WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy pierced only by the ignition of the rocket’s engines, Rocket Lab launched the first suborbital variant of its Electron vehicle June 17. The vehicle, called Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE), lifted off from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, at 9:24 p.m. Eastern. Rocket Lab declared the launch a success in a statement nearly an hour and a half after liftoff. “100% mission success from tonight’s launch,” Peter Beck, chief executive of Rocket Lab, tweeted after the flight. “A perfect flight of the nation’s newest…
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Instagram parent Meta recently announced about rolling out the Channels features for broadcasting messages. The feature, which has now rolled out globally, was earlier limited to select creators and users. The social media platform started testing the broadcast channels feature in February this year. Through this feature, creators will be able to share text, video and photo updates to the invited and subscribed followers to their broadcast channels. It is to be noted that only creators can send messages in broadcast channels. Followers can only react to content or vote in polls.In a blog post on June 15, Meta announced about…
PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California.Ben Jared | Pga Tour | Getty ImagesThe Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has informed the PGA Tour it will review the organization’s proposed merger with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, a source told NBC News.The Justice Department declined to comment.The announcement of the deal last week immediately triggered antitrust concerns. This week, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden and Oregon urged the DOJ to open a probe into the agreement. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,…
News2 Dead and 3 Injured in Shooting at Beyond Wonderland Festival Campgrounds in WashingtonThe suspect was arrested outside the Gorge Amphitheatre on Saturday night and is one of the three injured people. The second day of the electronic music festival has been canceled. By Nina CorcoranJune 18, 2023FacebookTwitterThe Gorge Amphitheatre on June 11, 2023 (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)FacebookTwitterTwo people are dead and three were injured after a shooting on Saturday night (June 17) at the campgrounds of Beyond Wonderland, an electronic dance festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Washington, report NBC and ABC News. The suspect was arrested and…
In this articleDALFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTAn employee works at the Airbus A350 assembly site, in Colomiers near Toulouse, south-western France, on December 9, 2022.Valentine Chapuis | AFP | Getty ImagesA lot has changed in the four years since one of the aviation industry’s biggest air shows was held in person.The Covid-19 pandemic devastated travel demand, the aviation industry shed thousands of experienced workers and roller coaster appetites for new jets wreaked havoc on production rates of new planes.After all that, the Paris Air Show — a trade event where companies get a chance to showcase new technology, commercial…
Outer Banks season 3 presented more questions than answers as the Pogues fought their way to El Dorado—and fans can rest assured such an ancient discovery is far from the end of their adventures. While celebrating the show’s third installment earlier this year, the cast announced that OBX had been renewed for yet another season at Netflix.The series premiered in 2020 and quickly became a popular action-packed mystery, especially for folks in pandemic lockdown. Since then, the series has maintained its momentum largely through the absurdity of its plot, which involves multiple treasures, heists, shipwrecks, murders, and faked deaths. Named…
Just when we thought the cast of Stranger Things couldn’t get any better. The hit series made an appearance Saturday at Netflix’s Tudum Global Fan Event, and we got an exciting announcement: Linda Hamilton has joined the cast of Stranger Things Season 5 — the hit sci-fi drama’s final season. Sadly, no details about who the Terminator alum would be playing have been revealed, so we’ll have to wait until some intel drops. The hit drama series from the Duffer brothers typically keeps details under wraps until transmission. Still, the cast of Stranger Things has always been top-notch, so hopefully,…
Just imagine the amount of data the 2000s produced. Now, I’m not saying I went through all of it to get the top 2000s fashion for men trends you need to know about. But I have digested the nuances of the 2000s men’s fashion using both the memory of my childhood/teen era and exhaustive internet research. All for the good of the reader.Confused as to what that decade might entail from a fashion perspective? Think shell necklaces, leather bracelets, striped T-Shirts, glow sticks, baggy jeans, spiky hair, rimless sunglasses, flip phones, fat skate shoes, wallet chains, geeky cardigans, indie music,…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) walks with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang (R) ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023.Leah Millis | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to cool U.S.-China tensions that have overshadowed geopolitics in recent months.The trip by Blinken makes him the highest-level American official to visit China since Joe Biden became U.S. president and the first U.S. secretary of state to make…
