skynewsus--2020-01-30--Highest resolution pictures show sun's surface in detail

The surface of the sun has been revealed in detail thanks to pictures from a solar telescope in Hawaii .
The Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope has produced the highest resolution images of the star 's surface ever taken , which will help scientists to understand how the sun impacts Earth .
The National Science Foundation says that activity on the sun 's surface can affect `` air travel , disrupt satellite communications and bring down power grids , causing long-lasting blackouts and disabling technologies such as GPS '' .
The NSF has found patterns of turbulent boiling plasma that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , each the size of the state of Texas in the US .
Those structures are the `` signature of violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the sun to its surface '' .
France Cordova , NSF director , said : `` Since NSF began work on this ground-based telescope , we have eagerly awaited the first images .
`` We can now share these images and videos , which are the most detailed of our sun to date .
NSF 's Inouye Solar Telescope will be able to map @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corona , where solar eruptions occur that can impact life on Earth .
`` This telescope will improve our understanding of what drives space weather and ultimately help forecasters better predict solar storms . ''
The telescope is a four-metre solar telescope which is in Maui , Hawaii .
It was renamed after former senator Daniel Inouye who represented Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012 .
The NSF said about him : `` Senator Inouye was a tireless proponent of science , technology , engineering and math , especially when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of Hawaii . ''
Matt Mountain , president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy , which manages the instrument , said : `` On Earth , we can predict if it is going to rain pretty much anywhere in the world very accurately , and space weather just is n't there yet .
`` Our predictions lag behind terrestrial weather by 50 years , if not more .
What we need is to grasp the underlying physics behind space weather , and this starts at the sun , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study over the next decades . ''
In 2017 , a space weather event which occurred at the same time as Hurricane Irma brought down radio communications used by first responders , aviation and maritime channels for eight hours on the day the hurricane made landfall .
Scientists hope a better understanding of space weather will allow for earlier notification of the impact on Earth , and that warnings could come as much as 48 hours before impact , instead of the 48 minutes currently managed .
David Boboltz , a program director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who oversees the facility 's construction and operations , said : `` These first images are just the beginning .
`` Over the next six months , the Inouye telescope 's team of scientists , engineers and technicians will continue testing and commissioning the telescope to make it ready for use by the international solar scientific community .
`` The Inouye Solar Telescope will collect more information about our sun during the first five years of its lifetime than all the solar data gathered since Galileo first pointed a telescope at the sun @ @ @ @

The surface of the sun has been revealed in detail thanks to pictures from a solar telescope in Hawaii.
The Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope has produced the highest resolution images of the star's surface ever taken, which will help scientists to understand how the sun impacts Earth.
The National Science Foundation says that activity on the sun's surface can affect "air travel, disrupt satellite communications and bring down power grids, causing long-lasting blackouts and disabling technologies such as GPS".
Image: The solar telescope in Hawaii. Pic: NSO/NSF/AURA
The NSF has found patterns of turbulent boiling plasma that covers the surface, in cell-like structures, each the size of the state of Texas in the US.
Those structures are the "signature of violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the sun to its surface".
France Cordova, NSF director, said: "Since NSF began work on this ground-based telescope, we have eagerly awaited the first images.
"We can now share these images and videos, which are the most detailed of our sun to date. NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope will be able to map the magnetic fields within the sun's corona, where solar eruptions occur that can impact life on Earth.
"This telescope will improve our understanding of what drives space weather and ultimately help forecasters better predict solar storms."
Image: The first picture of the surface of the sun taken by the Daniel K. Inouye telescope. Pic: NSO/AURA/NSF
The telescope is a four-metre solar telescope which is in Maui, Hawaii. It was renamed after former senator Daniel Inouye who represented Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012.
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The NSF said about him: "Senator Inouye was a tireless proponent of science, technology, engineering and math, especially when it came to enriching the lives of the people of Hawaii."
Matt Mountain, president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which manages the instrument, said: "On Earth, we can predict if it is going to rain pretty much anywhere in the world very accurately, and space weather just isn't there yet.
"Our predictions lag behind terrestrial weather by 50 years, if not more. What we need is to grasp the underlying physics behind space weather, and this starts at the sun, which is what the Inouye Solar Telescope will study over the next decades."
Image: US Senator Daniel K. Inouye, after whom the telescope was renamed in 2013
In 2017, a space weather event which occurred at the same time as Hurricane Irma brought down radio communications used by first responders, aviation and maritime channels for eight hours on the day the hurricane made landfall.
Scientists hope a better understanding of space weather will allow for earlier notification of the impact on Earth, and that warnings could come as much as 48 hours before impact, instead of the 48 minutes currently managed.
David Boboltz, a program director in NSF's Division of Astronomical Sciences who oversees the facility's construction and operations, said: "These first images are just the beginning.
"Over the next six months, the Inouye telescope's team of scientists, engineers and technicians will continue testing and commissioning the telescope to make it ready for use by the international solar scientific community.
"The Inouye Solar Telescope will collect more information about our sun during the first five years of its lifetime than all the solar data gathered since Galileo first pointed a telescope at the sun in 1612."


skynewsus--2020-01-30--Longest ever Mexico/US drug smuggling tunnel found

US authorities found the three-quarters of a mile tunnel with forced air ventilation , high voltage electrical cables and a lift .
US border officials have discovered the longest ever smuggling tunnel underneath the US/Mexico border .
Stretching from a small industrial building in Tijuana , Mexico , into the San Diego area , it features an extensive rail/cart system , forced air ventilation , high voltage electrical cables and panels , a lift at the entrance , and a complex drainage system .
It extends 4,309ft ( 1,313m ) , 1,000ft more than the previous longest , again found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 .
The newly discovered tunnel is about 5.5ft ( 1.68m ) tall and 2ft ( 0.61m ) wide and runs at an average depth of 70ft ( 21.3m ) below the surface , officials said .
Customs and drug enforcement agents are waging a constant , and some would say losing battle against the smuggling of people and drugs into the US from Mexico .
John Callery , of the US Drug Enforcement Administration , said : `` These are probably the darkest times that we 've seen as an agency as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We know that fentanyl is in almost all the heroin trafficking across the border from Mexico into the United States and we know that methamphetamine is still a major killer in our area of the country , in Southern California .
`` So , I have no doubt that if drugs were smuggled in this tunnel it was heroin laced with fentanyl .
I would say that 's a 99 percentile answer on that . ''
: : Listen to the Behind the Headlines podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tunnel found the exit on the US side disguised with several hundred sandbags .
It went under a series of warehouses in San Diego 's Otay Mesa area , where sophisticated tunnels have typically ended , and extended into open fields .
So far there have been no arrests in connection with the find .

US border officials have discovered the longest ever smuggling tunnel underneath the US/Mexico border.
Stretching from a small industrial building in Tijuana, Mexico, into the San Diego area, it features an extensive rail/cart system, forced air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables and panels, a lift at the entrance, and a complex drainage system.
It extends 4,309ft (1,313m), 1,000ft more than the previous longest, again found in the San Diego area, in 2014.
Image: The tunnel was equipped with ventilation and power. Pic: US Customs and Border Protection
The newly discovered tunnel is about 5.5ft (1.68m) tall and 2ft (0.61m) wide and runs at an average depth of 70ft (21.3m) below the surface, officials said.
Customs and drug enforcement agents are waging a constant, and some would say losing battle against the smuggling of people and drugs into the US from Mexico.
John Callery, of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, said: "These are probably the darkest times that we've seen as an agency as far as the deadliness of the drugs.
"We know that fentanyl is in almost all the heroin trafficking across the border from Mexico into the United States and we know that methamphetamine is still a major killer in our area of the country, in Southern California.
"So, I have no doubt that if drugs were smuggled in this tunnel it was heroin laced with fentanyl. I would say that's a 99 percentile answer on that."
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Agents who uncovered the tunnel found the exit on the US side disguised with several hundred sandbags. It went under a series of warehouses in San Diego's Otay Mesa area, where sophisticated tunnels have typically ended, and extended into open fields.
So far there have been no arrests in connection with the find.


skynewsus--2020-01-29--Trump trial: What happened on day eight

Trump trial: What happened on day eight

Senators have begun to question the legal teams , with Democrats pressing their case for more witnesses to be called , while Republicans again insisting that the alleged offences were not impeachable .
Here 's what you need to know from day eight of the trial .
In a sentence : Senators had their first chance to submit questions to Donald Trump 's lawyers and House impeachment managers .
In a paragraph : Following days of arguments from White House defence lawyers and Democratic lawmakers acting as prosecutors , senators were given their first opportunity to put questions to both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be submitted in writing to be read aloud by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who is presiding over the trial .
There will be further time for questions on Thursday before an expected vote on calling witnesses to testify .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker In 100 words : Republican senators used their questions to reinforce the argument that President Trump 's actions did not amount to impeachable offences .
Democrats took the opportunity to press the case for witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican leaders have so far resisted efforts to call witnesses but there continues to be political wrangling on the issue .
Democrats want to hear from National Security Adviser John Bolton following reports that in an upcoming book he confirms that President Trump wanted to withhold military aid to Ukraine until Kiev agreed to investigate his political rivals .
The White House has objected to the release of Mr Bolton 's book on the basis that it contains highly classified information .
Quote of the day :

