Asahi has struck a deal to acquire Australia-based gin maker Never Never for an undisclosed fee. The Japanese company’s Australian arm, Asahi Beverages, will sell and distribute Never Never’s gins through its local alcohol division Carlton & United Breweries (CUB). Established in 2016 by George Georgiadis, Tim Boast and Sean Baxter, Never Never is based […]
Space junk just got an epic close-up. The ADRAS-J satellite, operated by the Japanese company Astroscale, successfully maneuvered to within a few hundred meters of a discarded rocket body this month, snapping a striking photo to memorialize the achievement. “Behold, the world’s first image of space debris captured through rendezvous and proximity operations during our […]
Apr. 26—FARMINGTON — A Wilton man fell asleep Friday morning while driving on Farmington Falls Road, causing his vehicle to leave the road, snap a utility pole and knock down wires, Farmington Police Chief Kenneth Charles said. Cole McCourt, 18, McCourt suffered minor injuries and refused ambulance transport to a hospital, Charles said. The teen […]
Stocks have recovered from their recent slump on Monday. But bearish strategists on Wall Street still see key concerns that aren’t going away anytime soon for stock investors. With Federal Reserve interest rate cut expectations fading, signs of inflation remaining sticky and stocks still trading at higher than average valuations, many believe the market is […]
By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese (Reuters) – Gold prices climbed on Friday to hit a historic peak as central bank purchases amid geopolitical tensions sustained the momentum for the yellow metal, while strong U.S. economic data failed to dampen bullion’s allure. Spot gold was up 0.5% at $2,384.34 per ounce, as of 0345 GMT. Bullion hit […]
In an interview with Fox Business on April 3, personal finance icon Dave Ramsey addressed criticisms from millennials and Gen Z amid discussions on social media and recent coverage by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The WSJ piece highlighted a trend among people younger than 40, suggesting a significant portion believes Ramsey’s financial advice does […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said a question from a North Carolina radio interviewer about President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities was “incredibly insulting.” (Check out the audio below.) On Tuesday, Mark Garrison of Charlotte’s WBT told Jean-Pierre: “When I told a number of people that I was talking to you today, it was interesting, […]
Horror stories about idyllic small towns being roiled by rich, out-of-state carpetbaggers buying large swathes of real estate often have a buyer from California as the bad guy. The shoe is on the other foot for Carmel, also known as Carmel-by-the-Sea, where a foreign billionaire is buying so many properties so quickly that the locals […]
A cluster of eerily circular holes recently appeared in the clouds above Florida, a stunning new NASA image shows. The rare occurrence, which has previously (and incorrectly) been linked to UFOs, has a surprisingly simple explanation — but it took scientists more than 60 years to figure it out. NASA’s Terra satellite photographed the bizarre […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Japan’s “Moon Sniper” is the lunar mission that keeps coming back to life. After being dormant for most of February, the spacecraft miraculously woke up over the weekend and transmitted new images to Earth, according to […]
Odysseus is now circling the moon. The robotic Odysseus spacecraft, built by Houston company Intuitive Machines, arrived in lunar orbit this morning (Feb. 21) after acing a crucial maneuver. “Odysseus completed its scheduled 408-second main engine lunar orbit insertion burn and is currently in a 92-km [57 miles] circular lunar orbit,” Intuitive Machines announced via […]
At least two people were killed and a crew member was injured on Thursday when a cargo ship rammed into a bridge in southern China, cutting the structure in half, according to Chinese authorities. The maritime search and rescue center in Guangzhou said two vehicles fell into the water and three others landed on the […]