US Capitol Building The US Capitol Police (USCP) said on Wednesday that its officers responded to a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity of the Capitol building. "Our officers responded to the 100 block of…
‼️ LATEST: All Clear Given After Three Detained Over 'Suspicious Vehicle' Near US Capitol Building
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✈️ Spirit Airlines shareholders approve $3.8B sale to JetBlue
Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust regulators. JetBlue emerged as the winner in a bidding war with Frontier to acquire Spirit, the nation’s biggest budget airline.
The deal would make New York-based JetBlue the nation’s fifth-biggest airline with more than 450 planes and about 7,000 pilots and — it hopes — help it win customers from the bigger airlines.
If regulators kill the sale, JetBlue would pay $70 million to Spirit, which is based in Miramar, Florida, and $400 million to Spirit shareholders.
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Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust regulators. JetBlue emerged as the winner in a bidding war with Frontier to acquire Spirit, the nation’s biggest budget airline.
The deal would make New York-based JetBlue the nation’s fifth-biggest airline with more than 450 planes and about 7,000 pilots and — it hopes — help it win customers from the bigger airlines.
If regulators kill the sale, JetBlue would pay $70 million to Spirit, which is based in Miramar, Florida, and $400 million to Spirit shareholders.
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🚙 BMW investing $1.7B in S Carolina as automaker shifts to EVs
BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric-battery plant nearby.
The German automaker’s announcement Wednesday reflects its commitment to transitioning to electric-vehicle production in North America, in line with similarly ambitious plans by other major automakers.
The investment in the 7-million-square-foot vehicle factory, would add an unspecified number of jobs to the more than 11,000 workers there. The battery plant, to be built in nearby Woodruff, will employ 300, the company said, with hiring to begin within a few years. In addition, BMW said it has signed a deal with Envision AESC of Japan to supply battery cells for a new class of at least six electric SUVs that will be built at the plant in Greer by 2030.
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BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric-battery plant nearby.
The German automaker’s announcement Wednesday reflects its commitment to transitioning to electric-vehicle production in North America, in line with similarly ambitious plans by other major automakers.
The investment in the 7-million-square-foot vehicle factory, would add an unspecified number of jobs to the more than 11,000 workers there. The battery plant, to be built in nearby Woodruff, will employ 300, the company said, with hiring to begin within a few years. In addition, BMW said it has signed a deal with Envision AESC of Japan to supply battery cells for a new class of at least six electric SUVs that will be built at the plant in Greer by 2030.
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💉 Cancer vaccine may be ready by 2030
Professor Ozlem Tureci and her husband, professor Ugur Sahin, with whom she cofounded the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, said in an interview that they thought cancer vaccines could be widely available "before 2030."
The husband-and-wife duo founded BioNTech in 2008 originally to develop and produce treatments for individualized cancer immunotherapy, using mRNA technology. But when the pandemic hit, they adapted this technology to create one of the first and most effective COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer.
In this recent interview, the two professors explained that their experience of developing the COVID vaccine could help accelerate their work on a cancer vaccine as it launched the mRNA technology into the mainstream. Many other pharmaceutical companies, including vaccine-maker Moderna, are also working on mRNA vaccines to target specific cancers.
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Professor Ozlem Tureci and her husband, professor Ugur Sahin, with whom she cofounded the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, said in an interview that they thought cancer vaccines could be widely available "before 2030."
The husband-and-wife duo founded BioNTech in 2008 originally to develop and produce treatments for individualized cancer immunotherapy, using mRNA technology. But when the pandemic hit, they adapted this technology to create one of the first and most effective COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer.
In this recent interview, the two professors explained that their experience of developing the COVID vaccine could help accelerate their work on a cancer vaccine as it launched the mRNA technology into the mainstream. Many other pharmaceutical companies, including vaccine-maker Moderna, are also working on mRNA vaccines to target specific cancers.
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🦠 Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria amid Ian concerns
Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. The state Department of Health reports that as of Friday there have been 65 cases of vibrio vulnificus infections and 11 deaths in Florida this year. That compares with 34 cases and 10 deaths reported during all of 2021.
In Lee County, where Ian stormed ashore last month, the health department reports 29 cases this year and four deaths. The advisory said that people with open wounds, cuts, or scratches can be exposed to the bacteria through contact with sea water or brackish water. People with open wounds should avoid such water and seek medical care immediately if an infection is apparent.
