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☆ The Loss of Space Command Headquarters Brings an Alabama City Down to Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Emily Cochrane | More About Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even as a child in the 1960s, Jan Davis felt a twinge of resentment about her hometown, Huntsville, Ala., being overlooked. Rocket tests rattled windows and doors across town, and everyone seemed to have a familial connection to the work of building the rockets that powered NASA’s mission to put a man on the moon. Still, it was mission control in Houston and Cape Canaveral in Florida that became worldwide symbols of the space race. It attracted legions of scientists, defense contractors and federal investment. And in the final days of the Trump administration, Huntsville was selected as the permanent home of the United States Space Command.

Persons: Jan Davis, Davis, Ms, —, Trump Organizations: NASA, United States Space Command Locations: Huntsville, Ala, Houston and Cape Canaveral, Florida

☆ ‘Birds Are My Eyesight’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Alexandra Marvar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

‘Birds Are My Eyesight’ For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them. Cheer up, cheer, cheer. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty.” Northern Cardinal Watch here! Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty. To some, the Northern cardinal sounds like it’s saying “pretty, pretty, pretty.” Audubon Vermont compares its call to a Star Wars light saber.

Persons: Susan Glass, ”, “, Michael Hurben Ms, Glass, martin, lockdowns, Sarah Courchesne, Courchesne, Freya McGregor, birdsong, Jim Wilson, cheerily, Robin Cheer, Jerry Berrier, Berrier, Berrier's, Kayana, Berrier’s, ’, Jerry Berrier Mr, that’s, ” Mr, ‘, ’ ”, I’ve, ” Trevor Attenberg, Mr, Attenberg, Hurben, —, Michael Hurben, Claire Strohmeyer, piha, trekked, Werner Herzog’s, “ Aguirre, I’ll Organizations: West Valley Community College, Massachusetts Audubon, New York Times, Audubon Society, New Haven Birding Club, ”, “, The New York Times, Baltimore oriole, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Watch, Audubon, Star, Ornithologists Locations: Saratoga , Calif, Pittsburgh, Erie, Michigan, Massachusetts, Newburyport, Cape Cod, Colombian, Ipswich, Malden , Mass, Audubon Vermont, Portland ,, Mexican, U.S, California, Bloomington, Minn, Cape, N.J, Brazil

☆ 'Bohemian Rhapsody' piano, other Freddie Mercury belongings to be auctioned
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] Freddie Mercury's signature crown and cape are displayed during Sotheby's 'Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own' press preview in London, Britain August 3, 2023. "We've conceived our gallery spaces to give it a sense of what it was like living with Freddie at home," said David MacDonald, head of single owner sales at Sotheby's London said. At the heart of the auction is Mercury's treasured, black Yamaha piano, estimated at 2-3 million pounds ($2.5-$3.8 million), on which he composed the 1975 Queen epic "Bohemian Rhapsody". "It was an extension of himself, his vehicle of creativity," Austin said of the baby grand piano. "He would never smoke at the piano or rest a glass on top of it and would ensure nobody else did either.

Persons: Freddie Mercury's, Sotheby's, Freddie Mercury, Susannah Ireland, Queen, Mary Austin, We've, Freddie, David MacDonald, he'd, MacDonald, Austin, Sachin Ravikumar, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Susannah, Tiffany, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ The Strength of Israel’s Divided Democracy Protests - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Gershom Gorenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In central Jerusalem, thousands of people marched the short distance from the president’s residence to the prime minister’s house. The size of the protests has been possible because the main banner is defending Israel’s internal democracy, but also because people who oppose the occupation are intensely involved. That choice has allowed Israelis from the center right and right to join and even take leading roles. But for many other protesters, it makes no sense to talk about democracy while ignoring Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. And in principle, they’re right: There is an essential contradiction between liberal democracy and the denial of rights to Palestinians.

Persons: it’s, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, “, ”, I’d Organizations: —, West Bank Locations: Israel, Jerusalem, West Bank

☆ Isabella Rossellini’s Mama Farm Introduces a Knitwear Collaboration
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Natalia Rachlin | Erik Morse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This summer, the culture journalist turned art adviser Fiona Mackay launched Kombi, an online gallery and retailer that specializes in South African art, design and craft and caters to the American market. “Because of geography and logistics, so much of this work hasn’t been shown stateside, and I wanted to rectify that,” says Mackay, who was raised in Cape Town and now lives in Brooklyn. Kombi, named for the Volkswagen minibuses that were ubiquitous during Mackay’s childhood, will present work from both emerging and more established makers, offering readily buyable pieces, as well as made-to-order and limited-edition works. “I hope [Kombi] becomes both a cultural and commercial exchange,” says Mackay, who also plans to initiate residencies and collaborations, creating opportunities for American artists to produce work in South Africa and vice versa. Cele plans to show the work with Kombi at an exhibition this autumn in New York.