Senators have begun to question the legal teams, with Democrats pressing their case for more witnesses to be called, while Republicans again insisting that the alleged offences were not impeachable.
Here's what you need to know from day eight of the trial.
In a sentence:
Senators had their first chance to submit questions to Donald Trump's lawyers and House impeachment managers.
In a paragraph:
Following days of arguments from White House defence lawyers and Democratic lawmakers acting as prosecutors, senators were given their first opportunity to put questions to both sides. Trial rules required questions to be submitted in writing to be read aloud by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who is presiding over the trial. There will be further time for questions on Thursday before an expected vote on calling witnesses to testify.
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In 100 words:
Republican senators used their questions to reinforce the argument that President Trump's actions did not amount to impeachable offences. Democrats took the opportunity to press the case for witnesses to be called in the trial. Republican leaders have so far resisted efforts to call witnesses but there continues to be political wrangling on the issue.
Democrats want to hear from National Security Adviser John Bolton following reports that in an upcoming book he confirms that President Trump wanted to withhold military aid to Ukraine until Kiev agreed to investigate his political rivals. The White House has objected to the release of Mr Bolton's book on the basis that it contains highly classified information.
Quote of the day:
When you have a witness who is plainly relevant as John Bolton, who goes to the heart of the most serious and egregious of the President's misconduct, who has volunteered to come and testify -- to turn him away, to look the other way, I think is deeply at odds with being an impartial juror.
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skynewsus--2020-01-30--Pompeo offers olive branch over controversial Huawei 5G decision

Britain has taken a risk by allowing Huawei to have a role in its 5G network , but London and Washington will be able to `` resolve '' their differences over the controversial decision , the US secretary of state has said .
Mike Pompeo delivered the olive branch ahead of talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street .
Mr Johnson 's decision to include the Chinese telecoms firm in non-core parts of Britain 's 5G network was made despite warnings from the US that it could imperil security co-operation between the two nations .
Opponents of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's close links to the Chinese government .
They fear the firm 's equipment could be used for espionage , something the company itself has always denied .
Downing Street has argued that stringent measures are in place to manage Huawei 's role .
Ahead of his talks in Number 10 with the PM , Mr Pompeo urged the British government to reverse its decision .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker He also described Huawei as an `` extension of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hand over information to the Chinese Communist Party '' .
But speaking alongside Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a Policy Exchange event in London , Mr Pompeo adopted a softer tone .
`` I 'm confident we can work together to implement that decision and work to get this right , '' he said .
Mr Pompeo said that while the US would keep making the case that having Huawei technology within the network was `` very difficult to mitigate '' and therefore `` not worth the candle '' , it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Every country will make its own sovereign decision , just like the UK did , '' he added .
Reinforcing his softer tone , Mr Pompeo said : `` I am very confident that our two nations will find a way to work together to resolve this difference . ''
On China more generally , he described Beijing as the `` central threat of our times '' .
`` It is an enormous economy to which the American economy is deeply tied , '' Mr Pompeo added .

Britain has taken a risk by allowing Huawei to have a role in its 5G network, but London and Washington will be able to "resolve" their differences over the controversial decision, the US secretary of state has said.
Mike Pompeo delivered the olive branch ahead of talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street.
Mr Johnson's decision to include the Chinese telecoms firm in non-core parts of Britain's 5G network was made despite warnings from the US that it could imperil security co-operation between the two nations.
Image: Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Boris Johnson as they meet at Downing Street
Opponents of the move are against it because of Huawei's close links to the Chinese government.
They fear the firm's equipment could be used for espionage, something the company itself has always denied.
Downing Street has argued that stringent measures are in place to manage Huawei's role.
Ahead of his talks in Number 10 with the PM, Mr Pompeo urged the British government to reverse its decision.
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He also described Huawei as an "extension of the Chinese Communist Party with a legal requirement to hand over information to the Chinese Communist Party".
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But speaking alongside Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a Policy Exchange event in London, Mr Pompeo adopted a softer tone.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:19 Explained: Why 5G and Huawei matter
"I'm confident we can work together to implement that decision and work to get this right," he said.
Mr Pompeo said that while the US would keep making the case that having Huawei technology within the network was "very difficult to mitigate" and therefore "not worth the candle", it was up to individual countries to decide.
"Every country will make its own sovereign decision, just like the UK did," he added.
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Reinforcing his softer tone, Mr Pompeo said: "I am very confident that our two nations will find a way to work together to resolve this difference."
On China more generally, he described Beijing as the "central threat of our times".
"It is an enormous economy to which the American economy is deeply tied," Mr Pompeo added.


skynewsus--2020-01-30--Trump official brushes off 'doom and gloom' as GDP growth slows

Trump official brushes off 'doom and gloom ' as GDP growth slows Trump official brushes off 'doom and gloom ' as GDP growth slows The US economy saw solid but slower consumer spending in recent months US economic growth slowed to its lowest level in three years in 2019 - but a senior Trump official brushed off `` doom and gloom '' over the figures .
GDP rose by 2.3 % last year - missing the administration 's 3 % target for a second year in a row - according to data from the commerce department .
It was down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures suggested Mr Trump 's $ 1.5tr tax cut package had provided only a temporary boost to the world 's biggest economy .
The moderate pace of growth appears to undermine Republicans ' claims that the scale of expansion would pay for the tax cuts - which are expected to help push the federal budget deficit to $ 1.02tr this year .
He said : `` Since the beginning of this administration , critics have predicted doom and gloom for the American economy .
`` They were wrong then , and they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump `` continues to unleash incredible growth in the American economy '' , blaming the Boeing crisis over the 737 MAX and the strike at car giant General Motors for holding it back .
The data comes a day after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and its chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank expected `` moderate economic growth '' to continue .
That growth has been supported by the Fed 's three rate cuts last year .
But Mr Powell also pointed to emerging risks including the coronavirus outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's phase-one trade deal with Beijing has eased fears that a trade war could push the US into a downturn .
However , economists think the effects will be limited as tariffs remain in effect on $ 360bn of Chinese imports .
The annualised pace of growth in the US in the fourth quarter was 2.1 % , unchanged on the third quarter .
Growth was supported by solid but slower consumer spending and an improvement in the trade deficit .
That offset a further drop in business investment and a slowdown in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GDP growth has fallen well short of his campaign targets but unemployment has reached a 50-year low .

US economic growth slowed to its lowest level in three years in 2019 - but a senior Trump official brushed off "doom and gloom" over the figures.
GDP rose by 2.3% last year - missing the administration's 3% target for a second year in a row - according to data from the commerce department.
It was down from 2.9% in 2018.
The figures suggested Mr Trump's $1.5tr tax cut package had provided only a temporary boost to the world's biggest economy.
The moderate pace of growth appears to undermine Republicans' claims that the scale of expansion would pay for the tax cuts - which are expected to help push the federal budget deficit to $1.02tr this year.
Image: Mr Trump has targeted a 3% growth rate
Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross brushed off the slowdown.
He said: "Since the beginning of this administration, critics have predicted doom and gloom for the American economy.
"They were wrong then, and they are wrong now."
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He said Mr Trump "continues to unleash incredible growth in the American economy", blaming the Boeing crisis over the 737 MAX and the strike at car giant General Motors for holding it back.
The data comes a day after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and its chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank expected "moderate economic growth" to continue.
That growth has been supported by the Fed's three rate cuts last year.
Image: Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said critics were 'wrong then and wrong now'
But Mr Powell also pointed to emerging risks including the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Meanwhile, the president's phase-one trade deal with Beijing has eased fears that a trade war could push the US into a downturn.
However, economists think the effects will be limited as tariffs remain in effect on $360bn of Chinese imports.
The annualised pace of growth in the US in the fourth quarter was 2.1%, unchanged on the third quarter.
Growth was supported by solid but slower consumer spending and an improvement in the trade deficit.
That offset a further drop in business investment and a slowdown in businesses re-stocking.
Under Mr Trump, GDP growth has fallen well short of his campaign targets but unemployment has reached a 50-year low.


skynewsus--2020-01-30--Amazon surge as sales beat targets and Prime membership soars

