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A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is set to unintentionally crash into the moon at high speed on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a new lunar crater and afford an opportunity for further scientific research.The ​school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace toward the moon in January 2025.The rocket body ⁠is due to hit the moon about 06.35am GMT, crashing into its surface at 5,400mph (8,690 km/h). The…

Courtney CroninAug 4, 2026, 04:14 PM ETCloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.Multiple AuthorsLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears rewarded right tackle Darnell Wright with a historic, four-year contract extension Tuesday.Sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport that the extension…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. In May 2023, Ted Lasso aired its season three finale, titled “So Long, Farewell,” marking what was supposed to be the series’ culmination. Cut to August 2026: The Jason Sudeikis-led comedy-drama is back for its fourth season. The 10-episode season premieres Aug. 5 on Apple TV, with remaining episodes dropping weekly on Wednesdays. Following a seven-day free trial for new subscribers, Apple TV is $12.99 per month. Apple TV is also home to seasons one, two and…

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Mike Lindell is leaving his role with the company to focus on his campaign to become the next governor of Minnesota. In a social media post published Tuesday, Lindell said that the company is strong enough to withstand his departure.“This decision is not about walking away. It is about stepping forward to serve. I am putting Minnesota above myself, my title, and my business interests so I can give this campaign and the people of our state my full time, energy, and attention,” Lindell said.Lindell, who has been endorsed by Donald Trump, is a longtime loyalist of the president who…

CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAsian technology stocks surged Wednesday after a strong Wall Street rally overnight that saw robust corporate earnings and easing oil prices push major U.S. indexes to fresh records.Shares of SoftBank Group surged more than 10%, while chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron added  3.64%. Advantest jumped 7%, and Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia rose 6.34%. In South Korea, SK Hynix jumped 6.9%, while Samsung Electronics gained over 4%. Seoul…

Elon Musk spent SpaceX’s first earnings call making some out-of-this-world claims about the company’s business and future prospects, while his fellow executives kept trying to bring his ideas closer to Earth — providing a hint of what’s to come now that his rocket-launching, compute-leasing, satellite-based telecom is public. The conference call, held Tuesday, was the latest in a years-long succession of Musk making outrageous promises that his executives then have to make more digestible for the investing public — like at Tesla, where a recent analysis by TechCrunch showed that the world’s richest man is increasingly focused on futuristic topics…

An official investigation has been launched into charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.The Charity Commission will aim to establish the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether the spending was in furtherance of their purposes and any regulatory action that may be necessary.The investigation follows the Guardian’s reporting about the issue. Last year, it revealed that two UK charities had transferred approximately £5.7m to the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva high school in Susya, in the Israeli-occupied territory.In June, the Guardian published details of a formal complaint made by the Labour MP, Melanie…

Kelechi Ohiri, director-general of NHIA, is one of the country’s foremost health reformers, writes BASHIR IBRAHIM HASSAN Economic reforms dominate Nigeria’s public discourse. Inflation, taxation, exchange rates and fiscal deficits command headlines almost daily. Yet beneath these familiar debates lies a quieter question with far greater implications for the country’s long-term prosperity: who will build the Nigeria those reforms are meant to serve? For Kelechi Ohiri, director-general of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the answer begins with people. “We don’t make enough reference to Nigeria’s greatest resource, which is human capital,” he observed during a fireside conversation at the…

News that the recent deaths of 15 elephants may have been caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops surrounding Amboseli National Park has raised concerns and questions in Kenya.Last week, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said that some of the elephants that had died between 24 June and 24 July had shown signs of “partial paralysis” that pointed to poisoning from cyanide used in pesticides.But conservationists have told the BBC that, perhaps, is not the full story. Farmers we have spoken to in the area were also sceptical.”We have stayed with this wildlife for decades and have never experienced this,”…