A major setback nor the commercial space industry, tonight, after a spaceship collapsed in the desert. One died, other was taken to hospital with serious injuries. No word what caused the disaster with debris scattered across the desert. The accident happened 95 miles north of los angeles, aboard spaceship two. The craft was developed for virgin, virgin says the vehicle suffered a serious anomaly but gave no details. Virgin said it would work closely with authorities to discover the anomaly. Virgin boss Richard Branson tweeted hes also flying to california. The vehicle that crashed today evolved from this, spaceship 1 which won the ansari x price for becoming the first privately owned manned spacecraft to fly into space. Many have paid 250,000 deposits to fly on spacecraft 2, carried by virgins white knight 2 care crer jet and then released. The subor bitter will carry it to 62 miles or 100 kilometers above earth. Giving are travelers a brief view. On tuesday, an unmanned space crafors
The first time eight years. It is a stinging though not surprising defeat for president obama and his party and a clear sign from voters they want a change in washington. Stephanie sy. Lets run through the string of republican vict odors in the North Carolina where republican tom til is defeated democratic kay hagan. This was the g. O. P. Pickup that tipped the balance of the senate. In west village, Republican Congress woman shelly moore capito, for Jay Rockefellersseat. One Term Congress won tom cotton unseating incumbent democratic senator mark pryor another g. O. P. Pickup. In south dakota former governor winning the threeway race for til johnsons seat in montana, an expected g. O. P. Pickup projected winner there, steve danes. In eyewa, johnny ernts defeating democratic congressman bruce braley. In colorado, rising g. O. P. Star, cori gardner ousting a democratic incumbent mark udall. The biggest winner in the midterm elections may be it senator Mitch Mcconnell reflected kentucky
English premier league, insing, how this pakistani cricketer is his name into the sport history books. Developing story out of pakistan this hour where at least 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack. Bomb exploded in the car parked at the wagah crossing near lahore at what is a regular, a daily flag lowering ceremony . Kamal hyder is here to talk us through this one. I maybe explain the area, why people were there and who has been affected. There is a ceremony at wagah where the gates are closed at sunset and the flags are lowered and Foreign Tourists who come to pakistan go and witness this. Its a very passionate affair both sides with the regalia and the guards, of course, in uniform. So today, being a sunday, of course, attracted a larger number of people and after the ceremony ended and the people started to leave the venue and had left the venue, thats when the suicide bomber struck. Now, the suicide bomber, according to security forces, would have tried he would have tried
The hard line each side is taking after a major shift in power. Detroits financial future to be decided today. The return of the polar vortex, how a typhoon that missed asia this week is going to plunge temperatures across the u. S. Good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. Im del walters. Im erica pitzi. There is new controversy this morning over the events leading to the death of osama bin laden. A navy seal claims he is the one who took the fatal shot that ended osama bin ladens life and is not the first member of that elite unit to do so, speaking out about that secret operation. This is a story thats causing some outrage in the secretive wing of the military. It is a secretive wing, so we know a little more, but we dont know a lot more. Thats the honest answer, but the person speaking out now, robert james oneill, former navy seal is coming forward, spoke to the newspaper after his identity was revealed by a website run by former special on ops. The only thing clear is he was a
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