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Pongal Festival Celebration by Roanoke Valley Indian Community “Pongal - The Festival of New Beginning” Roanoke Valley Tamil language speaking families of Indian community are planning to celebrate this year Pongal Festival on 28th January between 11 to 3pm at Lions Club located at Roanoke Southwest County. On this day, a traditional Pongal prayer in Tamil heritage followed by traditional Banana leaves special meal with Cultural programs by children is planned.

Papers cover pupils facing online lessons if teachers strike and new police powers to halt protests.

The new super space observatory probes a dynamic star factory 200,000 light years from Earth.

A new NASA video reveals the ever-changing surface of the sun in a stunning time-lapse that spans 133 days.

Saturday's papers are dominated by reaction to claims in Prince Harry's forthcoming book, Spare.

Ahead of Tuesday's release date, the British press are reporting how many Taliban he killed, how he lost his virginity and what drugs he took in boarding school.

Harry claims William physically attacked him, and says he urged his father not to marry Camilla.

It's a year since the James Webb telescope launched, and we've marvelled at its pictures ever since.

The newspaper says it regrets publishing the piece, in which the broadcaster said he "hated" the duchess.

The Sun withdrew the column, but the controversy continues, with Parliament and the queen consort now involved.

The Sun has taken down a vitriolic column by TV host Jeremy Clarkson that slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their new Netflix series.

Sunday's headlines focus on England's World Cup match, and alleged tensions between Prince William and Prince Harry.

Here we explore some of the brightest stars in our night sky. These luminous stars have been a familiar sight to humans since ancient times.

Government plans to hike taxes while cutting spending and problems facing the health service lead the front pages.

Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light-years away.

A team of researchers has detected a trio of near-Earth asteroids in the inner solar system, one of which is the largest found since 2014 that poses a potential risk to the planet. The asteroids remained undetected until now because they occupy a region of the sky hidden by the Sun’s glare.

RM4 2022, an asteroid with an estimated diameter of more than 2,400 feet, is expected to swing by Earth on Nov. 1, speeding at around 52,000 miles per hour.

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The race to become the next PM after Liz Truss's resignation leads most of the papers.

Xi Jinping is expected to break longstanding tradition in the coming days and secure a third term as China's president. It will mark a new era for China and likely lead to more tensions with the U.S.

Friday's headlines are dominated by mounting talk of a full U-turn on the recent mini-budget.

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Conservationists say they expected this year's warm summer to be a much better one for butterflies.

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A former deputy police minister who was accused of leading a crime gang of government officials was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve Friday on charges of manipulating the stock market, taking bribes and other offenses, Chinese state TV reported. Sun Lijun’s conviction adds to a string of senior officials who have been punished in a marathon anti-graft crackdown launched after President Xi Jinping took power in late 2012 that some see as politically motivated. Sun was convicted by the court in the northeastern city of Changchun of collecting 646 million yuan ($91 million) in bribes, China Central TV reported on its website.

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Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool /Getty ImagesRoyalist is The Daily Beast’s newsletter for all things royal and Royal Family. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Sunday.Queen Elizabeth was left “distraught” by the death of one of her oldest and most faithful dogs in the months before her own death, and took special steps to see that the dog’s remains were flown back to Windsor so it could be buried alongside one of its old friends, it was reported Saturday.However she was said to be in “sparkl

According to the affidavit, the suspect had unsuccessfully tried to get the victim's help with a promotion at work

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Vice President Kamala Harris says President Biden has been "very clear" about his intentions to run again for his office.

From enacting national voting reform to solving the immigration crisis at the border, Kamala Harris is familiar with the unique challenges presented by the vice presidency. She joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview.

“Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd joins Willie Geist on Sunday TODAY to discuss his exclusive interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. He says the Vice President was in campaign mode and called the Supreme Court “an activist court.”

Ellen Pompeo Crashes Patrick Dempsey Interview

Real Housewife Teresa Giudice is joining DWTS with partner Pasha Pashkov. E! News caught up with the two in New York City after the epic cast announcement!

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Scoraig in the north west Highlands has long had to make careful use of its electricity supply.

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The shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool dominates the front pages.

While meme stocks make headlines, there's actually one type of retirement account quietly gaining traction with young investors: IRAs.

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When I visited my dermatologist recently, she noticed a few suspect-looking moles and recommended that I get serious about covering up with sun-protective

An astronomical forecast for the yearly cost of energy and a likely drought declaration lead the papers.

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The European Space Agency is considering ways to redesign Athena, a major X-ray space telescope, after a number of ESA member states have backed out of the project.

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July was the driest July for England since 1935, according to provisional statistics released Monday from the Met office, the United Kingdom's weather service.

