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New Glenn is 98 meters high
Jeff Bezos blasts into commercial space race with rocket launch
WASHINGTON — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX.The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:02 local time (07:02 GMT).It firmly pits the world's two richest men against each other in a commercial space race, vying to fly bigger and more powerful rockets.Both want to populate the skies with more satellites, run private space stations, and provide transport for regular trips by people to the Moon."Congratulations on reaching orbit on the first attempt!" Musk wrote in a post to Bezos on X.Dave Limp, CEO of Bezos's space company Blue Origin, said he was "incredibly proud"."We'll learn a lot from today...
January 16, 2025

Jeff Bezos blasts into commercial space race with rocket launch

Eight boxes were retrieved from a warehouse in Los Angeles by a US law enforcement informant as part of an investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl components into the US
Chinese nationals stand trial for fentanyl-related charges in landmark US case
NEW YORK — Two Chinese citizens are standing trial in New York for charges related to the illicit fentanyl trade in a landmark case as officials aim to crack down on the movement of the deadly drug and its components from China to the United States.Defendants Wang Qingzhou and Chen Yiyi were apprehended in a sting operation in Fiji in June 2023, expelled from the South Pacific island nation and subsequently arrested in the US. Their trial began Wednesday at New York’s Southern District Court.Their 2023 indictments were among the first prosecutions against Chinese nationals and China-based companies for trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the US. Wang and Chen are believed to be the first Chinese nationals arrested and extradited on such charges.Prosecutors say the defendants...
January 16, 2025

Chinese nationals stand trial for fentanyl-related charges in landmark US case

Joe Biden
'Dangerous' oligarchy taking shape in America, Biden warns in farewell address
WASHINGTON — Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a "dangerous" oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end."Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that really threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedom," he said on Wednesday.Biden, 82, took aim at an ultra-wealthy "tech-industrial complex" which he said could wield unchecked power over Americans.He also used his final televised speech from the White House to issue warnings about climate change and social media disinformation.Speaking from the Oval Office where his family had gathered to watch, he touted his single-term administration's record,...
January 16, 2025

'Dangerous' oligarchy taking shape in America, Biden warns in farewell address

Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beachfront property in Malibu on Wednesday
LA remains under critical fire threat as high winds forecast
LOS ANGELES — Winds that have fanned wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are again expected to kick up in the early hours of Wednesday after a 25th death from the huge, week-long outbreak was confirmed.Forecasters have again identified an area of "extreme fire danger", emphasising the risk level in a region to the north-west of the city center.The anticipated increase in wind speeds threatens to further fan the remaining four blazes, which firefighters have made further progress in tackling during a few days of calmer conditions.There are hopes of another drop in wind speeds after Wednesday - but officials have highlighted the need for rain that would help fire crews in their battle.The 25th death was confirmed by the LA County Medical Examiner's Office. Thirteen other...
January 15, 2025

LA remains under critical fire threat as high winds forecast

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and Ispace's Resilience lunar landers, lifts off Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,
SpaceX rocket launches private missions to Moon
WASHINGTON — Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon.The Falcon 9 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:09 local time (06:09 GMT) on Wednesday, carrying landers belonging to America's Firefly Aerospace and Japan's ispace.The landers will eventually separate once they reach the Moon's orbit and conduct independent explorations.They are the latest in a growing number of commercial missions to the Moon.Firefly's rover, Blue Ghost, is expected to take about 45 days to reach the Moon, once it has separated from the SpaceX rocket.It will then drill, collect samples and also take X-ray images of the Earth's magnetic field to "advance research for future...
January 15, 2025

SpaceX rocket launches private missions to Moon

Complaint filed to a US federal court alleges Musk saved $150m at the expense of Twitter shareholders
US markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
WASHINGTON — The US markets watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk alleging he failed to disclose that he had amassed a stake in Twitter, allowing him to buy shares at "artificially low prices."The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit alleges that the multi-billionaire Tesla boss saved $150m (£123m) in share purchases as a result.According to SEC rules, investors whose holdings surpass 5% have 10 days to report that they have crossed that threshold. Musk did so 21 days after the purchase, the filing says.In a social media post, Musk called the SEC a "totally broken organization."He also accused the regulator of wasting its time when "there are so many actual crimes that go unpunished.""Musk's violation resulted in substantial...
January 15, 2025

US markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. (Files)
Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration
WASHINGTON — Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, her office said Tuesday, without providing an explanation for her decision.“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama said.The decision to forgo attendance at Trump’s formal swearing-in is a break with tradition for the ceremony, in which former presidents and their wives typically participate.Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush will attend the inauguration, his office said, and sources familiar told CNN that former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton also will be there.Michelle Obama also...
January 15, 2025

Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration

US President Joe Biden gave his final foreign policy address earlier this week
US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terror list
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is to remove the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a prisoner release deal, the White House said on Tuesday.Shortly afterward, Cuba announced it would release 553 prisoners detained for "diverse crimes". It is hoped these will include participants in anti-government protests four years ago.President-elect Donald Trump reinstated the country's terror designation in the final days of his first presidency in 2021, banning US economic aid and arms exports to the country.But on Tuesday, a Biden administration official said an assessment of the situation had presented "no information" that supported the designation.Cuba said Biden's move was a step "in the right direction" despite its...
January 15, 2025

US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terror list

A home in Altadena is reduced to its chimney after being destroyed by the Eaton fire
LA fire victims fear new housing crisis
LOS ANGELES — Michael Storc and his family had just survived a devastating wildfire.Now they have to face a daunting new challenge that he had hoped to never experience again — the Los Angeles housing market.After losing the Altadena home that he owned in the Eaton fire, he was scouring for a new place to rent, and having little luck."What's available is not nice at all and the rents have gone up a lot," Storc told the BBC. "I told my teenage daughter we had to accept we would live somewhere not very nice."The Los Angeles area already has one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. And with thousands now displaced by the Palisades and Eaton fires, Angelenos are anxious that the sudden surge in demand could make rents and home prices soar even...
January 15, 2025

LA fire victims fear new housing crisis

The fires have burnt thousands of acres of land and destroyed many buildings
LA brain surgeon saves street from 'apocalyptic' wildfires
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles brain surgeon who fought for almost a week to save the houses on his street from wildfires told the BBC he spent 15 years preparing for such an event.Malibu resident Dr Chester Griffiths, 62, ignored evacuation orders to keep flames from the Palisades fire at bay with the help of his son and neighbor, until emergency services were able to reach them."We had always known that a fire would come someday — but we didn't know when," Dr Griffiths told the BBC's Today Programme."We never fathomed it would be this catastrophic and apocalyptic."Griffiths said he had finished performing brain surgery just hours before he returned to his Malibu street last week to fight the fire, joined by his son Chester Jnr and Colbert."The houses...
January 14, 2025

LA brain surgeon saves street from 'apocalyptic' wildfires

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