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Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. The state Department of Health reports that as of Friday there have been 65 cases of vibrio vulnificus infections and 11 deaths in Florida this year. That compares with 34 cases and 10 deaths reported during all of 2021.
In Lee County, where Ian stormed ashore last month, the health department reports 29 cases this year and four deaths. The advisory said that people with open wounds, cuts, or scratches can be exposed to the bacteria through contact with sea water or brackish water. People with open wounds should avoid such water and seek medical care immediately if an infection is apparent.
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⚡️ Russian Military Has Used Several Hundred Kamikaze Drones in Operation in Ukraine - Source
The Russian Armed Forces have already used several hundred domestic-made loitering munitions, also called kamikaze drones, in Moscow's special operation in Ukraine, a source told Sputnik.
“Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military has already used several hundred domestic-made loitering munitions. We are talking about Cube drones and two types of Lancets,” the source said.
The Russian Armed Forces have already used several hundred domestic-made loitering munitions, also called kamikaze drones, in Moscow's special operation in Ukraine, a source told Sputnik.
“Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military has already used several hundred domestic-made loitering munitions. We are talking about Cube drones and two types of Lancets,” the source said.
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📈 Buffett’s conglomerate closes $11.6B Alleghany insurance buy
Warren Buffett’s company completed its largest acquisition in years Wednesday with its $11.6 billion purchase of the Alleghany insurance conglomerate. The purchase announced in March will further expand Berkshire’s sizeable insurance operations and add a few more companies to its stable, including a steel fabricator and toy company owned by Alleghany.
The purchase announced in March will further expand Berkshire’s sizeable insurance operations and add a few more companies to its stable, including a steel fabricator and toy company owned by Alleghany. In addition to owning more than 90 operating companies, Berkshire holds a sizeable investment portfolio with major stakes in Apple, Bank of America, American Express and Coca-Cola among other companies.
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Warren Buffett’s company completed its largest acquisition in years Wednesday with its $11.6 billion purchase of the Alleghany insurance conglomerate. The purchase announced in March will further expand Berkshire’s sizeable insurance operations and add a few more companies to its stable, including a steel fabricator and toy company owned by Alleghany.
The purchase announced in March will further expand Berkshire’s sizeable insurance operations and add a few more companies to its stable, including a steel fabricator and toy company owned by Alleghany. In addition to owning more than 90 operating companies, Berkshire holds a sizeable investment portfolio with major stakes in Apple, Bank of America, American Express and Coca-Cola among other companies.
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⚡️ Ukrainians Used Electric Shock Torture on Captive Russian Soldiers – Eyewitnesses
Ukrainian security forces electrocuted, starved and beat Russian prisoners of war with hammers, two eyewitnesses told Sputnik.
FULL STORY | https://sputniknews.com/20221020/ukrainians-used-electric-shock-torture-on-captive-russian-soldiers--eyewitnesses-1102436263.html
Ukrainian security forces electrocuted, starved and beat Russian prisoners of war with hammers, two eyewitnesses told Sputnik.
FULL STORY | https://sputniknews.com/20221020/ukrainians-used-electric-shock-torture-on-captive-russian-soldiers--eyewitnesses-1102436263.html
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🇷🇺 Drones being used by Russian military forces in Ukraine are wholly manufactured in Russia, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy stressed to reporters after allegations surfaced that Iran was providing UAVs to Moscow.
💬 "UAV used by the Russian army in Ukraine are manufactured in Russia," Polyanskiy said on Wednesday, adding that Western officials are inventing artificial pretext.
▪️ The official further added that the United Nations Secretariat does not have a legal mandate to conduct an investigation into the alleged use of Iranian-made drones in Ukraine.
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💬 "UAV used by the Russian army in Ukraine are manufactured in Russia," Polyanskiy said on Wednesday, adding that Western officials are inventing artificial pretext.
▪️ The official further added that the United Nations Secretariat does not have a legal mandate to conduct an investigation into the alleged use of Iranian-made drones in Ukraine.
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📹 “There were no soldiers here”: A pensioner from the LPR speaks about how his elderly neighbours were struck by Ukrainian shelling
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⚡️ Air alert activated in Odessa, Kirovogradskaya, Poltavskaya, Cherkasskaya Regions, local authorities say
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⚡️ Explosions heard in Nikolayev, air alert activated in the region, Ukrainian media report
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