Amazon says its Prime delivery service is becoming faster Amazon shares have surged after it reported much better than expected sales over the Christmas period and saw the number of Prime subscription members rise to 150 million .
The 13 % shares rise in after-hours trading meant the online retail giant 's market value soared to over $ 1tr ( £750bn ) .
Sales for the three months to the end of December climbed to $ 87.4bn ( £65.7bn ) , up 21 % on the same period last year .
That included sales in North America alone that were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ festive period .
For 2019 as a whole , sales were ahead by 20 % at $ 280.5bn ( £210.8bn ) , with profits 15 % higher at $ 11.6bn ( £8.7bn ) - the latter despite the company 's heavy spending on speedier deliveries .
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said customers had responded to improvements in its Prime loyalty club - which offers quicker delivery times as well as film and TV streaming , including some Premier League football games .
Mr Bezos said more people had signed up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever before , taking the total number to 150 million around the world - up 50 % on the last time it disclosed numbers in 2018 .
He said : `` We 've made Prime delivery faster - the number of items delivered to US customers with Prime 's free one-day and same-day delivery more than quadrupled this quarter compared to last year . ''
Nicholas Hyett , equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown , said : `` Amazon has repeatedly shown it 's prepared to sacrifice short term profits for long term gains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The group 's delivered bumper sales in its retail business but seen profits only creep up as it invests in next day delivery .
`` However , given the scale of investments taking place analysts had expected profits to reverse , and the fact they 've improved despite the extra spending is testament to the quality of the business Jeff Bezos has created . ''

Amazon shares have surged after it reported much better than expected sales over the Christmas period and saw the number of Prime subscription members rise to 150 million.
The 13% shares rise in after-hours trading meant the online retail giant's market value soared to over $1tr (£750bn).
Sales for the three months to the end of December climbed to $87.4bn (£65.7bn), up 21% on the same period last year.
That included sales in North America alone that were $10bn higher than over the 2018 festive period.
For 2019 as a whole, sales were ahead by 20% at $280.5bn (£210.8bn), with profits 15% higher at $11.6bn (£8.7bn) - the latter despite the company's heavy spending on speedier deliveries.
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said customers had responded to improvements in its Prime loyalty club - which offers quicker delivery times as well as film and TV streaming, including some Premier League football games.
Mr Bezos said more people had signed up as Prime subscribers over the quarter than ever before, taking the total number to 150 million around the world - up 50% on the last time it disclosed numbers in 2018.
He said: "We've made Prime delivery faster - the number of items delivered to US customers with Prime's free one-day and same-day delivery more than quadrupled this quarter compared to last year."
Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "Amazon has repeatedly shown it's prepared to sacrifice short term profits for long term gains, and these results are no different.
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"The group's delivered bumper sales in its retail business but seen profits only creep up as it invests in next day delivery.
"However, given the scale of investments taking place analysts had expected profits to reverse, and the fact they've improved despite the extra spending is testament to the quality of the business Jeff Bezos has created."


skynewsus--2020-01-30--Two defunct satellites in near miss over Pennsylvania

Two defunct satellites in near miss over Pennsylvania Two defunct satellites in near miss over Pennsylvania Two satellites were involved in a near miss over Pennsylvania on Wednesday night , passing about 500 miles ( 800km ) above the Earth 's surface .
The two satellites are defunct , but are still travelling at approximately 33,000 mph ( 53,000 kmph ) in opposite orbits in space .
LeoLabs predicted on Wednesday that the satellites , an old NASA telescope known as IRAS and a decommissioned US military satellite called GGSE-4 , had a one in 1,000 chance of colliding and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk .
Dr Brad Tucker , from the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University had said before the incident `` these two big hunks of space junk '' will be `` really close '' .
But the two inactive satellites `` crossed paths without incident '' at about 23.39 GMT , 18.39 local time , a spokesman for US Space Command said .
After they passed , LeoLabs tweeted : `` Thankfully our latest data following the event shows no evidence of new debris .
To be sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon the next pass of both objects over Kiwi Space Radar occurring later tonight .
`` We are pleased to report that in the first several radar passes of the two objects after the close approach , we see no evidence of new debris .
This event has served to highlight the collision risks caused by derelict satellites in LEO . ''
On Twitter , US Space Command `` confirmed the 2 inactive satellites ( IRSA & GGSE-4 ) crossed paths without incident .
18th SPCS monitors space debris 24/7/365 & issues conjunction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support space flight safety '' .
The IRAS was launched in 1983 as a joint project between NASA , Britain and the Netherlands but its mission only lasted 10 months .
There are about 4,500 satellites in space , with about 3,000 of those inactive .
The last time a huge collision occurred was 2009 when an inactive Russian communication satellite , Kosmos-2251 , crashed with an active US commercial satellite called Iridium 33 .
Last month the European Space Agency announced plans to remove debris from orbit as part of its ClearSpace-1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are more than 128 million pieces of debris smaller than 1cm in orbit around the Each , according to figures from the ESA 's Space Debris Office , as well as 900,000 pieces of space junk between 1-10cm and 34,000 pieces larger than 10cm .

Two satellites were involved in a near miss over Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, passing about 500 miles (800km) above the Earth's surface.
The two satellites are defunct, but are still travelling at approximately 33,000 mph (53,000 kmph) in opposite orbits in space.
LeoLabs predicted on Wednesday that the satellites, an old NASA telescope known as IRAS and a decommissioned US military satellite called GGSE-4, had a one in 1,000 chance of colliding and it could be other active satellites at risk.
Image: NASA's IRAS was one of those involved in the near miss
Dr Brad Tucker, from the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University had said before the incident "these two big hunks of space junk" will be "really close".
But the two inactive satellites "crossed paths without incident" at about 23.39 GMT, 18.39 local time, a spokesman for US Space Command said.
After they passed, LeoLabs tweeted: "Thankfully our latest data following the event shows no evidence of new debris. To be sure, we will perform a further assessment upon the next pass of both objects over Kiwi Space Radar occurring later tonight.
"We are pleased to report that in the first several radar passes of the two objects after the close approach, we see no evidence of new debris. This event has served to highlight the collision risks caused by derelict satellites in LEO."
On Twitter, US Space Command "confirmed the 2 inactive satellites (IRSA & GGSE-4) crossed paths without incident. 18th SPCS monitors space debris 24/7/365 & issues conjunction notifications every day to all Nations to support space flight safety".
The IRAS was launched in 1983 as a joint project between NASA, Britain and the Netherlands but its mission only lasted 10 months.
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There are about 4,500 satellites in space, with about 3,000 of those inactive.
The last time a huge collision occurred was 2009 when an inactive Russian communication satellite, Kosmos-2251, crashed with an active US commercial satellite called Iridium 33.
Last month the European Space Agency announced plans to remove debris from orbit as part of its ClearSpace-1 missions, which will launch in 2025.
There are more than 128 million pieces of debris smaller than 1cm in orbit around the Each, according to figures from the ESA's Space Debris Office, as well as 900,000 pieces of space junk between 1-10cm and 34,000 pieces larger than 10cm.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Bitter feud overshadows major Trump speech, as foe rips up copy of script

Trump 's political foe rips up State of the Union speech behind his back Trump 's political foe rips up State of the Union speech behind his back Donald Trump 's State of the Union address has been overshadowed by a bitter feud with a top Democrat .
The president refused to shake the hand of Nancy Pelosi before his 80-minute speech to Congress - and in return , she tore up a copy of his script afterwards .
While the House of Representatives Speaker usually introduces the president by describing their presence as a `` high privilege and distinct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Members of Congress , the president of the United States . ''
During his State of the Union address , Mr Trump avoided the thorny subject of his impeachment trial - instead concentrating on the economy .
As the president vies for re-election in November , he said : `` In just three short years , we have shattered the mentality of American decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America 's destiny .
`` We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Mr Trump 's speech came after he became the third US president in history to be impeached - and the night before the Republican-led Senate is expected to acquit him of charges that he abused his powers and obstructed Congress .
The tensions between Republicans and Democrats were on show throughout the evening .
As Mr Trump began speaking , Republicans from both houses of Congress chanted `` four more years '' as Democrats sat silently - shaking their heads as Mr Trump declared : `` The state of our union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Mrs Pelosi also shook her head repeatedly as she sat grim-faced behind Mr Trump .
She later defended ripping up his speech live on camera - describing it as a `` manifesto of mistruths '' and telling reporters it was `` the courteous thing to do , considering the alternative '' .
His speech lasted an hour and 18 minutes , but nothing Donald Trump said will live as long in the memory as the silent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi ostentatiously ripped up her copy of the president 's State of the Union speech it epitomised the ever deepening divisions in American politics .
Trump 's speech was littered with references to how he claims to have Made America Great Again .
It 's a positive message , while he can portray Democrats as negative , particularly those who resort to gestures like ripping up his speech .
Trump tore up the script four years ago when he stood for election .
The Democrats are still struggling to find an answer to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokeswoman for Mr Trump 's re-election campaign attacked Mrs Pelosi on Twitter , writing : `` Her hatred for @ realdonaldtrump has blinded her to the repulsive nature of her smug , elitist behavior . ''
This was the first time that Mr Trump and Mrs Pelosi had met in person since she stormed out of a White House meeting four months ago .
The president sought to position himself as a big improvement over Barack Obama , who he succeeded three years ago .
Mr Trump congratulated his administration for `` restoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though predictions were that this could never be done '' .
Some 12,000 factories had been opened since his inauguration in January 2017 , he said , despite Federal Reserve figures showing that factory output has fallen by 1.3 % over the past 12 months .
The president criticised the Obama administration , saying more than 300,000 working-age people had dropped out of the workforce during Mr Obama 's eight years in power , and claimed 3.5 million had joined the workforce since he was elected .
But this contradicts official figures from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workforce grew by more than five million during Mr Obama 's presidency .
Mr Trump also vowed to `` never let socialism destroy American healthcare '' , saying : `` A good life for American families also requires the most affordable , innovative , and high-quality healthcare system on Earth . ''
But Democrats stood and chanted `` HR3 !
HR3 ! ''
- referencing to a bill passed by the House that requires the government 's medicare programme to negotiate lower prices for insulin and other widely needed drugs .
Some opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Union altogether .
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of them , and said : `` After much deliberation , I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump 's lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution . ''

