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Polaris Dawn, a private space mission that aims to complete the first-ever civilian spacewalk, is expected to launch this week. On X, SpaceX said it’s targeting Tuesday August 27 at 3:38AM ET for liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the Polaris Dawn crew to orbit. Led by billionaire Jared Isaacman, Polaris Dawn plans to send its crew of four private citizens as far as 870 miles from



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So, all those faked review quotes from the Megalopolis trailer that got pulled last week were apparently AI, after all. Not only that, but the person who was in charge of the materials for the trailer, Eddie Egan, has been removed from the movie’s marketing team.

That’s all according to Deadline, which reported on Friday



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Justin Baldoni.
  • Justin Baldoni has hired a PR crisis team amid the drama surrounding "It Ends With Us."
  • The rumored feud between the actor and his costar, Blake Lively, has made headlines in recent weeks.
  • The recent public backlash against Lively has been "a gift" for Baldoni, one PR expert told BI.

"It Ends With Us," the new movie starring Blake Lively and Justin



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The Polar H10 is considered the gold standard for heart rate accuracy, and when it works perfectly, it lives up to that. But an arm strap is a better fit (figuratively and literally) for a lot of athletes.



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A Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel.
A Hezbollah UAV was intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel.
  • Israel says it carried out "pre-emptive" airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
  • The Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah had been preparing to launch attacks on Israel.
  • Hezbollah later said it had fired 320 Katyusha rockets and targeted 11 military sites in Israel.

Israel launched what it called "pre-emptive"



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Have you ever had an eight-day road trip turn into an eight-month excursion? Nope? Well, consider yourself fortunate that you're not one of the astronauts currently stranded in space.

The two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who blasted to the International Space Station (ISS) in a Boeing Starliner are now set to remain there until 2025 due to issues with Boeing's spacecraft. NASA made



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French police arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov as he traveled through a French airport on suspicion of failing to curb criminal activity on his social platform, multiple outlets reported.
  • French police arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Saturday at an airport near Paris.
  • Durov was arrested due to a "preliminary police investigation," Reuters reported.
  • Telegram has faced



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You can learn a lot about somebody just by learning about how they get things done. Are they the sort of person who might have a perfectly color-coded email inbox, a flawlessly organized to-do list, and what’s that, they just sent you a calendar invite for happy hour next week? Or are they more likely to have a giant pile of sticky notes they never look at, a computer desktop with



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Ukraine's new Palianytsia rocket-drone.
The "Palianytsia" is designed to target Russia's "offensive potential," Zelenskyy said.
  • Ukraine said it had used a new long-range rocket-drone hybrid for the first time.
  • The "Palianytsia" is designed to target Russian aircraft stationed at air bases inside Russia.
  • A video shared by Zelenskyy suggested it may be able to hit targets 400 miles inside Russia.

Ukraine says it



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The author quit her job as a lawyer and traveled full time.
  • On a trip to Washington, I decided to quit my career as a lawyer and travel full time.
  • I moved into my car and traveled all over the country.
  • It was a steep learning curve, but I followed what excited me.

Someone once told me every life boils down to five major decisions —five moments when the direction we step


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