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Argentina’s President Javier Milei is likely to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, according to an Argentine diplomatic official. While his attendance has not been confirmed publicly, the official said all signs point to Milei traveling to Washington, D.C., for the swearing-in ceremony. A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not reply to a request for comment.Milei, a Trump acolyte who was elected last year and describes himself as an “anarcho-capitalist,” on Monday posted on X a link to a news report and wrote “Make Argentina Great Again Make America Great Again,” adding a handshake emoji between U.S. and…
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The Portuguese were always admired as renowned seafarers. During the Early Modern Period, the Portuguese were amongst the world’s foremost explorers, navigators, and long-distance merchants. But even so, these voyages were fraught with danger. Sailing ships at this time was no easy task and involved a lot of risk. “Bom Jesus” was a well-built naval vessel, but even so, it fell prey to the treacherous seas. It sailed out of Lisbon, Portugal, on March 7th, 1533, and was never again heard of. In 2008, however, some 475 years later, its shipwrecked remains were discovered…
A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, according to South Korea’s emergency office and local media.South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency reported that at least 28 people had died in the fire. The Muan Fire Station said it couldn’t immediately confirm the casualty reports. It said emergency workers pulled out at least two passengers. Lee Hyeon-ji, a local fire department official, told the AFP the death toll had reached 29. “We have so far confirmed 29 deaths from the crash… but the…
A young news anchor suddenly died from a brain aneurysm, KOLD 13 News revealed. We’re remembering the late Ana Orsini. Image Credit: Ana Orsini/Facebook Ana Orsini, a news anchor from Tucscon, Arizona’s KOLD 13 News, suddenly died last week. She was just 28 years old. Her colleagues tearfully broke the news of her death on the air and via social media. KOLD TV remembered their late colleague for her “bottomless empathy who always stood up for ‘the little guy,’” the news station wrote in a tribute. “[Ana] was a smiling face most especially for all her newest and youngest coworkers,…
The second Trump administration may look to improve the regulatory environment for driverless cars as a means to accelerate development and foster innovation in the sector, according to a report. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported on Sunday that members of Donald Trump’s transition team have informed advisers that the new administration plans to prioritize the establishment of federal rules for fully self-driving vehicles within the Transportation Department. On Monday, Trump also nominated former Wisconsin congressman and recent Fox Business co-host Sean Duffy to lead the department. Some progress on self-driving cars has already been made at the federal level. NHTSA…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum price extended losses and dropped below the $3,450 zone. ETH is now recovering some losses and might rise if it clears the $3,445 resistance. Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $3,500 zone. The price is trading below $3,450 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance at $3,300 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent increase if it clears the $3,450 and $3,500 resistance levels. Ethereum Price Stays Above $3,200 Ethereum price…
Vanlife really picked up steam during the COVID pandemic, during which time we saw some impressive do-it-yourself skoolie conversions. That’s when Jonathan Perera started this ambitious build, and he didn’t hold back. Building a nice interior is one thing, but he sliced off the roof and raised it nearly two feet before doing anything else. Looking at it now, you’d never know this clean RV was once a yellow Bluebird school bus. A recent video posted by Mobile Dwellings takes us on a tour, starting with the outside. The roof was raised by 20 inches, which required new sides to…
Toyota isn’t exactly known for alphanumeric names – at least not as much as the Germans are – but it bestowed its battery electric vehicle (BEV) the bZ4X moniker anyway. However, it appears that this is about to change soon as the automaker is reportedly dropping the bZ4X name – a change that will supposedly rebrand Toyota’s sole BEV offering in North America. 2024 Toyota bZ4X Horsepower 201 hp Torque 196 lb-ft Drivetrain FWD Fuel Economy 112 – 119 MPGe Electric Range 222 – 252 miles The report came from Motor Illustrated, referencing Patrick Ryan, regional director for Quebec and…
The tall, stony coastlines of the northeast Pacific Ocean are much quieter than they were just a decade ago. Following a punishing marine heat wave in the region, the raucous seabird colonies that once crowded the sea cliffs are now greatly thinned, to a quarter of their former size in some places. This abrupt loss of millions of birds, and probably many other animals, may be the largest wildlife mortality event recorded in modern times, researchers report in the Dec. 13 Science. Have feedback for Science News? Help us improve by telling us about your experience “We knew [the population…
Pascal Hervé, a former leader and stage winner of the Giro d’Italia but who was best known for his part in the scandal-struck 1998 Tour de France, has died late on December 24. He was 60.A devoted lieutenant to Festina leader Richard Virenque in the 1990s, Hervé and his teammates were expelled mid-way through the 1998 Tour as police raids and questioning of sports directors and soigneurs turned up detailed evidence of mass doping within multiple squads.While the fallout from the ‘Festina affair’ rocked professional cycling to the core, Hervé then continued racing in Italy, before a positive test in…