Donald Trump's State of the Union address has been overshadowed by a bitter feud with a top Democrat.
The president refused to shake the hand of Nancy Pelosi before his 80-minute speech to Congress - and in return, she tore up a copy of his script afterwards.
While the House of Representatives Speaker usually introduces the president by describing their presence as a "high privilege and distinct honour", Mrs Pelosi plainly said: "Members of Congress, the president of the United States."
Image: Donald Trump refused to shake Nancy Pelosi's hand before his State of the Union speech
During his State of the Union address, Mr Trump avoided the thorny subject of his impeachment trial - instead concentrating on the economy.
As the president vies for re-election in November, he said: "In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America's destiny.
"We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back."
Mr Trump's speech came after he became the third US president in history to be impeached - and the night before the Republican-led Senate is expected to acquit him of charges that he abused his powers and obstructed Congress.
Image: Mr Trump mainly focused on the economy during his 80-minute speech
The tensions between Republicans and Democrats were on show throughout the evening.
As Mr Trump began speaking, Republicans from both houses of Congress chanted "four more years" as Democrats sat silently - shaking their heads as Mr Trump declared: "The state of our union is stronger than ever before."
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Mrs Pelosi also shook her head repeatedly as she sat grim-faced behind Mr Trump.
She later defended ripping up his speech live on camera - describing it as a "manifesto of mistruths" and telling reporters it was "the courteous thing to do, considering the alternative".
Image: Ms Pelosi ripped up a copy of Mr Trump's State of the Union speech behind his back
Analysis: Pelosi's stunt will help Trump attack 'negative' Democrats
By Ian Woods, senior news correspondent
His speech lasted an hour and 18 minutes, but nothing Donald Trump said will live as long in the memory as the silent gesture behind his back.
When Nancy Pelosi ostentatiously ripped up her copy of the president's State of the Union speech it epitomised the ever deepening divisions in American politics.
Trump's speech was littered with references to how he claims to have Made America Great Again.
It's a positive message, while he can portray Democrats as negative, particularly those who resort to gestures like ripping up his speech.
Trump tore up the script four years ago when he stood for election. The Democrats are still struggling to find an answer to his unconventional approach to politics.
Image: Ms Pelosi described Mr Trump's speech as a 'manifesto of mistruths'
A spokeswoman for Mr Trump's re-election campaign attacked Mrs Pelosi on Twitter, writing: "Her hatred for @realdonaldtrump has blinded her to the repulsive nature of her smug, elitist behavior."
This was the first time that Mr Trump and Mrs Pelosi had met in person since she stormed out of a White House meeting four months ago.
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The president sought to position himself as a big improvement over Barack Obama, who he succeeded three years ago.
Mr Trump congratulated his administration for "restoring our nation's manufacturing might, even though predictions were that this could never be done".
Image: Nigel Farage was among those who attended the State of the Union in Washington DC
Some 12,000 factories had been opened since his inauguration in January 2017, he said, despite Federal Reserve figures showing that factory output has fallen by 1.3% over the past 12 months.
The president criticised the Obama administration, saying more than 300,000 working-age people had dropped out of the workforce during Mr Obama's eight years in power, and claimed 3.5 million had joined the workforce since he was elected.
But this contradicts official figures from the US Labor Department which suggest the workforce grew by more than five million during Mr Obama's presidency.
Mr Trump also vowed to "never let socialism destroy American healthcare", saying: "A good life for American families also requires the most affordable, innovative, and high-quality healthcare system on Earth."
Image: Some Democrats chanted during parts of Mr Trump's speech - and others missed the address altogether
But Democrats stood and chanted "HR3! HR3!" - referencing to a bill passed by the House that requires the government's medicare programme to negotiate lower prices for insulin and other widely needed drugs.
Some opposition politicians decided to skip the State of the Union altogether.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of them, and said: "After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump's lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution."


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Jeers, cheers and a protest but Trump's prospects are improving all the time

State of the Union : Jeers , cheers and a memorable protest but Trump 's prospects are improving all the time State of the Union : Jeers , cheers and a memorable protest but Trump 's prospects are improving all the time Donald Trump soaked up the limelight at the keynote speech His speech lasted an hour and eighteen minutes , but nothing Donald Trump said will live as long in the memory as the silent gesture behind his back .
When Nancy Pelosi ostentatiously ripped up her copy of the president 's State of the Union speech it epitomised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Was it premeditated or a response to the partisan atmosphere inside the chamber ?
When asked by reporters why she 'd done it , she said : `` It was the courteous thing to do , considering the alternative . ''
Only if the alternative was to beat him over the head with it .
Republicans who 've defended their controversial president chanted `` four more years '' and at times cheered like they were at one of his election rallies .
And we 've still got nine months of this before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have a second term .
His prospects are improving all the time .
Later today he will be acquitted in the Republican-dominated Senate and can put impeachment behind him .
There are some , including in his own party , who believe it will have been a chastening experience .
Most critics think it will simply embolden him .
After all he continues to say he did nothing wrong .
Almost all opinion polls throughout his presidency have shown negative approval ratings but the gap is narrowing all the time , particularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a further boost to his re-election prospects , the first test of the popularity of his Democratic rivals ended in farce .
The Iowa caucuses were unable to deliver results until 24 hours later and showed the presumptive front-runner in trouble .
Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Former vice president Joe Biden came in a poor fourth , though he will still expect to win in South Carolina later this month .
But the momentum heading to the first primary in New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year ago hardly anyone outside of the Indiana city of South Bend had heard of him .
Most presidential candidates are congressmen , senators , governors or billionaires with money to burn .
But the 38-year-old defied predictions that Iowa would not be fertile ground for an openly gay near-novice campaigner .
Senator Bernie Sanders is n't far behind , deepening concerns of the party establishment who fear he is too radical to appeal to independents .
Senator Elizabeth Warren is still in the race , and Mike Bloomberg believes he can catch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advertising and hiring hundreds of staff in crucial states .
But Donald Trump 's State of the Union speech was littered with references to how he claims to have Made America Great Again .
It 's a positive message , while he can portray Democrats as negative , particularly those who resort to gestures like ripping up his speech .
Donald Trump tore up the script four years ago when he stood for election .
The Democrats are still struggling to find an answer to his unconventional approach to politics .

Pelosi's gesture may have stolen some of the limelight but President Trump's re-election prospects are improving all the time.
State of the Union: Jeers, cheers and a memorable protest but Trump's prospects are improving all the time
Donald Trump soaked up the limelight at the keynote speech
His speech lasted an hour and eighteen minutes, but nothing Donald Trump said will live as long in the memory as the silent gesture behind his back.
When Nancy Pelosi ostentatiously ripped up her copy of the president's State of the Union speech it epitomised the ever deepening divisions in American politics.
Was it premeditated or a response to the partisan atmosphere inside the chamber?
Image: Nancy Pelosi said ripping up the speech was 'the courteous thing to do'
When asked by reporters why she'd done it, she said: "It was the courteous thing to do, considering the alternative."
Only if the alternative was to beat him over the head with it.
Republicans who've defended their controversial president chanted "four more years" and at times cheered like they were at one of his election rallies.
Democrats winced, jeered and occasionally booed.
And we've still got nine months of this before voters get to decide whether Mr Trump should have a second term. His prospects are improving all the time.
Later today he will be acquitted in the Republican-dominated Senate and can put impeachment behind him.
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There are some, including in his own party, who believe it will have been a chastening experience. Most critics think it will simply embolden him. After all he continues to say he did nothing wrong.
Almost all opinion polls throughout his presidency have shown negative approval ratings but the gap is narrowing all the time, particularly as the economy is booming.
Image: The Democrats are still struggling to find an effective answer to Mr Trumps's unconventional approach
Image: The were chants of 'four more years' from Republicans - and winces from Democrats
And in a further boost to his re-election prospects, the first test of the popularity of his Democratic rivals ended in farce.
The Iowa caucuses were unable to deliver results until 24 hours later and showed the presumptive front-runner in trouble.
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Former vice president Joe Biden came in a poor fourth, though he will still expect to win in South Carolina later this month.
But the momentum heading to the first primary in New Hampshire is with Pete Buttigieg.
A year ago hardly anyone outside of the Indiana city of South Bend had heard of him. Most presidential candidates are congressmen, senators, governors or billionaires with money to burn.
But the 38-year-old defied predictions that Iowa would not be fertile ground for an openly gay near-novice campaigner.
Image: Former vice president Joe Biden came fourth at the Iowa caucuses
Image: Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg's campaign is gathering momentum
Senator Bernie Sanders isn't far behind, deepening concerns of the party establishment who fear he is too radical to appeal to independents.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is still in the race, and Mike Bloomberg believes he can catch up, helped by a blitz of advertising and hiring hundreds of staff in crucial states.
But Donald Trump's State of the Union speech was littered with references to how he claims to have Made America Great Again.
It's a positive message, while he can portray Democrats as negative, particularly those who resort to gestures like ripping up his speech.
Donald Trump tore up the script four years ago when he stood for election. The Democrats are still struggling to find an answer to his unconventional approach to politics.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Twitter to add warning labels to doctored videos and images

