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50 years since astro and cosmonauts shook hands in space • The Register

50 years since astro and cosmonauts shook hands in space • The Register

It is 50 years since the last hurrah of the Apollo program, with a mission that saw the final launch of an Apollo vehicle, and a subsequent docking with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit. The mission was the first and only spaceflight of Deke Slayton, one of the original Mercury 7 group of astronauts, who had been disqualified from …

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It started with tingling hands. Then Mallory was plunged into a ‘waking coma’ unable even to scream. What she heard still haunts her…

It started with tingling hands. Then Mallory was plunged into a ‘waking coma’ unable even to scream. What she heard still haunts her…

It’s the stuff of nightmares. Fully conscious, aware of everything and everyone yet unable to move, communicate, or even breathe unassisted. Some call it ‘locked in syndrome.’ Mallory Wilkerson refers to it as a ‘waking coma’, and it was her horrifying reality for three agonizing months back in the fall of 2024. That was when, within the space of 24 …

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KO artist’s stoppage streak ends as he hands Calvin Kattar fifth-straight loss at UFC Nashville

KO artist’s stoppage streak ends as he hands Calvin Kattar fifth-straight loss at UFC Nashville

Calvin Kattar can’t seem to catch a break in the UFC. UFC Nashville took place Saturday night with a 12-fight card headlined by heavyweight knockout king Derrick Lewis and the 6’7″ Tallison Teixeira. The Fight Night event is top-heavy, with former headliners littering the main card from karate specialist Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in the co-main event to boxer Calvin Kattar, …

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Italian court hands Meloni partial victory in UniCredit banking merger battle – POLITICO

Italian court hands Meloni partial victory in UniCredit banking merger battle – POLITICO

Earlier this year, Italy used foreign investment screening powers — or “golden power” — to impose harsh conditions on UniCredit’s bid for BPM. UniCredit appealed the decision claiming that the conditions are disproportionate and effectively prevent it from doing the deal. The court said on Saturday that the government should review two of the conditions imposed by Rome on UniCredit …

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