Earth is set to get a temporary second ‘mini moon’. Here’s what to know
A small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will orbit Earth as a second moon from September 29 to November 25, 2024.
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Secret Service investigating Elon Musk’s X post about assassination threats, reports
The Tesla CEO wrote in a since-deleted post that “no one is even trying to assassinate” Biden or Harris.
NSW man arrested over global ‘Ghost’ platform used by underworld
The platform has been used to traffick drugs, launder money, and order killings, according to the Australian Federal Police.
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid to zoom by Earth —Here’s what NASA says
The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the moon.
Trump safe after ‘attempted assassination’—suspect identified
Former President Donald Trump is safe after gunshots were reported near him, his campaign said.
Harris expands lead over Trump in first post-debate polls
Most voters considered Harris to be the winner of Tuesday’s debate.
‘They’re eating the dogs’: Key fact-checks from the presidential debate
During the debate, Trump repeated a debunked right-wing claim about migrants eating people’s pets and falsely claimed Democrats are trying to get undocumented migrants to vote.
Trump Media shares plummet 15% to record low after debate
Vice President Kamala Harris became the betting favorite to win the election after a debate with the former president.
Elon Musk says he’ll give Taylor Swift a child—prompting mockery on social media
Musk’s post could allude to Swift declaring herself a “Childless Cat Lady,” or to false claims parroted by former President Donald Trump that Haitian migrants are eating pet cats—though police in Springfield, Ohio, have denied this.
Harris surges past Trump in election betting markets after first presidential debate
After trailing Trump more than a week, Harris has retaken the lead in the election betting markets after a strong debate showing on Tuesday night.