Twitter will add a warning label to the bottom of doctored images and videos Twitter is going to begin adding warning labels to `` significantly and deceptively altered '' images and videos that are designed to mislead people .
The social network also says it will remove deliberately misleading manipulated media that is likely to cause harm - including content that could result in threats to physical safety , mass violence or widespread civil unrest .
Twitter has not said whether authentic material that could cause similar harm will remain on the platform , and has not responded to questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the team that will moderate content .
Users who retweet or like doctored and manipulated content will be shown a warning before doing so , and Twitter says it will `` provide additional explanations or clarifications , as available , such as a landing page with more context '' .
In a video , Twitter showed an example landing page that featured news reports from trusted media organisations about a doctored video .
Setting out its plans , the company acknowledged that deciding what might cause harm could be difficult to define - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grey area .
A blog post announcing the changes read : `` This will be a challenge and we will make errors along the way - we appreciate the patience .
However , we 're committed to doing this right . ''
Tech companies are currently under intense pressure to prevent interference in November 's US presidential elections .
Social networks including Twitter have faced criticism for outsourcing content moderation to journalistic organisations that spend their resources investigating deceptive videos and images .
Last year , an article in the online technology magazine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting free content moderation from journalists for years .
The article noted how Twitter 's chief executive Jack Dorsey told a US Senate hearing : `` We have this amazing constituency of journalists globally using our service every single day , and they often - with a high degree of velocity - call out unfactual information .
`` We do n't do the best job of giving them tools and context to do that work , and we think there 's a lot of improvements we can make to amplify their content and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening with that content . ''
Mr Dorsey was speaking to the Senate intelligence committee during a hearing on interference in the 2016 US election , during which the company said 1.4 million of its users interacted with Kremlin-linked accounts that spread Russian propaganda .
Back in 2018 , charges were filed against 13 employees of the so-called Internet Research Agency in Russia for illegally interfering in the 2016 election .
A declassified intelligence community assessment claimed this interference in support of Donald Trump was ultimately unsuccessful in altering the result of @ @ @

Twitter is going to begin adding warning labels to "significantly and deceptively altered" images and videos that are designed to mislead people.
The social network also says it will remove deliberately misleading manipulated media that is likely to cause harm - including content that could result in threats to physical safety, mass violence or widespread civil unrest.
Twitter has not said whether authentic material that could cause similar harm will remain on the platform, and has not responded to questions from Sky News about the size of the team that will moderate content.
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Users who retweet or like doctored and manipulated content will be shown a warning before doing so, and Twitter says it will "provide additional explanations or clarifications, as available, such as a landing page with more context".
In a video, Twitter showed an example landing page that featured news reports from trusted media organisations about a doctored video.
Setting out its plans, the company acknowledged that deciding what might cause harm could be difficult to define - and some material may fall into a grey area.
A blog post announcing the changes read: "This will be a challenge and we will make errors along the way - we appreciate the patience. However, we're committed to doing this right."
Tech companies are currently under intense pressure to prevent interference in November's US presidential elections.
Image: Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey acknowledged journalists did a lot of the platform's moderation work
Social networks including Twitter have faced criticism for outsourcing content moderation to journalistic organisations that spend their resources investigating deceptive videos and images.
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Last year, an article in the online technology magazine Motherboard argued that tech companies have been getting free content moderation from journalists for years.
The article noted how Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey told a US Senate hearing: "We have this amazing constituency of journalists globally using our service every single day, and they often - with a high degree of velocity - call out unfactual information.
"We don't do the best job of giving them tools and context to do that work, and we think there's a lot of improvements we can make to amplify their content and their messaging so people can see what is happening with that content."
Mr Dorsey was speaking to the Senate intelligence committee during a hearing on interference in the 2016 US election, during which the company said 1.4 million of its users interacted with Kremlin-linked accounts that spread Russian propaganda.
Back in 2018, charges were filed against 13 employees of the so-called Internet Research Agency in Russia for illegally interfering in the 2016 election.
A declassified intelligence community assessment claimed this interference in support of Donald Trump was ultimately unsuccessful in altering the result of the vote.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--World champion boxer charged after 'attacking ex at basketball game'

Gervonta Davis : World champion boxer charged after 'attacking ex at basketball game' Gervonta Davis : World champion boxer charged after 'attacking ex at basketball game' Gervonta Davis has been charged with simple battery/domestic violence .
Pic : Miami Dade County World champion boxer Gervonta Davis has been arrested and charged by police after video allegedly showed him grabbing his former girlfriend by the throat at a charity basketball game .
Police in Florida said the WBA ( regular ) lightweight champion had been charged with simple battery/domestic violence .
Footage posted on social media allegedly showed the 25-year-old grabbing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a crowd of people and dragging her away from her courtside seat .
Coral Gables Police Department said it had been contacted by the alleged victim - who has a child with Davis - and the boxer has been transported to jail for processing after handing himself in to detectives .
According to reports , Davis posted a now-deleted message on Instagram after footage of the alleged attack was shared on social media over the weekend .
`` I never once hit her.. yeah I was aggressive and told her come on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written .
`` That 's the mother of my child , I would never hurt her . ''
The alleged attack happened at the 8,000-seater Watsco Centre , which was hosting an event called the EeeZeeStevie all-star celebrity basketball game on Saturday .
Davis is a two-weight world champion , having held the WBA ( regular ) lightweight title since 2019 .
He previously held the IBF super featherweight title in 2017 , and the WBA super featherweight title from 2018 to 2019 .
Davis ' record stands at 23-0 and he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

World champion boxer Gervonta Davis has been arrested and charged by police after video allegedly showed him grabbing his former girlfriend by the throat at a charity basketball game.
Police in Florida said the WBA (regular) lightweight champion had been charged with simple battery/domestic violence.
Footage posted on social media allegedly showed the 25-year-old grabbing the woman by the throat in front of a crowd of people and dragging her away from her courtside seat.
Image: Gervonta Davis has been charged with simple battery/domestic violence. Pic: Miami Dade County
Image: Gervonta Davis is promoted by boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr
Coral Gables Police Department said it had been contacted by the alleged victim - who has a child with Davis - and the boxer has been transported to jail for processing after handing himself in to detectives.
According to reports, Davis posted a now-deleted message on Instagram after footage of the alleged attack was shared on social media over the weekend.
"I never once hit her.. yeah I was aggressive and told her come on," he is said to have written.
"That's the mother of my child, I would never hurt her."
Image: Gervonta Davis (right) is a two-weight world champion
The alleged attack happened at the 8,000-seater Watsco Centre, which was hosting an event called the EeeZeeStevie all-star celebrity basketball game on Saturday.
Davis is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA (regular) lightweight title since 2019.
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He previously held the IBF super featherweight title in 2017, and the WBA super featherweight title from 2018 to 2019.
Davis' record stands at 23-0 and he is promoted by boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Jay-Z denies staging protest with Beyonce during the Super Bowl

Jay-Z has denied staging a protest of any kind before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Miami Jay-Z has said he and his wife Beyonce were not staging a protest when they remained seated during the national anthem at the Super Bowl - insisting they were just in `` artist mode '' .
Pictures emerged of the celebrity couple and their eight-year-old daughter Blue Ivy in their seats as Demi Lovato performed The Star-Spangled Banner before the NFL 's showpiece event on Sunday - sparking reports they were trying to send a message .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ player Colin Kaepernick famously knelt during the national anthem in protest against racial inequality in the US .
Jay-Z has denied staging a protest of any kind before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Miami .
When asked if it was attempt to send a message , he told TMZ : `` It actually was n't .
Sorry .
It really was n't . ''
The 50-year-old , who produced all the musical performances at Sunday 's Super Bowl in his deal with NFL as a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and wife Beyonce jumped straight into `` artist mode '' when the singing started .
He said he was preoccupied with whether the sound levels were too low and what the TV cameras were picking up .
The music mogul added : `` And then right after that , Demi comes out , and we 're talking about how beautiful she looks and how she sounds , and what she 's gone through in her life for her to be on the stage and we 're so proud of her . ''
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the couple had no intention of making a `` silent protest '' , since the diverse group of performers was `` the biggest , loudest protest of all '' .
Other performers at the world famous sporting event included gospel singer Yolanda Adams , who performed America The Beautiful before Lovato , while Shakira and Jennifer Lopez headlined the prestigious half-time show .
It was the first time the much-discussed interlude has been headlined by Latina women for decades - after Gloria Estefan sang at the showpiece event in 1992 and 1999 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter of the game to beat the fancied San Francisco 49ers 31-20 .
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes , at 23 the youngest to be named Super Bowl most valuable player , led the underdogs to an unexpected victory - 50 years since they were last NFL champions .

