SpaceX’s Starship exploded in a ball of flames on 4/20 during its first orbital launch. The massive 365-foot-tall rocket launched around 9:30am after a pause on the countdown clock to finish final checks. The two stages climbed toward space but experienced an issue when the Super Heavy booster and Starship did not separate. The failure […]
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Beirut Explosion Leaves 300,000 People Homeless
Investigators probing the devastating blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more are pointing to a Russian ship docked in the city’s port for nearly seven years without appropriate security precautions that officials warned was “a floating bomb.” The Russian vessel, named MV Rhosus, carrying agricultural fertilizer with 2,750 metric […]
Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut Causing Deaths And Thousands To Be Injured
BEIRUT — A “colossal” explosion rocked the port area of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, injuring thousands and causing widespread damage in a densely populated part of the city. At least 3,000 people have been injured and 50 killed, Minister of Health Hassan Hamad said at a press conference. Those numbers are likely to rise […]
New York City bombing leaves dozens injured
A bombing left 29 people injured in New York City on Saturday night in what Mayor Bill de Blasio called an “intentional act,” but said did not appear to be linked to international terror groups. “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism, but it’s not linked to international terrorism,” Gov. Andrew […]