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• November housing starts rose 14.8% from the prior month, hitting an annual level of 1.56 million.
• The jump came as a surprise, as Wall Street had expected 1.36 million. 
• The number of homes completed rose 5% to 1.45 million, but permits edged lower on the month. 

Housing starts saw an unexpected 14.8% jump in November

Space tourism company Blue Origin has set its sights on a New Shepard launch window that starts Tuesday at 11:37AM ET, marking its latest attempt since the rocket booster failed during its September 2022 launch. While Blue Origin originally planned on carrying out the NS24 mission on Monday, December

Here are the top 10 things of 2023 for Namerah, Android Central's accessories lead and resident gadget nerd.

Apple only has a few days to save the latest Apple Watch in the United States.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is hard at work on a software update that could rescue the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from an impending retail ban in the U.S., which is set to start on Dec. 21.

The ban, ordered by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), is the result of alleged patent

• Red Sea shipping has plunged into chaos amid attacks on vessels by Iran-linked Houthi rebels. 
• The region is a vital trade route between Europe and Asia. 
• Several major shippers, including BP and Maersk, have rerouted or delayed vessels. 

Merchant ships passing

• Elon Musk made news with plans for a new college, but a grade school and high school come first.
• Texas has few regulations on kids' schools; outside accreditation takes years but isn't required.
• Musk's Ad Astra School quietly moved to Texas, joining other tech-centric "microschools."

Elon Musk is launching a new private K-12 school in Texas —

The idea of the world ending usually channels excess: humanity running wild because, well, what does it matter anymore? And there’s some of that in Carol & the End of the World, a new animated series on Netflix. But mostly it’s a story about a quiet forty-something woman who uses the impending destruction of the Earth as a chance for self-reflection and

• President Biden's support of Israel's war in Gaza isn't popular with younger voters
• 72% of registered voters age 18-29 disapprove of Biden's handling of the war, according to a new poll.
• Trump holds a 6-point lead over Biden among registered voters in the demographic.

Young Americans were a key coalition that powered President Joe Biden to office, but

Iceland's much-anticipated volcanic eruption has begun. It's an impressive natural show.

The livestreamed footage, from the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, shows towering fountains of lava erupting from a long fissure in the ground.

Fortunately, it's not happening in an urban area. After a flurry of earthquakes over a month ago — a telltale sign of a looming eruption — officials evacuated

Digital maps and location tech specialist TomTom has partnered up with Microsoft to develop an AI voice assistant for vehicles. According to the Netherlands-based company, the automotive assistant enables voice interaction with location search, infotainment, and vehicle command systems. This means that drivers can “converse” with the vehicle, ask questions about navigation directions or route