Persons: Fiona Mackay, hasn’t, ”, Mackay, Cameron, Mpho Vackier, She’s, Kombi Organizations: Volkswagen Locations: Cape Town, Brooklyn, Johannesburg, Namibia, South Africa, Zulu, New York

REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File PhotoPARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. space venture company Voyager Space and Airbus (AIR.PA) said on Wednesday they will co-operate more closely in the race to build a private version of the International Space Station. Voyager Space also declined to discuss funding plans. "Lockheed will likely still have a role to play somewhere within the supply chain," Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space told reporters. Lockheed remains an important customer for Voyager and Starlab will remain U.S.-led, he added. Voyager Space and Airbus have said Starlab would deploy in 2028, but backed away from a specific timeline on Wednesday.

Persons: Joe Skipper, Voyager's Starlab, Lockheed Martin, Dylan Taylor, Jeff Bezos, we're, Taylor, Tim Hepher, Joey Roulette, Jane Merriman Organizations: NASA, Vehicle, Kennedy Space Center, REUTERS, Space, Airbus, International Space, Lockheed, Voyager Space, Thomson Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, Columbus, Europe

☆ Brazil now main holdout against BRICS expansion, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Lisandra Paraguassu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

An attendant is stands next to South African, Indian, Russian, Brazilian and Chinese flags during a plenary session of BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China September 4, 2017. "An expansion could transform the bloc into something else," said a Brazilian official, who asked not to be named. Russia said expansion would be high on the agenda of the upcoming BRICS summit. A government official told Reuters: "India has reservations about the expansion ... South Africa, the first beneficiary of a BRICS expansion in 2010, now supports inclusion of new members, though South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the expansion formula requires "closer scrutiny and understanding."

Persons: Tyrone Siu, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Cyril Ramaphosa, Oliver Stuenkel, Stuenkel, Lisandra, Laurie Chen, Krishn Kaushik, Carien du Plessis, Tim Cocks, Wendel Roelf, Anthony Boadle, Brad Haynes, David Gregorio Our Organizations: BRICS, REUTERS, Tyrone, Reuters, Brazilian, Diplomats, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Thomson Locations: Xiamen, China, Tyrone Siu BRASILIA, Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, United States, Ukraine, Brasilia, Algeria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Beijing, BRICS, Africa, São Paulo, Indonesia, Iran, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, New Delhi

☆ A Wall Street titan who called the 2008 recession shares 7 top trades to make before the US economy enters into another downturn with stocks 'priced for perfection'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Look at the Treasury yield curve and The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index, says Rosenberg, who called the 2008 recession. He added: "Even if we could argue about a recession or a soft landing, you have Nirvana priced into the stock market as an asset class right now." 7 places for returns as a recession loomsThe first place Rosenberg said he's bullish on is the Treasury market. Treasury bills have durations of one year or less, while Treasury bonds have durations of 20 years or more. The iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) is one way to invest in Japanese stocks.

Persons: David Rosenberg, Treasurys, Rosenberg, there's, he's, bullish, underperformance, Warren Buffett Organizations: Treasury, Conference, CNN, Rosenberg Research, Treasury Bond ETF, Regional Banking, Vanguard Utilities, Real, Fidelity MSCI Communication Locations: U.S, Japan

☆ South Africa's joy at Women's World Cup win brings hope of change
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Nick Said | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa said on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. South Africa's domestic women’s league is an amateur competition while its male equivalent is cash-rich with many players earning more than they would receive in several European nations. It has been a thorny issue for SAFA, who have battled to attract significant corporate sponsorship to take the women's league professional. "Professionalising the women’s league is in order. South Africa are up against Brazil plus joint bids from Mexico and the United States, and Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

Persons: Kgatlana, Amanda Perobelli, Banyana, Cyril Ramaphosa, SAFA, Janine van Wyk, Tumi Dlamini, Nick Said, Clare Fallon Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Wellington Regional, Italy, Sunday, South African Football Association, South, Wednesday’s, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Wellington , New Zealand, Amanda Perobelli CAPE, Netherlands, France, South, Wellington, Sydney, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, United States, Belgium, Germany

☆ The 10 hottest cities for people who want a new hometown
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More affordable cities such as Las Vegas topped Redfin's list for the first time ever. Major cities including San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles saw the biggest outflow while Las Vegas topped Redfin's list for the first time ever. Like Las Vegas, both cities are relatively affordable in comparison to Los Angeles or San Francisco. The average Las Vegas home costs less than half as much as buying one in the major California cities, according to Redfin. Many of the popular cities boasted warm climates and low house prices — five of the 10 most popular destinations on Redfin's list were in Florida.

