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An opening is seen in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Flight ...
The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States.. With the dominant political story of this year being the 2024 presidential election, most American-focused media outlets routinely have been covering the nominees, with Donald Trump becoming the second president in American history to win two non-consecutive terms, defeating Democratic vice president Kamala Harris who ...
The largest general strike in more than 50 years occurs in Northern Ireland. (BBC News) Indian multinational company Tata Steel announces the closure of both its blast furnaces in Port Talbot , Wales , with the loss of around 3,000 jobs across the United Kingdom , in what trade unions are calling a "worst-case scenario" for workers.
2024 San Marino general election: The Democracy and Freedom alliance, headed by the PDCS, wins a plurality in the Grand and General Council. [135] 2024 Belgian federal election: The New Flemish Alliance remains the largest party in the Chamber of Representatives while Open Vld, the party of outgoing Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, loses seats ...
The biggest astronomical event of 2024 will occur on April 8. On this date, the moon will slide in front of the sun and block it out, creating a total solar eclipse.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet transforms complex coding tasks. When it launched in June 2024, Claude 3.5 Sonnet changed how coders work, quickly becoming a Silicon Valley favorite. The AI model solved 64% of ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)Business and economy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.
Sunak pledges an additional £500m to support Ukraine, on top of the £2.5bn allocated for this financial year. [361] Sunak announces "the biggest strengthening of our national defence in a generation, to meet the challenge of an increasingly dangerous world". He confirms that defence spending will increase from 2.3% of gross domestic product ...