SpaceX finally says it's ready to launch Starship, again. The world's most powerful rocket could reach space for the first time in mid-November — if the FAA says yes.

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Side-by-side images show two iterations of Starship, the Starhopper on the right and the Starship megarocket on the left.

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Billionaire group behind mystery Silicon Valley city says it's done buying up land. The company now owns a property the size of Beaumont, Texas.

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An illustration of Flannery Associates's proposed city from a distance surrounded by farmland

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Shredded Zuck tore his ACL sparring and had surgery to replace it, delaying a competitive MMA fight planned for next year

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Judge in Donald Trump's fraud trial expands his gag order, revealing that the court's been 'inundated' with threats

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Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Ames, Iowa, on September 9, 2023.

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I volunteered in Ukraine when Russia invaded and in Israel when Hamas attacked. In Ukraine, I saved lives. In Israel, I collected bodies.

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Valerie Dyksztejn volunteered with ZAKA in both Ukraine (left) when Russia invaded in February 2022 and in Israel (right) when Hamas attacked last month.

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Amazon wanted me to move across the country to return to office. I left $200,000 in unvested stock options on the table when I quit.

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An Amazon software developer sits at a desk during a press event at the online retailer's research and development site.

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Eric and Donald Trump Jr. testified — within an hour of each other — that they had nothing to do with their father's net worth statements

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Eric and Donald Trump Jr. both testified within an hour of each other at the New York fraud trial.

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Nikki Haley wants the names and faces of every pro-Hamas protester to be published

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
“Publish every name of the pro-Hamas protesters in our cities and universities. They are siding with terrorists who chant 'death to America,'” GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.

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Wealthy buyers are flocking to Florida to rebuild mansions where modest homes were destroyed by hurricanes

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A damaged home caused by Hurricane Ian seen along Fort Myers Beach.

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What Tucker Carlson emailed his 'Tuckertroop' staff when Fox News fired him, according to a new book

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Tucker Carlson.

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