Persons: Redfin, keener, Terry Vine, Gregg Newton Organizations: Vegas, Service, Bank of America, Red Museum, Getty, Orlando , Florida Walt Disney Locations: San Francisco , New York, Los Angeles, Wall, Silicon, Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa, Las Vegas, San Francisco, California, Florida, Houston , Texas, Houston, Miami , Florida Miami , Florida, Dallas , Texas, Coral , Florida, Cape Coral , Florida, North Port, Sarasota , Florida, Sacramento , California, Orlando , Florida, AFP, Tampa , Florida Tampa , Florida, Phoenix , Arizona, Las Vegas , Nevada

DAKAR, July 31 (Reuters) - Niger's regional and Western partners have announced a series of sanctions against the country following last week's coup. Another 978.47 billion francs was supposed to come from project grants and loans from external partners. These sanctions have been imposed on Niger since the coup:WEST AFRICA REGIONAL BLOCThe Economic Community of West African States and the West African Monetary and Economic Union have imposed some of the most stringent sanctions on Niger so far since the coup. Niger had planned to raise 490 billion CFA francs ($834 million) from the regional debt market in 2023. FRANCEFrance, another major partner of its former colony, suspended development aid and budget support with immediate effect, demanding a prompt return to constitutional order.

Persons: Daphne Psaledakis, Gabriela Baczynska, Juliette Jabkhiro, Nick Macfie Organizations: WEST AFRICA REGIONAL BLOC, Economic, West, Monetary and Economic Union, European Union, UNITED STATES, ., Thomson Locations: DAKAR, Niger, West African States, FRANCE France, France, Mali, Burkina Faso, United States, Washington, Brussels, Paris

☆ How a US government program advocated using nuclear explosions for construction, farming radioactive crops, and blasting holes in the moon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Most focused on the potential for nuclear explosions to quickly excavate areas for construction projects at lower costs than conventional explosives. (Hamblin is the author of the book "The Wretched Atom: America's Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology.") Fly the radioactive skiesUS officials also hoped nuclear energy could be used for transportation. Nicknamed the "pan-atomic canal," nuclear explosions would have carved a sea-level waterway through Nicaragua, Panama, or Colombia, per Forbes. Corbis via Getty ImagesFor Hamblin, the concept of "peaceful nuclear explosions" fell out of favor in the mid-70s.

Persons: Christopher Nolan's, Oppenheimer, Jacob Hamblin, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Alex Wellerstein, Hamblin, you've, Dr Leonard Reiffel, Alaska's Cape Thompson, Edward Teller, detonations, Rio, Iran —, —, Corbis, Wellerstein, Marshall, we're Organizations: Service, White, Nevada . U.S . Department of Energy Office, Scientific, Atomic Energy, UN, United Nations, IAEA Imagebank, United, US Atomic Energy Commission, Technology, Institute of Radiation, Google, NASA, Sputnik, Air Force, U.S . Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, AEC, of Energy, Popular Mechanics, New York Times, Carryall, US Department of Energy, Forbes, Atomic Energy Commission, Getty, IAEA Locations: Wall, Silicon, Suez, Nevada ., United Nations, New York, Hitachiomiya, Japan, Soviet Union, Nevada, Alaska's Cape, inconveniently, Israel, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Pacific, Farmington , New Mexico, Rulison , Colorado, Rio Blanco, , Colorado, Iran, Mercury , Nevada, USA, Cuba, Vietnam, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada —, Marshall

☆ 1 in 4 U.S. homebuyers want to move to a different city—here's the No. 1 place they're looking
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Homeownership costs seem to be driving the trend, as the majority of homebuyers are from cities with some of the highest home prices in the country, such as New York or Los Angeles. Net inflow is the number of people looking to move into a city minus the number of people looking to leave. This makes sense, as those are some of the cities where the most homebuyers seemingly want to leave. For instance, most out-of-town buyers looking for properties in Las Vegas are from Los Angeles. The median cost of a home in Las Vegas is $412,500 as of June, nearly half the $975,000 median cost for homes in Los Angeles, according to Redfin's data.

