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Man Utd’s Maguire expected to miss three weeks with muscle injury

Man Utd’s Maguire expected to miss three weeks with muscle injury

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MANCHESTER, England : Manchester United centre back Harry Maguire is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the Premier League season with a muscle injury he sustained in training, the club said on Sunday, which could rule him out of the FA Cup final. Maguire, who has started United’s past six matches, will likely be out for about three weeks, the club said in a statement on Sunday, adding he “will be fine” for Euro 2024 which kicks off on June 14, and could possibly return in time for the FA Cup final versus Manchester City on May 25 at Wembley. United’s back line has been riddled by injuries this season. They are eighth in the table with four games remaining. They play at Crystal Palace on Monday, then host Arsenal and Newcastle before heading to Newcastle for their league finale. Source link

The age of the solar sail is arriving sooner than expected

The age of the solar sail is arriving sooner than expected

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NASA has launched the latest attempt to test solar sail propulsion technology.  The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), consisting of a CubeSat the size of a microwave oven and a solar sail, took off on board a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex I on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. After reaching 600 miles above the Earth, the ACS3 deployed its sail. The ACS3’s solar sail is made of a reflective polymer and is held by a boom made of carbon fiber composite material. Previous solar sail tests have used metal booms that have tended to warp due to the temperature extremes of space. The sail is 680 square feet in area. The ACS3’s goal is modest, to use the solar sail to raise and lower the spacecraft’s orbit. But the technology might lead to sailing ships of the heavens, which use the pressure of sunlight to fly the solar system and even to visit other star systems. A spacecraft that uses a solar sail has both advantages and disadvantages over those propelled by rockets. A spacecraft propelled by a solar sail has three main …

The ‘Harry Potter’ original book cover art is expected to break auction records

The ‘Harry Potter’ original book cover art is expected to break auction records

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Thomas Taylor’s original cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) is expected to break auction records at Sotheby’s on June 26. Sotheby’s hide caption toggle caption Sotheby’s Thomas Taylor’s original cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) is expected to break auction records at Sotheby’s on June 26. Sotheby’s The book cover art that introduced readers across the world to Harry Potter is expected to break auction records next month. This past week, Sotheby’s announced the auction scheduled for June 26 in New York of Thomas Taylor’s original watercolor illustration for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Published by Bloomsbury in 1997, the title kicked off the famous seven-book series. In a statement shared with NPR, the auction house said the artwork is expected to sell for $400,000 to $600,000 — a record estimate for any Harry Potter-related material ever offered at auction. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide across 80 languages, the Harry Potter series has become a global phenomenon. Taylor’s illustration — …

Flood watch extended for Houston as more heavy rain is expected throughout weekend

Flood watch extended for Houston as more heavy rain is expected throughout weekend

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A flood watch has been extended into Sunday for Houston following catastrophic flooding that turned backyards and streets into rivers and prompted water rescues in nearby communities. Parts of South Texas, including Harris County, home to Houston, have been hit with heavy rain. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the county government’s top executive, declared a disaster Thursday as mandatory evacuations were ordered along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River. Photos posted on social media by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez showed streets completely covered as first responders brought residents to safety. The Conroe firefighter carries a resident evacuated in a boat on Thursday in Conroe, Texas.Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images “Heroes,” Gonzalez captioned a series of photos of rescuers carrying small children and dogs. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said it rescued 73 people and 42 animals between Tuesday and Saturday morning. At a news conference on Saturday, Hidalgo said the numbers had increased to 178 people and 122 pets rescued across the county. In Montgomery County, Texas, 52 people …

Gaza truce talks expected to resume in Egypt

Gaza truce talks expected to resume in Egypt

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Women inspect as a house damaged in an Israeli strike lies in ruin, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 3, 2024. HATEM KHALED / REUTERS Talks were expected to resume on Saturday, May 4, in Egypt aimed at halting months of war in Gaza between Hamas militants and Israel that have triggered widening protests around the world. Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United States have been waiting for the Palestinian Islamist movement to respond to a proposal that, according to details released by Britain, would halt fighting for 40 days and exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Months of negotiations stalled in part on Hamas’s demand for a lasting ceasefire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated vows to crush the group’s remaining fighters in Rafah, along the Egyptian border in Gaza’s far south. The prospect of a Rafah invasion, threatened for three months alongside stop-start truce talks, has sparked intensifying global alarm. After a meeting in Cairo about a week …

