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07 Jul

SpaceX rockets blew away local bird habitats after Elon Musk ‘misled’ NPS officials about expansion, NYT reports

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A Sunday report by The New York Times said operations at Starbase in Boca Chica — which includes a rocket launchpad and a production facility— have damaged the local environment.The outlet reported that SpaceX's operations have caused explosions, fires, leaks, and other issues at least 19 times since 2019. One rocket launch in 2023 ended in an explosion, which ignited 3.5 acres of a nearby state park.The most recent incident occurred in June with the launch of Starship, which flew to space and back.Although the flight was considered a success, it left behind trails of smeared egg yolk on the…

07 Jul

Biden’s biggest electoral challenge right now isn’t wooing Independents but firming up the Democratic base

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President Joe Biden is working to reassure wary Democrats that he'll be able to reorient his campaign and win the November general election after last month's disastrous debate.Despite Democratic calls for Biden to reevaluate his candidacy, he received a dose of good news on Saturday in the form of polling conducted by Bloomberg News/Morning Consult.The swing-state survey showed that the gap between former President Donald Trump and Biden narrowed to just two points — with Trump holding a 47% to 45% lead among registered voters.Most observers would assume that Biden could overtake Trump by wooing Independents on the fence. But…

07 Jul

Samsung Union Steps Up Pressure Over Pay With Three-Day Strike

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Samsung Electronics Co. workers are expected to walk off assembly lines Monday, beginning the biggest organized labor action in the South Korean conglomerate’s half-century history. Source link lol

07 Jul

Take a look at ‘The Beast,’ the $1.5 million bulletproof presidential limousine used by Trump and Biden

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US presidents are driven in a heavily armored limousine nicknamed "The Beast." It features a secure communications system and fridge stocked with the president's blood type.Military cargo aircraft transport the presidential limousine for use abroad. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. When US presidents aren't flying on Air Force One or taking helicopter trips…

07 Jul

Russia may resort to an old World War II tactic that had a key role in the D-Day landings to repel Ukrainian drone attacks

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Russia is developing a network of barrage balloons to repel Ukrainian drone strikes, inspired by a tactic used in World War I and II.Speaking at a conference in St. Petersburg this week, Polina Albek, the general director of the Russian aerospace firm First Airship, which is developing the network, said: "Our main activity is building cargo airships, but today, based on the experience of our ancestors, we have created the 'barrier' defense system," the Russian state-run outlet RIA Novosti reported.The balloons are designed to rise in a row up to 300 meters (984 feet) before dropping a 250-meter (820 feet)…

07 Jul

Card skimmers are hard to spot and on the rise. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

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Credit card skimmers are on the rise nationwide and they're targeting the country's most financially vulnerable people.The FBI estimates that card skimming costs consumers and banks around $1 billion each year. Last year, Fair, Isaac and Company, a financial data analytics firm, found that debit card skimming grew by a whopping 96% compared to the previous year.Last month, the federal agents from the Secret Service swept through 472 business in Florida after reports of increased EBT scam fraud, WJXT reported. Police found 13 devices statewide. The Secret Service estimated that police prevented around $1.3 million of losses through the operations,…

07 Jul

Some boomers aren’t waiting to die to pass on their wealth — their millennial kids need it now

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Sophia Bera Daigle, the founder and principal financial planner at Gen Y Planning, said one of her clients, a doctor, has been gifted $10,000 a year from his parents for the past few years.Recently, the client's parents told him they were going to up that amount — to $60,000 a year for the next 10 years — but that would be it."'We would rather give it to you and your two siblings while you have kids at home and need to pay for college and all of these things, but then don't expect any inheritance,'" Daigle said the parents basically…

07 Jul

Protesters spray water guns at tourists in Barcelona as thousands rally against overtourism

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Protesters swarmed the streets of Barcelona to condemn mass tourism, which they blame for skyrocketing rent prices and the city becoming "unliveable."Multiple outlets reported that thousands of protesters, including more than 150 organizations, marched through Barcelona on Saturday.Photos showed protesters carrying signs that read, "Barcelona is not for sale" and "Tourists go home." Protesters in Barcelona used water guns on tourists. Europa Press News/Getty Images Footage obtained by BBC showed protesters using water guns against people visiting popular tourist areas while chanting, "Go home!"Protesters also taped off certain restaurants and hotels as if to symbolically close the establishments.Barcelona is a…

07 Jul

Russian forces appear to be making crude artillery guns by pulling the main armaments off of old BMP armored fighting vehicles

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Russian forces appear to be fashioning improvised artillery guns from the main armaments of old BMP-1 armored fighting vehicles.One video circulating on social media shows a soldier firing what appears to be a BMP-1's 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun fixed to a makeshift wheelbase. Another video shows a group of soldiers towing the improvised gun into position.The crude device may reflect the heavy equipment losses Russia has suffered in its invasion of Ukraine.The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Sunday that Russia had lost 14,937 artillery systems and 15,645 armored fighting vehicles since it launched the full-scale invasion…

07 Jul

I left Texas and moved to Spain. Living here has shown me a different way to exist — and I can’t imagine going back.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeronimo Noriega, a 27-year-old student who lives in Spain. It's been edited for length and clarity.I moved to Oviedo, Asturias in Northwest Spain after growing up in San Antonio and I don't think I'll ever move back to the United States.If that shocks you, it surprised me too. I never thought I'd live in Europe — I'd never even been there before my siblings and I agreed to move to Spain with my parents. Although I was born in Mexico, I spent most of my life living in the US so…