Vertical Aerospace, a UK electric aircraft manufacturer, has won the backing of American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Microsoft in its bid to make urban air travel a reality. The startup revealed on Thursday that it has pre-orders for up to 1,000 of its zero-emissions VA-X4 vertical takeoff aircraft, worth as much as $4 billion, as
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Chicago and the rest of Illinois lifted capacity limits on businesses on Friday, declaring their economies fully reopen for the first time since Covid-19 restrictions were enacted last year. Illinois joins a growing number of states that have largely ditched capacity restrictions on businesses. Many of those moves came as vaccinations rose and the US
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President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the world stage. But what is the G7, and what power does it hold? Here’s what you need to know: What is the G7? The G7 is shorthand for Group of Seven, an organization
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Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — It is official. Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced he is running to become Atlanta’s next mayor. A spokesperson affiliated with the former mayor confirmed Reed made the announcement Thursday night at his 52nd birthday celebration. Several high-profile Atlantans attended Reed’s bash, including actor
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — Documents outlining the arrest of a man accused of murdering a Yale graduate student are expected to be unsealed Friday. After a months-long manhunt, 29-year-old Qinxuan Pan was captured in Alabama and extradited back to New Haven last month. He’s accused of killing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County Sheriff “Hoss” Mack confirmed on Thursday Deputy Bill Smith’s cause of death was drowning while working to save three swimmers on Sunday. It comes after an autopsy. Deputy Smith making the ultimate sacrifice. He is described as a man who loved
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Elder John Hayes, a former Asheville NAACP president and WRES radio host, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his residence. News 13 has spoken with Hayes several times as he represented the local Black community. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hart Funeral
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Donald Trump‘s plans to play GOP kingmaker are being disrupted by one of his most loyal supporters in Georgia. In early May at Mar-a-Lago, Trump met with Georgia state Sen. Burt Jones and Jones’ father, a wealthy pro-Trump donor, and said he wanted the younger Jones to run for governor against Brian Kemp in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKALOOSA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — A Texas tourist in northwest Florida who witnesses say made racial slurs towards another visitor at Beasely Park on Okaloosa Island Thursday is now charged with a hate crime related battery. That’s according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The OCSO says 54-year
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Flint man says his home was raided by police by mistake. “It’s just unacceptable,” said Aaron Dunigan. Dunigan is outraged, saying his family suffered traumatic stress when Michigan State Police raided the wrong house where his mother and other family members lived. “Do
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A giant mess in Waukesha County — the merging of two companies has left some residents without trash pickup for over two weeks. Residents say they have tried to call the company but can’t get anyone to call back. The mayor has been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wayne County, MI (WNEM) — A suspect who is accused of defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Michigan Department of Treasury out of half a million dollars will face trial. Sophia Quill, 60, waived a preliminary exam in Wayne County’s 18th district court on June 11,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — If you’re hoping to take a vacation, there’s new reasons to get away in Kansas City. Several airlines are now offering new nonstop flights out of Kansas City International Airport. The new routes were announced Thursday by both American and Southwest airlines. Starting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — In the midst of rising anti-Semitic attacks across the country, Union Station prepares to open its latest exhibition, “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” The exhibition is on pace to be one of the venue’s highest attended, selling close to 60,000 tickets
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Three men wearing white hazmat suits carry a dark blue body bag into the back of an ambulance parked next to a soccer field in Uganda’s main stadium — the latest victim of the virulent second wave of Covid-19 that has hit the East African country. Usually teeming with soccer fans, the Mandela National Stadium
Continue Reading A group of international scientists has called on Norway to halt plans for acoustic experiments on minke whales. A research team is intending to capture a dozen juvenile minke whales off the Norwegian coast and use sensors placed on their skin to measure their brain responses in reaction to sound. The research team conducting the
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California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, whose data was seized by the Trump administration as part of a leak probe, on Friday said former President Donald Trump “weaponized” the Justice Department to dig into the private communications of his political opponents. “This is about everyday Americans who don’t want to see their government weaponize law enforcement
Continue Reading A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is located more than 25,000 light-years away from Earth. Known as VVV-WIT-08, the star dimmed so much that it almost disappeared from view as astronomers observed it over time. It’s
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The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to clear two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines that were produced at the troubled Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. This is a significant development, given not a single usable dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A vigil was held on Thursday night at Bar Louie, where a man was gunned down nearly a week before. “I’m numb. I mean, losing two kids in a 20-month period, that’s a hit to a person.” Katonia Dortch has been through this before.
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