45 h. ago Trial begins in Utah for a man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges

A jury trial has begun in Utah for a man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges

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59 h. ago RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar

The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Donald Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world healthProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghYou’d be hard-pressed to find many public health experts who have positive things to say about Donald Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Alongside his numerous policy failures, one Cornell University study found that he was the biggest source of Covid-19 misinformation. But if there’s one redeeming feature to Trump’s pandemic record, it has to be his leadership on Operation Warp Speed – a massive, government-funded initiative that played a pivotal role in fast-tracking Covid-19 vaccines.“Operation Warp Speed stands as one of the most remarkable scientific and humanitarian achievements of the past half-century,” the former US surgeon general Jerome Adams said. It directed billions of dollars into vaccine development and manufactur...

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6 d. ago Driver caught doing 'record' speed on Germany's autobahn at 124mph over the limit

The motorist was snared by police on a stretch of the road with a 75mph limit and was doing almost three times that speed

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7 d. ago Driver fined after being caught doing record speed on Germany’s Autobahn

Limitless speeds aren’t universal on the Autobahn

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8 d. ago Driver trying to set speed record at Utah salt flats race dies after losing control

Chris Raschke, 60, was going 283 mph in his rocket-like car at the Speed Week racing event at the Bonneville Salt FlatsA driver going 283 mph (455 km/h) trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died on Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said.Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical professionals at the scene, but died from his injuries, according to the Southern California Timing Association, which has organized the popular land-speed racing event known as Speed Week since the late 1940s. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Driver dies trying to set land speed record on Utah salt flat

Race officials said 60-year-old Chris Raschke of Ventura, California, had lost control of his vehicle while competing at the Bonneville Speedway

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9 d. ago Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control

A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died after losing control of his vehicle

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3 w. ago Huge blaze breaks out at Newton Mearns retirement flats as fire crews race to scene

Emergency services were called to Broomburn Drive after the alarm was raised shortly after 10.30am on Friday, July 18.

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3 w. ago Red Bull to 'rip up' F1 star's contract in major Max Verstappen to Mercedes twist

Yuki Tsunoda's difficult 2025 season with Red Bull is set to end with his contract being terminated - but the Japanese driver will not be replaced by a Mercedes-bound Liam Lawson

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