Persons: Redfin, they've Organizations: Las Vegas, Port Locations: South, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tampa , Florida, Orlando, Florida, Sacramento , California, Sarasota , Florida, Coral , Florida, Dallas, Miami, Houston, Seattle , New York, Chicago, San Francisco, York City, Angeles, Washington, Boston, Seattle, Hartford , Connecticut, Denver, Detroit

Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. Today, more than 4,500 Starlink satellites are in the skies, accounting for more than 50 percent of all active satellites. 53% of active satellites are Starlink.” The Starlink satellites are highlighted and are all operating in low-Earth orbit. How Starlink customers connect to the internet Starlink satellites orbit at much lower altitudes than traditional satellite internet services. “Everywhere on earth will have high bandwidth, low latency internet,” Mr. Musk predicted on the Joe Rogan podcast in 2020.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Mark, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Elon Musk, Zaluzhnyi, General Zaluzhnyi, Musk, Musk’s, ”, Starlink’s, ” Mykhailo Fedorov, Mr, Biden, ” Dmitri Alperovitch, Sir Martin Sweeting, Sweeting, Mike Blake, Patrick Seitzer, Rafael Schmall, Joe Rogan, Jeff Bezos, Starlink, Russia —, Fedorov, —, Clodagh Kilcoyne, Nancy Pelosi, Colin H, Kahl, Lynsey Addario, messaged Mr, Lloyd Austin, Gregory C, Allen, we’ve, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jason Hsu, Hsu, “ Elon, Michael McCaul of, Tsai Ing, Tsai, Audrey Tang, Mariana Suarez, Thierry Breton, SpaceX, Chérif El, Amazon Organizations: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ukraine’s Armed Forces, SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter, Mr, U.S . Defense Department, NASA, Senior Pentagon, The Defense Department, Starlink, European Union, Silverado, Accelerator, Surrey Satellite Technology, Reuters, Airbus, Earth, Getty, Satellite, University of Michigan, National Science Foundation, Rivals, Amazon, Origin, Viasat, Pentagon, CNN, The New York Times, U.S, Defense Department, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Elon, Harvard Kennedy School, Republican, House Foreign Affairs, OneWeb, Agence France, European, United Nations Locations: Ukraine, United States, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Starlink, Crimea, Russian, Starlinks, Europe, Taiwan, China, Beijing, British, Colorado, Cape Canaveral, Fla, —, California, Florida, Latin America, Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Rwanda, Ukrainian, Russia, Kreminna, Aspen, Colo, Kherson's, Kherson, Dnipro, Shanghai, Taipei, Michael McCaul of Texas, del, Uruguay, European Union

The Vulcan rocket for the Cert-1 mission stands at SLC-41 during testing in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 12, 2023. United Launch Alliance still plans to fly its heavy-lift Vulcan rocket by late 2023 — despite suffering a mishap earlier this year after an engine exploded during testing. CNBC previously reported that one of Blue Origin's BE-4 engines, ordered for ULA's second Vulcan rocket launch, detonated last month. United Launch Alliance, the joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing , is one of two key launch partners for the satellite project, in addition to Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin. Once United Launch Alliance successfully conducts its first two Vulcan missions, the U.S. Space Force will consider clearing the heavy rocket for national security launches.

Persons: —, Origin's, ULA, Tory Bruno, Bruno, Lockheed Martin, Jeff Bezos, Morgan Brennan, Vulcan Organizations: Cert, SLC, United Launch Alliance, CNBC, Vulcan, Kennedy Space Center, Lockheed, Boeing, U.S . Space Force, SpaceX, National Reconnaissance Organization, Space Force Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, ULA, China

☆ South Africa’s stance on Russia puzzles many. Could a mine in the desert hold answers?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( David Mckenzie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Johannesburg, South Africa CNN —To many observers, South Africa’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine is puzzling. This week, while many African leaders stay away, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is attending a Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg along with key ministers. So, why is South Africa putting this important relationship at risk? The US had long treated South Africa with kid gloves, he said, mindful of not risking an important relationship. Officials have denied that anything was loaded up, but the claim is now subject to a sealed South African government inquiry.

