Author: Benjamin Hughes

India flash flooding death toll climbs after a glacial lake burst that scientists had warned about for years

India flash flooding death toll climbs after a glacial lake burst that scientists had warned about for years

Benjamin Hughes

New Delhi — The death toll from devastating flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s ecologically sensitive Himalayan region shot up to at least 47 on Saturday after more bodies were recovered, government officials said, with at least 150 people considered missing. The Lhonak Lake in India’s mountainous state of

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The FBI cautions about a fraudulent scheme targeting elderly individuals known as the "phantom hacker" scam.

The FBI cautions about a fraudulent scheme targeting elderly individuals known as the “phantom hacker” scam.

Benjamin Hughes

The FBI has issued a warning about a fraudulent scheme known as the “phantom hacker” that specifically targets older individuals. According to CBS News. Watch CBS News Individuals posing as tech support experts, referred to as “phantom hackers,” are preying on elderly individuals and conning them out of large sums of money. A retired member

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The Atlas 5 rocket has successfully launched two Amazon satellites for the purpose of testing a space-based internet service.

The Atlas 5 rocket has successfully launched two Amazon satellites for the purpose of testing a space-based internet service.

Benjamin Hughes

On Friday, a rocket from United Launch Alliance called Atlas 5 was launched. It carried two internet satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper program into orbit. This adds to the competition in the space-based broadband market that is currently controlled by SpaceX. According to Rajeev Badyal, vice president of technology for Project Kuiper, although we have conducted

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Virgin Galactic successfully completes its 4th commercial suborbital spaceflight, carrying 3 space tourists.

Virgin Galactic successfully completes its 4th commercial suborbital spaceflight, carrying 3 space tourists.

Benjamin Hughes

Richard Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, sent a team of six people, including three tourists, on a quick trip to the lower atmosphere on Friday. This was their fourth suborbital spaceflight, following their pattern of launching one mission per month at a fast pace. paying customers aboard. At noon EDT, British advertising executive Trevor Beattie, American

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Scientists say they've confirmed fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old

Scientists say they’ve confirmed fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old

Benjamin Hughes

Scientists have confirmed that fossilized footprints found in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old — meaning humans existed in North America much earlier than previously believed. The originally study about the footprints, discovered embedded in the ground of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, was published in September 2021, sparking conversations, with some

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Today, a test for emergency alerts was broadcasted on all cellphones, TVs, and radios in the United States. Here is a summary of what occurred.

Today, a test for emergency alerts was broadcasted on all cellphones, TVs, and radios in the United States. Here is a summary of what occurred.

Benjamin Hughes

On October 4th, FEMA and the FCC have organized a nationwide test for emergency alerts. FEMA and FCC plan nationwide emergency alert test Oct. 4 00:41 Your electronic devices may have alerted you on Wednesday, and there is a specific cause for this. At approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT, a countrywide examination of the national emergency

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