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[ad_1] A scheduled test of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on Saturday quickly derailed, casting doubt on the next steps to send Americans to space and the moon. The Space Launch System is designed to be the most powerful rocket of all time, with four RS-25 rocket engines and two …

[ad_1] Irresponsible companies are exploiting looser lockdown regulations to drive thousands of nonessential workers to sometimes busy workplaces, with little chance of the nation’s safety watchdog taking enforcement action. Analysis by the Observer shows that Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors have not delivered compliance notices to companies for Covid …

[ad_1] US Health Secretary Alex Azar warned Donald Trump in a letter that last week’s attack on the Capitol threatened the administration’s legacy, and urged the president to support a peaceful transfer of power. In the two-page formal resignation letter, dated January 12, Azar recited what he saw as the …

[ad_1] AAs workers, families and companies negotiate the toughest moments of this pandemic, trying to stay safe, take care of their children, fulfill their job responsibilities and keep their companies afloat, we now discover that the thoughts of some ministers are in other part. Now, in this post-Brexit Britain, they …

[ad_1] BORIS Johnson’s days in Downing Street are numbered unless he gives a clear path out of lockdown soon, the influential conservatives warned. Powerful backbencher Steve Baker, who was instrumental in Theresa May’s downfall, has said privately that “it is inevitable that the Prime Minister’s leadership is on the table.” …

[ad_1] Deutsche Bank became the latest major company to cut ties with Donald Trump, and the company that has supported the Trump Organization for two decades announced that it would no longer do business with the disgraced president. The German bank’s move, reported by the New York Times, follows Wednesday’s …

[ad_1] Ministers must restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to resolve the “puzzling” set of post-Brexit rules and regulations that now threaten much of the UK’s export trade to the EU, major business groups have said. Amid mounting anger among UK companies over cross-border friction that they were told would …

[ad_1] Poundland will close 44 stores, despite being allowed to do business as an essential retailer. The chain said outlets across the UK will go into “hibernation” after they close on Saturday, to allow business to focus on larger stores in established areas. It follows an 80% drop in influx …

[ad_1] Donald Trump has conceded defeat to Joe Biden for the first time, a day after his supporters stormed the United States Capitol. The president said he was “outraged” by Wednesday’s “heinous” attack, which came as congressional politicians certified Biden’s victory. A mob overwhelmed police officers and invaded the Capitol …

[ad_1] Video footage from the event shows a fellow troublemaker warning that the police were armed, but she arrived too late and was shot shortly after 3 p.m. and rushed to hospital where she later died. Ms. Babbitt, who owned a pool repair and service business with her second husband, …