Persons: South Africa CNN —, Cyril Ramaphosa, Viktor Vekselberg, Vladimir Putin, Byron Blunt, Chancellor House, Mogopodi Mokoena, Mokoena, UMK, ”, Karam Singh, Steven Gruzd, Reuben Brigety II, Brigety, Mikhail Metzel, Chancellor House’s, Putin, Yuri Trutnev, Konstantin Zavrazhin, Vekselberg, “, “ Mr Organizations: South Africa CNN, Russia, United Nations, Russian Navy, National Congress, Soviet Union, AmaBhungane, Investigative Journalism, CNN, Chancellor House Holdings, ANC, Mail & Guardian, Chancellor House, Corruption Watch, Chancellor, South African Institute of International Affairs, US, South, AP Mokoena, International Criminal Court, ICC, Getty, Treasury, FBI, Renova Group Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Ukraine, Africa, United States, Russian, Russia, St . Petersburg, States, St, Petersburg, Cape Town, African, Cape Town , South Africa, Mallorca, UMK, Cyprus, South

☆ Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American Opera’ Found Its Moment?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | More About Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The singers who played the couple became Treemonisha and her adoring friend, Remus, in the opera proper. More stylized — and effective, and relevant — was the conception, in an entirely different sound world than Joplin’s, by the Isango Ensemble. “We wanted to show quite clearly that if Monisha doesn’t take that child, that child is going to die,” Dornford-May said. With the poverty in the townships — life expectancy of 49, TB rife, H.I.V. rife — with that sense of poverty, disease and death hanging over people, to take in another mouth to feed is extraordinary.”

Persons: Louis, Berlin, Chilton, Joplin, Remus, Alexander —, Rajendra, Justin Austin vibrated, Mark Dornford, wasn’t, “, Monisha, ” Dornford, ” Locations: St, Joplin, Cape Town, South Africa, Caen, France, America

☆ Banyana Banyana: How South Africa emerged from apartheid to shine on the world stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | For Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The team is now making its second appearance at the Women’s World Cup, but 30 years ago, the “Banyana Banyana” was playing its first ever match as a nation emerging from apartheid. Fans have got behind the women's team which has grown from strength to strength. Progress still neededIn 2018, with former captain Ellis now coaching, Banyana Banyana reached the final of WAFCON, only losing to serial winner Nigeria on penalties. That appearance in the final also qualified the team for its first ever World Cup appearance in 2019 in France. Banyana Banyana can now focus fully on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, knowing that their immediate concerns have been addressed.”South African players celebrate after taking the lead in their Women's World Cup Group G soccer match against Sweden, though the Banyana Bayana ultimately lost 2-1.

Persons: ”, –, “, Dara Carroll, Phill Magakoe, Fran Hilton, Smith, White, Alet Pretorius, Desiree Ellis –, Nelson Mandela, Terry Paine, Paine, Ellis, Desiree Ellis, Anesh Debiky, Ellis wasn’t, weren’t, Hilton, Carroll, we’ve, ” Carroll, Banyana Banyana, SAFPU, Culture Zizi, Bayana, Andrew Cornaga Organizations: CNN, South Africa women’s, soccer, Africa, of Nations, South Africa’s, CNN Sport, South, Getty, Springboks, Swaziland, South African Women Association, of African Football, CAF, FIFA, interprovincial, Soweto Ladies Football Club, Hilton, Southampton, Wits University, Sports , Arts, Culture, Sweden, Wellington Regional Locations: South Africa, Morocco, White, Swaziland, Johannesburg, AFP, “, South Africa’s, England, Cape Town, Nigeria, France, Botswana, SAFA, South, New Zealand, Sweden

☆ Valuations at the index level look stretched, says Cape Cod Five's Rachael Aiken
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailValuations at the index level look stretched, says Cape Cod Five's Rachael AikenRachael Aiken, senior investment officer at Cape Cod Five Wealth Management, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss if equity markets have gotten ahead of themselves, if Aiken would be surprised by an equity market pullback, and more.

Persons: Rachael Aiken Rachael Aiken, Aiken Organizations: Cape, Five Wealth Management

☆ SpaceX aims to break a 56-year rocket record with back-to-back launches
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX on Thursday night may break a record that's stood for over half a century, with back-to-back launches set to fly from Florida's Space Coast. ET for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Force's Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), carrying Starlink satellites. SpaceX said the Falcon Heavy launch window opens at 11:04 p.m. SLD 45 noted in social media posts on Thursday that the pair of SpaceX launches may break a record set by the Gemini 11 mission in September 1966. That NASA mission used an Atlas-Agena D rocket and a modified Titan II rocket, which launched 1 hour, 37 minutes and 25 seconds apart.