DOJ expected to announce indictment of Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, sources say

DOJ expected to announce indictment of Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, sources say

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment of longtime Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Cuellar’s home and campaign office in Laredo, Texas, were raided in January 2022 as part of a federal investigation into Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen who have ties to the country, law enforcement said at the time. His office had pledged to cooperate with the investigation. In April, Cuellar’s lawyer, Joshua Berman, told some news outlets that federal authorities informed him he was not the target of the investigation. Cuellar is a one-time co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus. It wasn’t immediately clear if the indictment was related to the 2022 raid. The Justice Department declined to comment. Cuellar’s staff were calling other member offices Friday seeking advice on how to handle the situation, one source with knowledge of those calls told NBC News. In a statement Friday, Cuellar denied any wrongdoing, saying that he had “proactively sought legal advice” from the House Ethics Committee, which had issued “more than one …

John Swinney expected to declare bid to become new SNP leader | Politics News

John Swinney expected to declare bid to become new SNP leader | Politics News

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John Swinney is expected to declare his bid to become the new leader of the SNP later today, Sky News understands. It comes after Humza Yousaf announced he was standing down as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister following his decision last week to cut power-sharing ties with the Scottish Greens – a move which saw his leadership collapse. Mr Swinney previously served as SNP leader between 2000 and 2004; later becoming Nicola Sturgeon’s number two from 2014 to 2023. He is considered a front-runner for the top job once again, having garnered support from senior figures within his party, including from the SNP’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn. The Perthshire North MSP is expected to make a statement in Edinburgh on Thursday morning. However, he could face competition from the party’s former finance minister Kate Forbes, who narrowly lost out to Mr Yousaf in last year’s leadership election. Image: Kate Forbes. Pic: PA Though the Skye, Lochaber, and Badenoch MSP has not confirmed her intention to enter the leadership contest, she has so far refused …

Graven Hill site sale expected to drive ‘significant job creation’ in Oxfordshire

Graven Hill site sale expected to drive ‘significant job creation’ in Oxfordshire

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Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) has sold a circa 76-acre employment site to a US-based real estate developer. The Oxfordshire site, which could support more than 1,000 new jobs, has outline planning permission for 104,000 sq m of storage and distribution space alongside open space and sustainable drainage systems. It also has separate access from the Pioneer Road roundabout without running through any residential areas. Adrian Unitt, operations director at GHVDC, said: “Graven Hill is a sustainable development, offering a wide variety of choice in terms of housing. “It’s set in expansive green spaces and supported by community facilities such as the new primary school, Market Square Dental’s state-of-the-art practice, Wine Rack and Wine Valley Cocktail Bar and new coffee bar. “The sale of the employment site further enhances the development’s sustainability credentials creating new job opportunities alongside a thriving community.” Knight Frank and White Commercial Surveyors supported GHVDC on the sale. White Commercial continues to provide commercial property advice on the commercial space at Graven Hill, as well as marketing the site available …

Priscilla The Party to close in London, four months earlier than expected

Priscilla The Party to close in London, four months earlier than expected

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The immersive jukebox show Priscilla The Party! will be ending more than four months earlier than expected, with organisers citing financial difficulties as its reason for closure. Staged at the new central London venue Here at Outernet, the show is an immersive reimagining of the hit Australia-set musical, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. Though it launched to warm reviews in March, Priscilla The Party! will play its final show on 26 May. In a statement released on Monday (29 April), a spokesperson for the show said: “It is with regret and sadness that we must give notice of closure for Priscilla the Party! Our final performance will be the 1pm show on Sunday 26 May. “The producers have supported the show financially since opening, but sadly that is no longer sustainable. “We very much regret this reality, but the production has been facing difficult times,” the statement continues. …