Jay-Z has said he and his wife Beyonce were not staging a protest when they remained seated during the national anthem at the Super Bowl - insisting they were just in "artist mode".
Pictures emerged of the celebrity couple and their eight-year-old daughter Blue Ivy in their seats as Demi Lovato performed The Star-Spangled Banner before the NFL's showpiece event on Sunday - sparking reports they were trying to send a message.
In 2016, former San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick famously knelt during the national anthem in protest against racial inequality in the US.
Jay-Z has denied staging a protest of any kind before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Miami.
When asked if it was attempt to send a message, he told TMZ: "It actually wasn't. Sorry. It really wasn't."
The 50-year-old, who produced all the musical performances at Sunday's Super Bowl in his deal with NFL as a "live entertainment strategist", explained he and wife Beyonce jumped straight into "artist mode" when the singing started.
He said he was preoccupied with whether the sound levels were too low and what the TV cameras were picking up.
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The music mogul added: "And then right after that, Demi comes out, and we're talking about how beautiful she looks and how she sounds, and what she's gone through in her life for her to be on the stage and we're so proud of her."
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He said staying seated "just happened" and the couple had no intention of making a "silent protest", since the diverse group of performers was "the biggest, loudest protest of all".
Image: Shakira and Jennifer Lopez headlined the prestigious half-time show
Other performers at the world famous sporting event included gospel singer Yolanda Adams, who performed America The Beautiful before Lovato, while Shakira and Jennifer Lopez headlined the prestigious half-time show.
It was the first time the much-discussed interlude has been headlined by Latina women for decades - after Gloria Estefan sang at the showpiece event in 1992 and 1999.
Image: The Kansas City Chiefs celebrating their first Super Bowl victory in 50 years
The game saw the Chiefs overcome a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter of the game to beat the fancied San Francisco 49ers 31-20.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, at 23 the youngest to be named Super Bowl most valuable player, led the underdogs to an unexpected victory - 50 years since they were last NFL champions.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Disney+ picks up 29 million subscribers in three months since launch

Disney+ picks up 29 million subscribers in three months since it launched Disney+ picks up 29 million subscribers in three months since it launched Disney 's new streaming service has signed up nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months , the entertainment giant has revealed .
The company launched the Disney+ service in November to compete with the likes of Netflix - which at the end of 2019 had signed up 167 million customers .
Chief executive Bob Iger said it had `` exceeded even our greatest expectations '' .
Disney , which owns US broadcasters such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a film business including the Star Wars franchise , is investing in streaming to drive future growth at a time when more people are dropping cable subscriptions .
The latest figures came as Disney published first quarter financial results which also revealed a major impact on its theme park business as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in China .
The company revealed that the number of Disney+ subscribers had risen to 28.6 million this week .
It is targeting 60 million to 90 million subscribers by 2024 .
But the growth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pull Disney 's profits down by 23 % for the first quarter to $ 2.13bn .
The launch of Disney+ comes at the same time as Apple is also entering the streaming market with Apple TV+ .
Disney+ is being rolled out over the next two years in western Europe , India and Latin America .
The quarterly results also saw Disney reveal some of the potential costs of the coronavirus on its earnings from theme parks .
It said that if the closures of venues in Shanghai and Hong Kong extend for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 175m hit .

Disney's new streaming service has signed up nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, the entertainment giant has revealed.
The company launched the Disney+ service in November to compete with the likes of Netflix - which at the end of 2019 had signed up 167 million customers.
Chief executive Bob Iger said it had "exceeded even our greatest expectations".
Disney, which owns US broadcasters such as sports channel ESPN, as well as a film business including the Star Wars franchise, is investing in streaming to drive future growth at a time when more people are dropping cable subscriptions.
It features original series including Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.
The latest figures came as Disney published first quarter financial results which also revealed a major impact on its theme park business as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Image: Shanghai Disney Resort has closed due to the coronavirus outbreak
The company revealed that the number of Disney+ subscribers had risen to 28.6 million this week.
It is targeting 60 million to 90 million subscribers by 2024.
But the growth is coming at major expense, helping pull Disney's profits down by 23% for the first quarter to $2.13bn.
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The launch of Disney+ comes at the same time as Apple is also entering the streaming market with Apple TV+.
Disney+ is being rolled out over the next two years in western Europe, India and Latin America.
The quarterly results also saw Disney reveal some of the potential costs of the coronavirus on its earnings from theme parks.
It said that if the closures of venues in Shanghai and Hong Kong extend for two months, it could face a $175m hit.


skynewsus--2020-02-04--Kobe Bryant crash witnesses heard explosion followed by flames

Emergency calls from the night of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant have been released , with witnesses describing hearing a loud explosion followed by flames .
Previously released audio from air traffic control confirmed fog was an issue with the pilot asking for flight following - a form of constant monitoring used during periods of poor visibility .
And the newly released 911 calls back that up , with one witness telling emergency services : `` I 'm walking in the trail , I could hear the plane .
`` I think it was in the clouds but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just heard a boom and a dead sound and then I could see the flames . ''
Another caller said : `` A helicopter crashed into a mountain .
We heard it , and now I 'm looking at the flames . ''
In the audio , released by the Los Angeles County Fire Department , one person said : `` It went over my head .
It 's thick in clouds .
And then I heard a pop and it immediately stopped .
`` If this guy does n't have night vision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he 's completely IFR , '' the caller said , referring to instrument flight rules .
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Bryant died along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people in the helicopter crash in Calabasas , California , on Sunday , 26 January .
The twin-engine Sikorsky S-76B slammed into a hill in an accident that still has many of the basketball great 's fans grieving , with more public memorials to come .
Bryant won five championships in his 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers , retiring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history of the National Basketball Association .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker He also won an Oscar for his short animated film Dear Basketball .
The remains of all the victims were released to their families on Monday .
A preliminary report on the crash is expected within a week .

Emergency calls from the night of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant have been released, with witnesses describing hearing a loud explosion followed by flames.
Previously released audio from air traffic control confirmed fog was an issue with the pilot asking for flight following - a form of constant monitoring used during periods of poor visibility.
And the newly released 911 calls back that up, with one witness telling emergency services: "I'm walking in the trail, I could hear the plane.
Image: Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among those killed
"I think it was in the clouds but couldn't see it. Then we just heard a boom and a dead sound and then I could see the flames."
Another caller said: "A helicopter crashed into a mountain. We heard it, and now I'm looking at the flames."
In the audio, released by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, one person said: "It went over my head. It's thick in clouds. And then I heard a pop and it immediately stopped.
"If this guy doesn't have night vision, I mean, he was, he's completely IFR," the caller said, referring to instrument flight rules.
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Bryant died along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people in the helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, 26 January.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:52 Teammates of Kobe Bryant have made an emotional tribute to the star ahead of their game.
The twin-engine Sikorsky S-76B slammed into a hill in an accident that still has many of the basketball great's fans grieving, with more public memorials to come.
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Bryant won five championships in his 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, retiring as the third leading scorer in the history of the National Basketball Association.
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He also won an Oscar for his short animated film Dear Basketball.
The remains of all the victims were released to their families on Monday.
A preliminary report on the crash is expected within a week.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Trump survives impeachment: US president cleared of both charges

