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  NASA’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad for its first test flight last Wednesday ahead of its debut flight next week. The 322-foot rocket emerged from its mammoth hangar late Tuesday night, drawing crowds of Kennedy Space Center workers, when NASA sent astronauts to the moon a half-century ago many of whom were not yet born. For the rocket to make the four-mile trip to the pad it took nearly 10 hours, pulling up at sunrise. For the lunar test flight NASA is aiming for an Aug. 29 liftoff. Atop the rocket no one will be inside the crew capsule, just three mannequins swarming with sensors to measure radiation and vibration. Before heading back for a splashdown in the Pacific, the capsule will fly around the moon in a distant orbit for a couple weeks. Further, during six weeks the entire flight should last. Moreover, in NASA’s Artemis program the flight is the first moonshot. The main aim of the space agency is for a lunar-orbiting flight with astronauts in two years and as ...

  Jill Biden, the first lady left isolation after testing negative for COVID-19 on Sunday and will leave South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Joe Biden, and rejoin him at their Delaware beach home.   She had been isolating, where she tested positive for the virus in South California as there last week the couple wrapped up a vacation. Before going to Wilmington, Delaware the president made a brief stop at the White House. On Saturday night he arrived in Rehoboth Beach. Apart from this, “she tested negative again on a rapid antigen test. On  the other hand, a PCR test came back positive. Thus, The First Lady is double-vaccinated, twice boosted, and only experiencing mild symptoms”, said by Alexander. In his statement, he said that the first lady, 71, has been prescribed the antiviral Paxlovid and will be isolated from others for at least five days.  “All the information disclosed by the First Lady’s close contacts. In South Caro...

The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure on how it imposes fees on loans to revaluate as it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine, as it is one of the fund’s biggest borrowers. However, as food prices and inflation internationally continue to rise, the move comes as close as more countries will need to turn to the IMF. On countries that are heavily indebted to the IMF surcharges are fees added on loans imposed. Last month Wally Adeyemo, the Deputy Secretary said in Aspen that finance ministers of several countries realize that for Russia’s war in Ukraine they have to pay a price, especially with food prices going up. According to Adeyemo’s statement, “They’re going to have to go to the IMF, and thus they’re going to need to find assistance”.  However, through U.S. legislation the IMF fee system could change. To the National Defence Authorization Act an amendment, otherwise known as the defence spending bill, would suspend IMF surcharges while on indebted...

  Salman Rushdie told the New York Post on a lecture stage the man charged with stabbing said that he was “surprised” to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Hadi Matar, 24, told the tabloid that when I heard he survived, I was surprised, I guess, which said they held a video interview with the jailed suspect. He attacked their beliefs, the belief systems and he’s someone who attacked Islam.”  Matar said that with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard he was not in contact. Through a tweet earlier this year, he also said that he had learned Rushdie would speak at the Chautauqua Institution’s literary series.  Moreover, Matar told the paper that of Rushdie’s novel he had “read a couple pages”. Also, he said to the author that “I don’t like the person. However, I don’t think he’s a very good person”. “I don’t like him. I don’t like him very much.”  By the 1989 edict or fatwa, the suspected assailant, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges, did no...

Recently, Canada’s drug regulator announced that it has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in children aged 5 to 11 years. Dr. Theresa Tam Canada’s chief public health officer on Friday said that getting vaccines up-to-date ahead of the fall is a “top priority.”  To restore protection for this age group this booster dose provides a great option, especially for those who are at high risk of severe illness according to the report of Xinhua news agency Health Canada. Meanwhile on Friday the National Advisory Committee on Immunization released national guidance for its use. After a thorough authorization for a booster shot was granted, an independent review of the vaccine, which “provides good protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death”, was written by the health ministry on Twitter. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam said in a news conference that in COVID-19 cases Canada is witnessing a...

