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Four astronauts back on earth aboard a SpaceX capsule

Four astronauts returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX capsule on Friday, ending their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather in Florida delayed their return to Earth. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the green light on Friday, and the astronauts were able to leave the International Space Station, their residence since April. The capsule parachuted into the ocean off Jacksonville, Florida about five hours after leaving the ISS. She carried American NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, the first black woman to complete a long-duration spaceflight, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti from the European Space Agency. SpaceX delivered their replacements last week. Before leaving the station, the astronauts said they were looking forward to drinking a cold drink, eating pizza and ice cream, taking a shower, enjoying nature and, of course, reuniting with their families. NASA plans

A wave of cyberattacks hits American airports

Hackers have flooded the websites of airports in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York with messages and connection requests. The White House does not yet confirm the origin of the attack, but the United States suspects the Russians. The websites of several American airports have been hacked by hackers. The White House and the Pentagon undoubtedly have more information, but do not want to give too much importance to their enemy and therefore prefer not to comment on this news. What is certain is that the attack started from Russia and experts point to a group close to the Kremlin known as "Killnet" as the perpetrator.  These hackers carried out a massive attack by flooding websites with emails and connection requests, the goal being to overload these sites and block them .  American agents  immediately saw the attack  and countered it. It did not affect aircraft operating systems, nor air traffic control , but it is a message. Especially since the same group had already

Ukraine thanks France for sending military equipment

Russia-Ukraine War: President Emmanuel Macron last week said France would send Ukraine six truck-mounted Caesar guns, on top of the 18 it has already shipped over. M.Gainsbourg, some French chic inspiration, and a gorgeous sunset. The Ukrainian military has broken military communication codes by releasing a video pleading with Paris to demonstrate "romance" by delivering additional Caesar artillery pieces. We don't win wars with flowers, but Kiev deserves credit for giving it a shot. Of all of Kiev's calls for additional Western aid in its war against Russia, the footage uploaded on the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Twitter account is possibly the most creative. The footage reads, "Romantic gestures take numerous forms," as roses, chocolate, and sunset on the Seine scroll by against an Eiffel Tower backdrop. As well as the intertwining of two hearts and hands. But if you want to win our hearts, nothing matches self-propelled, extremely mobile 155mm artill

Nearly 600,000 homes and businesses still without electricity

Several days after skies cleared and winds died down in Florida, the impact of Hurricane Ian was still being felt on Monday, when some victims may be without power for another week and others had to be rescued from homes flooded by waters that refused to recede. The storm continues to move up the east coast of the United States and dump heavy rains there. Meteorologists have warned that offshore winds blowing towards land could push even more water into an already flooded Chesapeake Bay. Virginia's Hampton Roads area could be hit with its worst flooding in a decade. The cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach have declared states of emergency, pending Monday's magnitude of tides. Coastal flooding is possible in North Carolina from the Outer Banks to Long Island. The death toll stands at at least 68: 61 in Florida, four in North Carolina and three in Cuba, where Ian made landfall on September 27. Relief efforts continued Monday in Florida. More than 1,600 people have already been r

USA: She kills a man thinking he was running over a cat

SEEN IN THE PRESS - At the wheel of her car, a 20-year-old American woman knocked down a man believing that he wanted to run over a cat. In Cypress, California, a woman hit a man with her car, killing him instantly. While driving, Hannah Star Esser thinks she sees a man, Victor Anthony Luis, running over a cat with his car . Faced with this, she decides to get out of her car, phone in hand to film, in order to challenge the man.  After a short altercation, the woman gets back into her car, turns around and then accelerates towards the man, explains the  Los Angeles Times . Victor Anthony Luis was then thrown onto the hood and the windshield and collapsed a few meters further on the asphalt . He died on the spot before help arrived.  "We are devastated by the loss of Victor, a beloved father of five daughters, a treasured son, brother, friend and cousin ," read a statement released by his family. "This senseless act of violence robbed the world of a bright light that will

War in Ukraine: the facade of the Russian consulate in New York vandalized with red paint

"There were no arrests," said a police spokesman after the vandalization of this facade. The facade of the Russian consulate in New York was vandalized with red paint, police said Friday, September 30, in what appears to be a gesture of protest as Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions . At midday on Friday, large patches and streaks of red paint covered several feet in height and width of the facade of the Consulate, a Renaissance-style building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. noted an AFP photographer. The entrance gate has also been covered in red paint. "An investigation is underway" This act of vandalism comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin formalized the annexation of four Ukrainian territories on Friday, after referendums denounced as sham elections by many countries, the United States in the lead. On Friday, a particularly deadly missile strike also killed at least 30 civilians in an area under Ukrainian control near Zaporizhia (southern Ukraine). Th