The moment Trump is cleared of both charges after an impeachment trial Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate of obstructing Congress and abusing the power of his office as president .
The vote brings to an end only the third presidential impeachment trial in US history and comes as the president is in the early days of his re-election campaign .
The Senate voted 52-48 to acquit Mr Trump of abusing his powers and 53-47 of obstructing Congress , meaning the 73-year-old remains in office .
The abuse of power charge stemmed from his request that Ukraine investigate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the front runners for the Democratic Party 's presidential nomination .
The obstruction charge regards an accusation that Mr Trump blocked witnesses and documents sought by the House of Representatives .
Had Mr Trump been convicted of either charge , he would have been removed from office and vice president Mike Pence would have been elevated to the presidency .
Following the result , Mr Trump wrote on Twitter that he would be making a public statement tomorrow `` to discuss our country 's victory on the impeachment hoax '' .
The White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another witch-hunt that deprived the president of his due process rights and was based on a series of lies '' .
They also called for `` retribution '' against those Democrats behind the impeachment bid , which they said was `` aimed at overturning the results of the 2016 election and interfering with the 2020 election '' .
The result was little surprise in the Republican-controlled Senate but Republican Mitt Romney voted against the president on the abuse of powers charge .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one 's oath of office that I can imagine .
`` In the last several weeks I 've received numerous calls and texts , many demanding that I stand with the team .
I can assure you that thought has been very much in mind .
You see , I support a great deal of what the president has done .
`` I voted with him 80 % of the time but my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ required that I put my personal feelings and political biases aside .
`` Were I to ignore the evidence that has been presented and disregard what I believe my oath and the Constitution demands of me for the sake of a partisan end it would , I fear , expose my character to history 's rebuke and the centre of my own conscience . ''
Mr Romney voted with his party on the obstruction charge .
None of the Democrats voted to acquit the president .
Democrats described the trial - which contained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sham but Republican senator Lindsey Graham told his opponents they had `` unleashed the partisan forces of hell '' .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said : `` The architects of this impeachment claimed they were defending norms and traditions .
In reality , it was an assault on both . ''
Chuck Schumer , the top Senate Democrat , said : `` No doubt , the president will boast he received total exoneration .
But we know better .
We know this was n't a trial by any stretch of the definition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walker said : `` The idea of a chastened Trump is n't getting much buy in - the idea of an emboldened one carries far more weight .
`` This was a key part of the democratic impeachment managers ' argument - let him get away with this and who knows what he 'll try and pull off next .
`` Donald Trump desperately wants to win the 2020 election .
It 's not just about victory for him anymore - it 's about revenge against the party that exposed his behaviour and @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate of obstructing Congress and abusing the power of his office as president.
The vote brings to an end the third presidential impeachment trial in US history that bitterly divided the country, and comes as the president is in the early days of his re-election campaign.
The Senate, run by the president's fellow Republicans, voted 52-48 to acquit Mr Trump of abusing his powers and 53-47 of obstructing Congress, meaning the 73-year-old remains in office.
Image: Donald Trump tweeted this when he was acquitted at his impeachment trial
Image: Senators voted to clear Donald Trump on both charges
Mr Trump was accused of freezing Congress-approved aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden, one of the front runners for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, and impeding the inquiry into the matter by blocking witnesses and documents sought by the House of Representatives.
Had Mr Trump been convicted of either charge, he would have been removed from office and vice president Mike Pence would have been elevated to the presidency.
Following the result, Mr Trump wrote on Twitter that he would be making a public statement on Thursday "to discuss our country's VICTORY on the impeachment hoax".
He also posted an animated video using a Time magazine cover to suggest he will indefinitely be running for re-election and would remain in office "4EVA".
Image: Donald Trump tweeted a video suggesting he will indefinitely run for re-election
It was not the first time he had shared the video on social media,
He also tweeted it earlier this year on 27 June - the same day as the first Democratic presidential debate.
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The White House described the impeachment process as "another witch-hunt that deprived the president of his due process rights and was based on a series of lies".
It also called for "retribution" against those Democrats behind the impeachment bid, which it said was "aimed at overturning the results of the 2016 election and interfering with the 2020 election".
Image: Protesters gathered outside the US Capitol after the Senate's vote to acquit Donald Trump
Image: A protest against the impeachment acquittal outside city hall in Los Angeles
The result was little surprise in the Republican-controlled Senate.
In an early sign of partisanship on the first day of the trial, the Republican-controlled Senate had rejected several Democrat bids for more witnesses to expose the US president's alleged abuse of power and the covering-up of his actions.
However, Republican Mitt Romney voted against the president on the abuse of powers charge in Wednesday's final impeachment vote in the Senate.
He said: "Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine.
"In the last several weeks I've received numerous calls and texts, many demanding that I stand with the team. I can assure you that thought has been very much been in mind. You see, I support a great deal of what the president has done"
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He added: "I voted with him 80% of the time but my promise before God to apply impartial justice required that I put my personal feelings and political biases aside.
"Were I to ignore the evidence that has been presented and disregard what I believe my oath and the Constitution demands of me for the sake of a partisan end it would, I fear, expose my character to history's rebuke and the centre of my own conscience."
Mr Romney voted with his party on the obstruction charge. None of the Democrats voted to acquit the president.
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Democrats described the trial - which contained no new evidence or witnesses - as a "sham", with top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer last week saying: "We've never had a president, as I said, who's as vindictive and nasty as this one and he strikes fear in the hearts of a lot of people."
But Republican senator Lindsey Graham told his opponents they had "unleashed the partisan forces of hell".
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said: "The architects of this impeachment claimed they were defending norms and traditions. In reality, it was an assault on both."
Mr Schumer said after the vote: "No doubt, the president will boast he received total exoneration. But we know better. We know this wasn't a trial by any stretch of the definition."
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Mr Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing, is now the first impeached US president to seek re-election.
He is seeking a second four-year term in office in the 3 November election.
Sky News US correspondent Amanda Walker said: "The idea of a chastened Trump isn't getting much buy in - the idea of an emboldened one carries far more weight.
"This was a key part of the democratic impeachment managers' argument - let him get away with this and who knows what he'll try and pull off next.
"Donald Trump desperately wants to win the 2020 election. It's not just about victory for him anymore - it's about revenge against the party that exposed his behaviour and tried to bring him down."


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Trump has the Republican Party in his iron grip

Impeachment : Trial shows Trump has the Republican Party in his iron grip Impeachment : Trial shows Trump has the Republican Party in his iron grip The US president has been acquitted by the Senate in the fastest impeachment ever - in a trial with no witnesses .
There was never any doubt that he would be let off , but Donald Trump can no longer say that this impeachment was entirely partisan .
Senator Mitt Romney became the lone Republican voice willing to say what surely many more were thinking : that Mr Trump abused his power to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office .
Publicly , Romney 's fellow Republicans said this was a baseless political witch-hunt , with some daring to go as far as suggesting Mr Trump 's behaviour was `` inappropriate '' but ultimately did not rise to the level of impeachment .
There is no doubt that the Democrats presented a convincing case that Mr Trump used crucial military aid and a coveted White House meeting to bully Ukraine into publicly slinging mud at his political rival Joe Biden .
Democrats appealed to Republicans who they said must surely believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past and present conduct .
This is the man who said on national TV that China should also take a look at Biden and who requested that in a supposedly `` perfect '' phone call that Ukraine 's president should `` do us a favour '' .
So what else has impeachment told us ?
Perhaps most starkly it has laid bare the extent to which Mr Trump has the Republican Party in his iron grip - the same party who sniggered when he entered the 2016 race .
Members like Marco Rubio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and derided Mr Trump are now dancing to his tune as loyal servants and enablers of what the emboldened man could deliver next .
They have ultimately decided to bow to his loud and powerful popularity with the party 's base - while insisting that they are in fact voting with their conscience .
Throughout the trial there was much talk of the moderate Republicans who might break from party lines .
Senator Susan Collins of Maine called the president 's conduct `` flawed , '' adding that it did not warrant `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office '' .
She also said she believed the US president had learned from his mistakes .
The idea of a chastened Trump is not getting much buy-in ; the idea of an emboldened one carries far more weight .
This was a key part of the Democratic impeachment managers ' argument - let him get away with this and who knows what he will try and pull off next .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Mr Trump desperately wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's not just about victory for him anymore .
It 's about revenge against the party that exposed his behaviour and tried to bring him down .
This impeachment has surely proved that Mr Trump is willing to go outside acceptable norms to secure victory .
The Ukraine revelations are n't over - expect documents and books from the likes of former national security adviser John Bolton .
He has written that Mr Trump tied investigations into Biden to the suspension of military aid to Ukraine - exactly as House prosecutors alleged .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnesses who testified in the House inquiry , perhaps roused by Mr Trump 's acquittal .
The 2020 election is now the focus .
In fact , it was perhaps the most effective weapon the Republicans had when they argued that removing a president from office in an election year would lead to chaos and instability - overturning the will of the people and the democratic process that got Mr Trump elected .
We now enter the 2020 race with the looming threat of perhaps even greater Russian meddling and no clear answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interference in a US election is wrong .
The Democrats were unable to end Mr Trump 's presidency .
Now , their best hope is that voters have absorbed their repeated insistence that Mr Trump 's behaviour makes him unfit for re-election - and that they choose to remove him via the ballot box in November .
Over the next 10 months , so much will happen .
That argument that seemed to change so few minds will likely have faded to a whisper .

