Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup February 24, 2024

If you’ve got a bike, there’s a good chance it’s set up with a derailleur at the rear and a bunch of gears to help you cycle more efficiently. And while that derailleur might be controlled by cables, hydraulics or even electronics, it’s usually down to you to set it in the right place. However, … Read more

America’s First Quest to Touchdown on Moon in Over 25 Years | World News

NEW DELHI: In America’s first quest to land on moon in over 25 years, a lunar lander designed by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched successfully from Florida early on Thursday.Nova-C lander, dubbed Odysseus, lifted off shortly after 1am EST (0600 GMT) atop a Falcon 9 rocket flown by Elon Musk’ SpaceX from Nasa’s … Read more

Elon Musk Details His Ambitious Plan Of Sending Humans To Mars

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has again given a glimpse into his ambitious plan to colonise Mars. Musk revealed his “game plan” in a post on X. He said that he would be sending one million people to Mars. However, he did not give any additional details about the plan. He was responding to a tweet … Read more

American investors to buy into SA Rugby?

The Springboks could be set for a cash injection following news reports that American sports investment company Ackerley Partners is reportedly expressing interest in investing in the SA Rugby. According to a report on Netwerk24, the move comes amid significant changes in South African rugby, with SA’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus set to focus exclusively … Read more

US-Bound Plane From Japan Forced To Return After Man Bites Flight Attendant’s Arm

A US-bound flight was forced to return to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after a passenger on board bit the arm of a flight attendant. The alleged incident took place on Tuesday on All Nippon Airways flight 118 over the Pacific Ocean. The authorities have not yet revealed the identity of the 55-year-old American man accused of … Read more

How Chinese chilli sauce brand Fly By Jing became hot stuff in the US, and why its founder reclaimed her birth name

That’s incredible considering how drizzling Sichuan chilli oil over vanilla ice cream wouldn’t have been part of the conversation among food lovers a decade ago. Fly By Jing has been growing ever since it started in 2018, courting the likes of national food critics, celebrities and influencers around the world. Yet, with the brand on … Read more

An Abandoned Supersonic Runway, Motocompo Scalpers And More

There’s A Relic Runway From America’s Failed Supersonic Future Hiding In The Everglades Supersonic airliners never became as common as airlines and government officials hoped.Photo: Victor Drees/Daily Express/Hulton Archive (Getty Images) Delta’s Luggage Only Flight When supersonic flight was set to transform passenger air travel in the late 1960s, Miami-Dade County had grand ambitions of … Read more

The story behind the mummies discovered in Yosemite Valley

More than a century ago, miners claimed to have found two ancient mummies at what is now Yosemite National Park. The news spread like wildfire across America. A mummified woman — said to be a “giantess mummy” at almost 7 feet tall — was reported to be cradling a mummified child in her arms when … Read more

A love letter to US Route 50, America’s loneliest highway

The essence of lonely is embodied after peeling off Highway 50 into a dusty parking lot at Middlegate Station, a pit stop in the Nevada desert about an hour from any cities in both directions.  There’s a small wooden building that appears to have been standing for at least 100 years and near the front … Read more

Indian-Origin Family Found Dead In Their Multi-Million-Pound Mansion

An Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their 4-million-pound ($5 million) mansion in Massachusetts, United States, in what is being seen as a possible murder-suicide case. Rakesh Kamal, 57; his wife, Teena; and their daughter, Arianna, 18, were found dead on Thursday in their luxurious mansion located in one of the … Read more