The Hollywood actor sold paintings of "inspiring" figures including Rolling Stone Keith Richards.

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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss trade blows over China, while a report lays bare the crisis in NHS staffing.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are very different characters, with very different campaigning styles.

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WNBA enters final month of the season with 11 of 12 teams in contention for playoff spots and five franchises within three games of each other atop the standings.

The Select Committee is investigating the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.

Scattered storms return to the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday

Last week's storm system comes back onshore to send more rain our way

Trimetazidine, known as TMZ, is a drug used to treat angina and other heart-related conditions. Why is it banned in sports?

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of the Beyond The Forecast newsletter! You can thank our recent snow for the one-day delay.

A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

Temperatures reach the 80s in parts of the area in the second half of the week

China won the women's team event at the Olympics for the fourth straight Games.

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Chen Meng won an all-Chinese matchup to take the gold medal in women's table tennis Thursday at the Tokyo Olympics.

A new study says there are lots of stars and planets in our galactic neighborhood that can get a good glimpse of Earth and its civilization.

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)GENEVA – The Swiss supreme court explained Friday why it has ordered a retrial for Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang in a doping case, citing anti-China bias related to killing dogs for food by one of the judges in the case. Hostile social media posts on Twitter by Court of Arbitration for Sport judge Franco Frattini persuaded the federal court he should not have presided over banning the Chinese swimmer. “In his tweets, the arbitrator (Frattini) castigates a Chinese practice of dog slaughter and denounces the consumption of this meat at a local festival in China,” the Swiss court said in a statement. After CAS published its verdict last February, Sun's lawyers appealed to the Swiss supreme court. The 10-hour hearing in Montreux, Switzerland, was a rare CAS case held in open court, at the three-time Olympic champion’s request, and streamed live online.

At stake in a second CAS hearing would be Yang’s chance to compete at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics now set for July 2021. The Swiss court ruling appears to have swung on an objection by Sun’s lawyers to the chairman of the three-judge panel, former Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini. It is even possible to overturn a CAS verdict in the federal court and still lose the re-trial. When Canas went to federal court, Swiss judges ruled his right to be heard had been breached and sent back the case. Immediately, Sun said he planned to appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, which is Switzerland’s highest court.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 file photo, actor Tom Cruise wears a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as he greets fans during a break from shooting Mission Impossible 7, along Rome's Fori Imperiali avenue. Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest Mission: Impossible movie after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to abide by social distancing rules. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)LONDON – Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest "Mission: Impossible" movie, after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to respect social distancing rules. Many movies have either been delayed until after the pandemic is over or because of COVID-related delays on set, including the seventh instalment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise. During his outburst, Cruise notes the higher costs for insuring a movie in these times.

ROANOKE, Va. - Hope you kept your solar eclipse glasses from a few years ago, because they'll be put to good use on Monday, November 11. This is when the planet, Mercury, will move in between the earth and Sun. (Mercury and Venus are the only two planets to do so). Mercury is so small in comparison to the sun, so binoculars and/or a telescope will help. When using these methods, make sure you're using the proper solar films on the front lens; not on the eyepiece.

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 12, 2018 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (CNN) - NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched a year ago on a mission to touch the sun. He was the first the theorize solar wind, the flow of charged gases from the sun, present in most of the solar system. WISPR has returned images of the solar wind streaming out from the sun from its first pass in November. The mission's objectives include "tracing the flow of energy that heats and accelerates the sun's corona and solar wind, determining the structure and dynamics of the plasma and magnetic fields at the sources of the solar wind and explore mechanisms that accelerate and transport energetic particles."

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - An Iowa man police say came to Rhode Island with a backpack full of burglary tools to visit Taylor Swift has been held without bail pending a competency hearing. The Sun of Westerly reports 32-year-old David Page Liddle was held at a court hearing Thursday after authorities said there were concerns he was a flight risk and had previously been accused of stalking the singer. He had been held on $10,000 bail after his arrest July 19 not far from Swifts beachfront mansion. The Des Moines man is charged with possession of burglary tools and possession of a weapon other than a firearm. Police Chief Shawn Lacey says Liddle told officers he was looking to catch up with Swift and knew her personally.

The first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years zooms across the country. No need to break out the eclipse glasses this year (unless you live within the path of totality): Astronomy lovers can livestream Tuesday's total solar eclipse over South America from the comfort of just about anywhere with WiFi. Along with Argentina and Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay will experience a partial solar eclipse, as well as parts of Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Panama, according to NASA. August 2017 marked the last time all of North America caught a glimpse of a total solar eclipse. The path of totality ran from Oregon to South Carolinathe first time in 99 years a total solar eclipse crossed the Atlantic and Pacific.