The US president has been acquitted by the Senate in the fastest impeachment ever - in a trial with no witnesses.
There was never any doubt that he would be let off, but Donald Trump can no longer say that this impeachment was entirely partisan.
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Senator Mitt Romney became the lone Republican voice willing to say what surely many more were thinking: that Mr Trump abused his power to the extent that he should be removed from office.
Publicly, Romney's fellow Republicans said this was a baseless political witch-hunt, with some daring to go as far as suggesting Mr Trump's behaviour was "inappropriate" but ultimately did not rise to the level of impeachment.
There is no doubt that the Democrats presented a convincing case that Mr Trump used crucial military aid and a coveted White House meeting to bully Ukraine into publicly slinging mud at his political rival Joe Biden.
Democrats appealed to Republicans who they said must surely believe that their charges chimed with Mr Trump's past and present conduct.
This is the man who said on national TV that China should also take a look at Biden and who requested that in a supposedly "perfect" phone call that Ukraine's president should "do us a favour".
So what else has impeachment told us?
Perhaps most starkly it has laid bare the extent to which Mr Trump has the Republican Party in his iron grip - the same party who sniggered when he entered the 2016 race.
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Members like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz who once openly mocked and derided Mr Trump are now dancing to his tune as loyal servants and enablers of what the emboldened man could deliver next.
They have ultimately decided to bow to his loud and powerful popularity with the party's base - while insisting that they are in fact voting with their conscience.
Image: Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, was at the centre of the impeachment allegations
Throughout the trial there was much talk of the moderate Republicans who might break from party lines.
Senator Susan Collins of Maine called the president's conduct "flawed," adding that it did not warrant "the extreme step of immediate removal from office".
She also said she believed the US president had learned from his mistakes.
The idea of a chastened Trump is not getting much buy-in; the idea of an emboldened one carries far more weight.
This was a key part of the Democratic impeachment managers' argument - let him get away with this and who knows what he will try and pull off next.
:: Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Spreaker
Mr Trump desperately wants to win the 2020 election.
But it's not just about victory for him anymore.
It's about revenge against the party that exposed his behaviour and tried to bring him down.
This impeachment has surely proved that Mr Trump is willing to go outside acceptable norms to secure victory.
The Ukraine revelations aren't over - expect documents and books from the likes of former national security adviser John Bolton.
He has written that Mr Trump tied investigations into Biden to the suspension of military aid to Ukraine - exactly as House prosecutors alleged.
We could also hear more from those witnesses who testified in the House inquiry, perhaps roused by Mr Trump's acquittal.
The 2020 election is now the focus.
Image: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripped up Trump's speech in response to divisive State of the Union address
In fact, it was perhaps the most effective weapon the Republicans had when they argued that removing a president from office in an election year would lead to chaos and instability - overturning the will of the people and the democratic process that got Mr Trump elected.
We now enter the 2020 race with the looming threat of perhaps even greater Russian meddling and no clear answer from those in charge about whether foreign interference in a US election is wrong.
The Democrats were unable to end Mr Trump's presidency.
Now, their best hope is that voters have absorbed their repeated insistence that Mr Trump's behaviour makes him unfit for re-election - and that they choose to remove him via the ballot box in November.
Over the next 10 months, so much will happen.
That argument that seemed to change so few minds will likely have faded to a whisper.


skynewsus--2020-02-05--Prince Andrew and Anne Sacoolas 'must cooperate with law enforcement'

Harry Dunn 's family and alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein have joined forces to call for Anne Sacoolas and Prince Andrew to co-operate with law enforcement .
Lisa Bloom , a lawyer for six alleged victims of convicted sex offender Epstein , and the Dunn family 's spokesman Radd Seiger have called for both Mrs Sacoolas to return to the UK and Andrew to face questioning from the FBI in the US .
Mrs Sacoolas , the wife of a US diplomat , has been charged with causing the death of 19-year-old Mr Dunn by dangerous driving after he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base in Northamptonshire in August .
The case sparked controversy as she was allowed to return to the US after claiming diplomatic immunity because of her husband 's work .
Meanwhile , Virginia Roberts Giuffre has claimed she was trafficked by Epstein and allegedly had sex with Andrew in 2001 when she was 17 years old - still a minor under US law .
The Duke of York has strenuously denied the allegations .
In a news conference on Wednesday , Ms Bloom said the `` parallels between the two cases are eerie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the family of Harry Dunn and they stand with us , '' Ms Bloom said .
`` Both Mrs Sacoolas and Prince Andrew must cooperate with law enforcement .
`` I call upon my government , the United States , to return Mrs Sacoolas to the UK to face justice there .
`` I call upon the Crown in the UK to require Prince Andrew to come to the US to answer law enforcement questions about Jeffrey Epstein and his own behaviour . ''
She added : `` No one is above the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US government 's decision to refuse to extradite Mrs Sacoolas was `` legally indefensible '' and `` effectively ripping up the treaty '' .
Asked by a reporter if the pair are proposing a `` swap '' , Mr Seiger said : `` It can never be a swap but at the heart of extradition treaties is reciprocity .
`` If you want me as a nation to send people you want to prosecute , you have to agree to do the same thing .
`` It can never be a straight swap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` If you want people from the UK like Prince Andrew , Julian Assange.. you have to think about making sure that treaty is followed to the letter . ''
Mr Seiger said after meeting Kiki , an alleged victim of Epstein also present at the news conference , what `` you see every day is a strengthening and stiffening of resolve '' .
In a message to Andrew , Mr Seiger added : `` If you have nothing to hide get on a plane and meet with Kiki , and help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's no other way . ''
During a Newsnight interview , Andrew said he did not recall meeting Ms Giuffre and insisted the alleged encounter in 2001 did not happen as he went to Pizza Express in Woking with his daughter , Princess Beatrice , that day .
On Wednesday , Ms Bloom said that following the duke 's Newsnight interview she had been contacted by a woman who claimed she saw him and Ms Giuffre together in a club on the night they allegedly had sex .
The lawyer said the woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the London club and later realised it was the royal .
Ms Bloom said the woman was willing to talk to law enforcement if asked but she was `` in fear of the repercussions '' because Andrew is a `` powerful person '' .
A Buckingham Palace spokesman refused to comment after being contacted by Sky News on Wednesday .

Harry Dunn's family and alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein have joined forces to call for Anne Sacoolas and Prince Andrew to co-operate with law enforcement.
Lisa Bloom, a lawyer for six alleged victims of convicted sex offender Epstein, and the Dunn family's spokesman Radd Seiger have called for both Mrs Sacoolas to return to the UK and Andrew to face questioning from the FBI in the US.
Mrs Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, has been charged with causing the death of 19-year-old Mr Dunn by dangerous driving after he was killed in a crash outside an RAF base in Northamptonshire in August.
Image: Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity and left for the US
The case sparked controversy as she was allowed to return to the US after claiming diplomatic immunity because of her husband's work.
Meanwhile, Virginia Roberts Giuffre has claimed she was trafficked by Epstein and allegedly had sex with Andrew in 2001 when she was 17 years old - still a minor under US law. The Duke of York has strenuously denied the allegations.
In a news conference on Wednesday, Ms Bloom said the "parallels between the two cases are eerie".
"Today we stand with the family of Harry Dunn and they stand with us," Ms Bloom said.
Image: Prince Andrew denies the allegations against him
"Both Mrs Sacoolas and Prince Andrew must cooperate with law enforcement.
"I call upon my government, the United States, to return Mrs Sacoolas to the UK to face justice there.
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"I call upon the Crown in the UK to require Prince Andrew to come to the US to answer law enforcement questions about Jeffrey Epstein and his own behaviour."
She added: "No one is above the law."
Mr Seiger said the US government's decision to refuse to extradite Mrs Sacoolas was "legally indefensible" and "effectively ripping up the treaty".
Image: Jeffrey Epstein died in August
Asked by a reporter if the pair are proposing a "swap", Mr Seiger said: "It can never be a swap but at the heart of extradition treaties is reciprocity.
"If you want me as a nation to send people you want to prosecute, you have to agree to do the same thing.
"It can never be a straight swap but be careful what you wish for.
"If you want people from the UK like Prince Andrew, Julian Assange.. you have to think about making sure that treaty is followed to the letter."
Mr Seiger said after meeting Kiki, an alleged victim of Epstein also present at the news conference, what "you see every day is a strengthening and stiffening of resolve".
In a message to Andrew, Mr Seiger added: "If you have nothing to hide get on a plane and meet with Kiki, and help her and help other victims ... there's no other way."
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During a Newsnight interview, Andrew said he did not recall meeting Ms Giuffre and insisted the alleged encounter in 2001 did not happen as he went to Pizza Express in Woking with his daughter, Princess Beatrice, that day.
On Wednesday, Ms Bloom said that following the duke's Newsnight interview she had been contacted by a woman who claimed she saw him and Ms Giuffre together in a club on the night they allegedly had sex.
The lawyer said the woman recalled accidentally stepping on someone's foot in the London club and later realised it was the royal.
Ms Bloom said the woman was willing to talk to law enforcement if asked but she was "in fear of the repercussions" because Andrew is a "powerful person".
A Buckingham Palace spokesman refused to comment after being contacted by Sky News on Wednesday.