Three police officers have been suspended and are under investigation in the U.S. state of Arkansas. This has been said by the authorities after a video showing them violently beating a suspect during an arrest when viral. The city of Mulberry placed a local police officer on administrative leave pending an investigation, while two deputies have been suspended by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office two deputies, this has been said by the agencies in separate statements.  The officer’s ages or their length of service has not been disclosed by the sheriff’s office. If they have lawyers then it is not immediately clear. During the city near the city of Mulberry on Sunday the video taken by a bystander, shows three male officers punching the suspect repeatedly in the face and kneeing him while he is on the ground.  In a statement posted on the city’s Facebook account on Sunday evening Mulberry Mayor Gary Baxter said “I, like many of you, was shocked and sickened by what I saw”. H...

  The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia will step up efforts to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.  To depart Ukraine now the US Embassy urges US citizens, if safe to do so, by using privately available ground transportation options” this has been said by a security alert on the embassy’s website. Throughout Ukraine the security situation is highly volatile and conditions can deteriorate without warning.  Moreover, the renewed US warning comes as Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine nears the six month mark and follows similar warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials. They said that Moscow may launch intensive attacks, including rocket attacks, to commemorate Ukraine’s Independence Day Ukraine to collapse on Wednesday. At the weekend in a video message Zelensky said that “We all must be aware that Russia this week could t...

  In a sign of support for the island democracy that China claims as its own territory on Thursday the U.S. government announced trade talks with Taiwan, by prompting a warning with Beijing that it would take immediate action if necessary to “safeguard its sovereignty.”  Additionally, to intimidate Taiwan the announcement comes after Beijing fired missiles into the sea. To visit the island in 25 years after this month Nancy Pelosi the U.S. House Speaker became the highest-ranking US official.   Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government criticized the planned talks about the violation of its stance that Taiwan has no right to foreign relations. Despite this, it warned Washington not to encourage the island to try to make its de facto independence permanent, Beijing said that a step ahead would lead to war. “China firmly opposes this,” said by the Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting. In Washington she called to “fully respect China’s core interests”. Simulati...

The youngest senator in the US named Jon Ossoff, who at the age of 35 announced his visit to India with an economic delegation. On the other hand, attention has been drawn to his state Georgia and its fast growing Indian American community.  In 2020, it was the key presidential battleground state, which also determined the fate of the senate. In fact, Asian American voters of Georgia, of which Indian Americans are the largest subgroup, exercised their voting power to decide the winners for the US senate and the White House.  A Democrat, Senator Ossoff who now represents Georgia in the senate, won the crucial election in 2021 by defeating incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue in the run-off election to secure a majority.  According to estimates, Georgia is home to 238,000 eligible Asian Americans and Pacific Islander voters with over 150,000 being Indian Americans who played a pivotal role in the victory.     India visited between August 30 and Sept...

  In the United Kingdom McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac was a huge hit and  now it’s crossing the pond. Chicago-based McDonald’s plans to test a chicken Big Mac for a limited time at Miami-area locations later this month, first reported by the Washington Post.  However it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties, the Chicken Big Mac is similar to its meaty sibling. Of course, it also includes pickles, shredded lettuce, the signature Big Mac sauce and a slice of American cheese. The company said a combination was a huge success when it was rolled out to the customers in the U.K.  Since Popeyes introduced its popular chicken sandwich in 2019 the Chicken Big Mac comes amid a fast food feud that has been dubbed the “Chicken Sandwich Wars,” which have intensified. With McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s introducing new sandwiches meant to compete with Popeyes and Chick-fil-A, other chains have followed the trend. The Chicken Big Mac is tested by McDonald’s in...

The U.S. for the first time on Friday said that it will give Ukraine ScanEagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armor rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counteroffensive against Russian invaders.   Apart from this, a senior defence official told reporters that a new $775 million aid package includes 40 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles known as MRAPs with mine-clearing rollers, 15 Scan Eagles, and 2,000 anti-armor rounds that can help Ukraine troops to move forward in the south and east, where Russian forces have placed mines.  Moreover, the official said that as the war drags the U.S. is looking to help arm and shape the Ukrainian force of the future. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that these capabilities are carefully calibrated to make the most difference on the battlefield and strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens...