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[HOUSTON] A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of sending humans to Mars.The explosion – which sent a towering fireball into the air – happened at the Starbase launch facility at about 11:00 pm (0400 GMT Thursday), SpaceX and law enforcement officials said.As the company prepared for a static fire test, “a sudden energetic event resulted in the complete loss of Starship and damage to the immediate area surrounding the stand,” it said on Thursday, updating its initial statement.“The explosion…
Kansas City Royals’ Jac Caglianone smashed his first Major League home run which was a solo shot vs. the Texas Rangers.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina legislators finalized a bill Thursday that would eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set in a landmark 2021 law, while still directing regulators to aim to cancel out power plant carbon emissions in the state within the next 25 years. With some bipartisan support, the state Senate voted to accept the House version that would repeal the 2021 law’s requirement that electric regulators take “all reasonable steps to achieve” reducing carbon dioxide output 70% from 2005 levels by 2030. The law’s directive to take similar steps to meet a carbon neutrality standard by 2050…
“Exonerate and acknowledge” say victims of the Post Office Capture scandal.And it’s easy to see why patience is wearing thin. To understand what happened with Capture, you must first understand Horizon.Both scandals centre not on flawed software alone, but how the Post Office reacted to it. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 11:28 Post Office: The lost ‘Capture’ files A business that used its powers to privately prosecute sub-postmasters, forcing them to pay back unexplained accounting shortfalls. Any suggestion that the system itself was at fault was dismissed.Capture is not a separate scandal – it’s part…
The Los Angeles Dodgers organization said Thursday that it asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to leave the Dodger Stadium grounds after they arrived at a parking lot near one of the gates.Dozens of federal agents with their faces covered arrived in SUVs and cargo vans to a lot near the stadium’s Gate E entrance. A group of protesters carrying signs against ICE started amassing shortly after, local media reported.”This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization,” the team said in…
Leavitt: Trump decision on Iran within 2 weeks Leavitt says Trump will make decision on Iran within next two weeks 02:16 As President Trump is contemplating potential U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, law enforcement officials have stepped up surveillance of Iran-backed operatives in the United States, multiple sources told CBS News. FBI Director Kash Patel has increased efforts to monitor possible domestic sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah — a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization backed by Iran — since Israel’s Operation Rising Lion offensive began earlier this month, U.S. officials said.Both the White House and FBI declined to comment. The threat from…
The family-owned Los Angeles Lakers are about to be sold at a valuation of $10 billion, smashing the previous record for the purchase price for a team sport.The cross-country rival Boston Celtics went for $6.1 billion just three months ago.With team values soaring, there have been a number of notable franchise transactions in recent years:Los Angeles LakersThe Lakers have been in the Buss family since 1979, but Jeanie Buss has agreed to sell the NBA’s most valuable franchise to L.A. Dodgers owner Mark Walter.Boston CelticsThe Celtics, who won their record 18th NBA championship last year, went for $6.1 billion in…
LONDON: It’s hard to think of a more extraordinary business deal than Facebook’s US$19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp in February 2014. Its creators were outliers. With a lean staff of just a few dozen people, they had no marketing department, no sign on the door, and had spent zero cents from their sole investor, Sequoia Capital. But WhatsApp had 450 million users, mostly outside the US. Founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton also hated ads. They’d spent a combined 20 years working at Yahoo, bonding over their frustration with a business model that sucked up personal data to show us…
PARIS — After Hollywood’s “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation, over 100 relics — which shaped empires, broke hearts and spawned centuries of fascination — are on display in Paris ahead of what experts call one of the most important Napoleonic auctions ever staged.His battered military hat. A sleeve from his red velvet coat. Even the divorce papers that ended one of history’s most tormented romances — with Josephine, the empress who haunted him to the end.Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable. Polls have shown…
Will Hill FOX Sports Betting Analyst Last week, the Red Sox shocked the baseball world by sending three-time all-star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster trade. The trade came just hours after the Red Sox swept the Yankees with a 2-0 victory, a game in which Devers homered. All seemed well in Red Sox land, as they had pushed themselves over .500 and looked to be on track to finally fulfill their pre-season potential. So, what happened, and is there a bet to be made going forward based on this deal?Let’s take a look.Well, Devers’ unhappiness has been well-documented,…