Several SpaceX launch delays have pushed a commercial moon lander’s liftoff back by a month. Intuitive Machines, which had hoped to launch its robotic IM-1 mission no earlier than Jan. 12, 2024, will now wait an extra month to launch with SpaceX. The new launch window begins no earlier than mid-February, Intuitive representatives said in […]
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Watch live as private Cygnus cargo craft leaves the ISS on Dec. 22
A robotic cargo ship will depart from the space station on Friday (Dec. 22), and you can watch the action for free. Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus NG-19 spacecraft should undock from the International Space Station (ISS) at 8:05 a.m. EST (1305 GMT) on Friday. You can watch coverage here at Space.com, via NASA Television, starting […]
Putin holds ‘private’ talks with Kazakhstan’s ex-president
Russian leader Vladimir Putin held private talks with the former president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Dec. 20. Kazakh media reported that the meeting with Russia’s dictator took place on Dec. 19 and was initiated by Nazarbayev. According to UlysMedia’s undisclosed sources, Kazakhstan’s former leader sought Putin’s support in connection […]
Sydney Sweeney says dating rumors were ‘hard’ on ‘Anyone But You’ co-star Glen Powell — and reveals why she’s private about real-life boyfriend Jonathan Davino
Sydney Sweeney may have said she and Glen Powell “don’t really care” about dating rumors — but in a new interview, the actress shared that it was actually tough on her co-star. While filming their romantic comedy Anyone But You in Australia, the internet went wild trying to decode seemingly flirty interactions between the actors […]
onePulse quietly sells land next to nightclub property to private buyer even as Orlando takes over memorial plans
As it moves toward its own liquidation, the onePulse Foundation has quietly sold two parcels of land next to the Pulse nightclub property that were once key to its planned memorial to the 2016 mass shooting, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. The price was $1 million. The property sale, recorded on Monday, is among the […]
NC is a national leader in charter and private school growth. Good news or a threat?
North Carolina has been one of the fastest-growing states in enrollment for private schools and charter schools since the COVID-19 pandemic. The state had the nation’s fifth-highest growth in private school enrollment since the 2019-20 school year, according to data released Tuesday by the Associated Press. During that same time period, North Carolina had the […]
UBS sold a Credit Suisse private jet that was used by its ex-chair to fly to Wimbledon and the Euros, breaking COVID rules — and the Maldives for a family vacation
A Dassault Falcon 7X.ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images A former Credit Suisse chair used the bank’s private jet to breach COVID restrictions. He once suggested a refueling stop in the Maldives, before deplaning to join his family on vacation, per the FT. The Dassault Falcon 7X has been sold to a subsidiary of Société Générale, […]
Hunter Biden defies House GOP subpoena to testify in private
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden on Wednesday repeated his offer to appear at a public hearing on Capitol Hill, defying a House Republican-issued subpoena that called for him to testify instead at a closed-door deposition. President Joe Biden’s son lashed out at Republicans during brief remarks standing outside of the U.S. Capitol, saying, “I’m here today […]
Inside Kevin McCarthy’s PAC: Lavish spending, luxury hotels, private jets
Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can command $3,000 a night or more. The property is less well known as a gathering spot for federal elected officials and the campaign donors they wine and dine. But one […]
Senators launch bipartisan probe of private equity’s growing role in U.S. health care
Two U.S. senators have launched a bipartisan investigation into secretive and powerful private-equity firms’ involvement in health care in the nation, demanding documents and information from executives associated with two hospital systems to assess how much profit they have generated through their complex financial arrangements and whether the deals harmed patients and clinicians.  Sheldon Whitehouse, […]