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Four astronauts will have to wait at least one more day to the International Space Station on Wednesday night.This otherwise routine rotation of crew on the space station is garnering extra attention because it will at last allow the return to Earth of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts whose brief scheduled visit to the space station last June was unexpectedly stretched to more than nine months.The scrub of the flight, which occurred less than 45 minutes before the scheduled liftoff, means Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams’ stay in orbit will also be extended at least one more…

Lip-Bu Tan appointed chief executive officer of Intel CorporationCourtesy: IntelIntel said on Wednesday that it had appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, as the chipmaker attempts to recover from a tumultuous four-year run under Pat Gelsinger. The stock jumped 12% in extended trading.Tan was previously CEO of Cadence Design Systems, which makes software used by all the major chip designers, including Intel. He was an Intel board member but departed last year, citing other commitments.Tan replaces interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and MJ Holthaus, who took over in December when former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger was ousted. Tan is also rejoining Intel’s…

Opposite the bustling Nassau Bahamas Cruise Terminal, where it is not unusual to see four or five passenger ships docked at once, is a slice of tropical paradise with miles of white-sand beaches and turquoise water.Once dotted with mansions, the 17-acre expanse on the western end of the Bahamas’ Paradise Island, has been acquired by an unlikely developer: the Royal Caribbean cruise line.After the success of its Bahamian private island, CocoCay, the company is expanding its land-based offerings with a beach club scheduled to open in December. The projected $165 million project will have three swimming pools, the world’s largest…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government on Wednesday announced new counter-tariffs on nearly $30 billion in steel and aluminum products, as well as additional U.S. imported goods, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s own duties on steel and aluminum. The 25 per cent tariffs will come into effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Thursday and will include $12.6 billion in steel products, $3 billion in aluminum items, as well as additional imported U.S. goods worth $14.2 billion.They are in addition to Canada’s first round of retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of U.S. goods that…

A 64-year-old man has died after his car left the road and hit a tree in the South West on Wednesday night.

Malaysia has 393 registered elder care centres and 26 nursing homes, with an additional 700 to more than 1,000 unregistered facilities, according to a United Nations Development Programme report published last June. Even with most families preferring to care for their elderly at home, many facilities already face long waiting lists, and the demand will only increase in the coming years, it said. Genesis Life Care co-founder Phang Sue Ling. (Photo: CNA/Fadza Ishak)Phang Sue Ling, a doctor and co-founder of Genesis Life Care, a long-term care service provider in Malaysia, believes the timing of the white paper is “a bit…

Separatist fighters hijacked a train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and held passengers hostage for about 36 hours. The Pakistani military on Wednesday declared that it had ended the crisis with a rescue operation that freed passengers and resulted in the deaths of more than 30 militants.Here is what to know about the group behind the attack, the Baloch Liberation Army.What is the B.L.A.?The Baloch Liberation Army, or B.L.A., is a militant separatist group operating in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, advocating an independent Baloch state. The group has escalated its attacks in recent years, targeting security forces, infrastructure and foreign investments,…

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.Here’s what’s happening…-Rubio pushes back against Mahmoud Khalil defenders: ‘Not about free speech’-Poll flashes warning sign on one of top issues for Trump during campaign-House GOP member tells local law enforcement to ‘gear up’ to help with immigration enforcementEPA Deregulation Day FIRST ON FOX: The Environmental Protection Agency announced the “most consequential day of deregulation” in U.S. history Wednesday, as it put the Biden administration’s Clean Power Plan 2.0 — which cracked down on power plants — on the…

The same day the Office of Personnel Management informed hundreds of employees, including about 20 involved in the communications division, that they were being laid off, the department’s top spokeswoman posted an Instagram video she filmed in her office showing off her outfit with the caption: “a moment for mixed patterns.”On the day O.P.M. sent a memo to all federal department and agency heads asking for lists of underperforming employees to terminate, she flaunted a “work look” that included a purple skirt that her followers could also purchase, retailing at $475. She would get a commission if they used her…