Acid rain: A Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet-light image of the planet Venus, showing the sulphuric-acid-rich clouds that cover its surface. (Courtesy: L. Esposito/University of Colorado, Boulder and NASA/ESA) For a planet sometimes known as “Earth’s twinâ€, Venus is astoundingly inhospitable. Its surface temperature of 735 K is hot enough to melt lead. Its surface pressure of 94 atmospheres will crush all but the hardiest spacecraft. And if that wasn’t enough, its thick, oppressive clouds drip with sulphuric acid. Despite these disadvantages, the possibility of life on Venus is a hot topic among astronomers and astrobiologists. It last hit the headlines…
There are a lot of lessons to be learned this weekend, but chief among them, is what’s it like for a major motion picture studio to open a movie with largely a number of its cast, primarily its main star, not available to do press. That’s the big looming question which has been on everyone’s minds in the wake of Ezra Miller’s tabloid laden 2020-2022 in regards to Warner Bros. DC’s $200M The Flash, which isn’t looking good with a 3-day around $60M, off from the $70M-$75M the studio was expecting. The studio is still expecting the Juneteenth holiday to…
WASHINGTON — Members of the House Armed Services Committee in a report last week expressed support for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s use of commercial satellite data. They also asked NGA for details on its plans to integrate commercial data and services into “base programs of record.” “The committee notes that the domestic commercial satellite imagery industry continues to develop rapidly with new capabilities available from constellations of satellites dedicated to daily monitoring of the entire planet along with a growing domestic geospatial intelligence analytic industry,” said the report by the HASC strategic forces subcommittee. The congressional language reflects concerns by…
Meta Platforms launched its latest generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, earlier this month. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company, which currently dominates the market for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality devices, is now lowering the minimum age for Meta Quest account users from 13 years to 10 years. With the latest development, parents can set up parent-managed Meta accounts for children aged 10 and 12 years on Meta’s Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets, starting later this year. Meta says it will not show ads to users in this age group. Also, apps that are rated safe for kids will…
Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies brings the ball upcourt during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game Five of the Western Conference playoffs at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, April 26, 2023.Justin Ford | Getty ImagesThe National Basketball Association suspended Ja Morant for 25 games after the Memphis Grizzlies star brandished a gun on a live video for the second time, the league said Friday.Morant’s suspension will take effect at the start of the upcoming season. The NBA said Morant will have to meet unspecified “conditions” before he returns to the court and will not be able to…
Kourtney Kardashian brought down the house at the Blink-182 concert Friday night with some earth-shattering news … she’s pregnant!! The reality star was standing in a packed crowd watching her hubby Travis Barker and his bandmates perform Friday night at BMO Stadium in L.A. when she raised a large sign bearing an even larger message … “Travis, I’m Pregnant.” Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Video of the super happy moment went viral … showing Kourt smiling and jumping up and down with joy while holding the sign over her head. Play video content After seeing the…
US President Joe Biden speaks during the League of Conservation Voters Annual Capital Dinner, at The Anthem in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2023.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden on Saturday marked the first major event of his 2024 reelection campaign with a union rally, highlighting boosts for the middle class through his economic agenda.Biden announced an early endorsement from AFL-CIO, a federation of 60 unions worldwide, representing 12.5 million workers. “I’m proud to be the most pro-union president in American history,” he told the crowd in Philadelphia.Biden spoke about the legislation enacted during his first term,…
As someone who’s been keeping up with the Kardashians since middle school, there’s nothing I love more than being in on a family secret—and sharing it with readers like yourself. So here’s a little news straight from Khloé’s team: Good American has a new swimwear collab with Body Glove, and it’s so, so good. The 19-piece collection (available in sizes XS-5X) combines Good American’s body-inclusive designs and fit expertise with Body Glove’s signature scuba and surf-inspired sporty aesthetic and zipper detailing. It includes an assortment of metallic gold and neon pink bikinis, ’80s-inspired one-piece swimsuits, mid-thigh-length wetsuits, mini skirts, and…
And much to our delight, Kendra and Ben found their way back to one another. Mary J. Blige’s Strength of A Woman was a worthwhile companion piece to Mary J. Blige’s Real Love, even if it veered closer to Lifetime’s usual fare with some of its plots. Despite roughly 15 years apart, the true, honest, first, and real love between Kendra and Ben finally prevailed, and they’re all the better for it. It was great that we got to catch up with an adult Kendra and Ben, not only following them after they’ve endured many things in their life and…