Persons: Kennedy Organizations: SpaceX, Kennedy Space Center, Canaveral's, Falcon, U.S . Space Force, Gemini, NASA Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, Cape Canaveral

☆ Unprecedented ocean heat is changing the way sharks eat, breathe and behave
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“An increase in metabolic rates means that sharks are using more energy to just be alive and swim,” Di Santo told CNN. Some fish species are not able to find new, suitable habitats, which causes a decline in their population. “It is important to consider that sharks are very much tuned in the behavior of their prey,” Di Santo said. “These small-scale movements can be just as crucial for their survival as poleward relocations,” Di Santo said. Zidowitz said progress on conservation to protect shark species is “too slow to keep pace” with the numerous threats they face, yet she remains hopeful.

Persons: Heike, Michele Spatari, Valentina Di Santo, biomechanist, Di, ” Di Santo, Di Santo, ”, Joseph Prezioso, Zidowitz, ” Zidowitz Organizations: CNN — Sharks, International Union for Conservation of, World Wildlife, CNN, ”, Cape, Getty, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Germany, Umkomaas, Durban, South Africa, AFP, Cape Cod , Massachusetts

BURKINA FASOBurkina Faso's army ousted President Roch Kabore in January 2022, blaming him for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants. MALIA group of Malian colonels led by Assimi Goita ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020. But the coup leaders clashed with the interim president, retired colonel Bah Ndaw, and engineered a second coup in May 2021. Deby's son, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, was named interim president and tasked with overseeing an 18-month transition to elections. GUINEASpecial forces commander Colonel Mamady Doumbouya ousted President Alpha Conde in September 2021.

Persons: Mohamed Bazoum, Roch Kabore, Colonel Paul, Henri Damiba, Captain Ibrahim Traore, Assimi Goita, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Bah Ndaw, Goita, CHAD Chad's, Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, Mamady Doumbouya, Alpha Conde, Conde, Doumbouya, Bate Felix, Nick Macfie Organizations: Economic, West African States, ECOWAS, African, BURKINA FASO Burkina Faso's, Mali's West, Chadian, GUINEA Special, Thomson Locations: DAKAR, Niamey, African Union, West, Central Africa, BURKINA FASO, MALI, Mali, N'Djamena, GUINEA

☆ Daily Harvest threw a superhero-themed party for employees as it was dodging questions about sick customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Daily Harvest threw a superhero-themed party as part of a retreat last fall, Bloomberg reported. Photos of the event made their way to social media, where Daily Harvest customers who had consumed the company's French Lentil + Leek crumbles reacted poorly. "Like many businesses, Daily Harvest had an annual retreat to discuss business priorities as well as build camaraderie and collegiality among the team," Daily Harvest told Insider. Daily Harvest, which Drori founded in 2015, made a name for itself by selling frozen foods that can be used to make smoothies, soups, and other meals. Under Drori's leadership, Daily Harvest started working with influencers to promote its food.

Persons: Leek crumbles, marshmallows, Harfest, Rachel Drori, Drori, crumbles, Gross, influencers Organizations: Bloomberg, Leek, Service, Daily Harvest, Bloomberg Businessweek, Harvest Locations: Wall, Silicon, Connecticut

☆ Why the ‘Barbie’ premiere in Madrid was the wildest so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

From pink face paint to trailing capes, scroll down for what could be the wildest outfits worn on the “Barbie” red carpet circuit so far. A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/Getty ImagesInfluencers and artists María Forqué and Filip Custic wore Birkin-inspired looks from the brand Namilla. A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/Getty ImagesMakeup artist Alana la Hija del Jeque stepped out in a barely-there bralet made from ribbon bowties. A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/Getty ImagesYouTuber Esty Quesada was seen in hot pink face paint and a black cowboy hat. David Benito/WireImage/Getty Images

Persons: Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie, Margot Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, Ryan Gosling, Barbie, Edgard Caro, Jau Fornes, Perez Meca, María Forqué, Filip Custic, Birkin, Carlos Alvarez, Mirella Balic, Alana la Hija, Jeque, David Benito, WireImage, Ines de Leon, Roxana Zurdo, Samantha Hudson, Andres Sarda, YouTuber Esty Quesada, Influencer Pelayo Diaz Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles, Warner Brothers, Warner Bros Discovery, Europa Press, Getty Locations: London, Los, Madrid

☆ Was this the wildest ‘Barbie’ premiere so far?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

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