SpaceX’s Starship successfully separated from its Super Heavy rocket booster and reached orbit Tuesday evening, but later began spinning and made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Indian Ocean. SpaceX had cleared the surrounding airspace where Starship was coming down, according to the company. The ninth test flight provided a mix of successes and failures for the company. It was the...
Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Rise and Fall of Priming Research Ruth Leys Univ. Chicago Press (2024)In 1996, psychologists reported that people walk more slowly after reading words associated with ageing, such as ‘grey’ and ‘old’. This delightfully unexpected finding — an example of a phenomenon called social priming, in which stimuli such as meaningful words unconsciously influence behaviour...
A second suspect has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an upscale Manhattan home for weeks in an effort to steal his cryptocurrency.William Duplessie, 32, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday after his alleged accomplice was arrested last week.Their alleged victim told police he was hung off a roof ledge, shocked with electrical wires...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- They’re the second most powerful person in Virginia, but what do they actually do? That’s the question that could be on the mind of voters as they head to the polls in June to select the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. “The lieutenant governor is kind of like a secret, extra vote in Survivor,” Randolph-Macon Political...
(RNS) — When I was in high school, and still underage, my health teacher tried to seduce me. Right there in class, in the normal chaos between bells, he rubbed my legs and whispered an invitation in my ear. I thought it was hilarious and gross. A typical teenager who felt more grown-up than I was, I never reported it...
Dec 22, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) prepares for a game against the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was absent from practice at voluntary organized team activities on Tuesday. "I did not see him today," Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said. "He did not...
Posted by Chiara Chiappini – Developer Relations Engineer This year, we’re excited to introduce Wear OS 6: the most power-efficient and expressive version of Wear OS yet. Wear OS 6 introduces the new design system we call Material 3 Expressive. It features a major refresh with visual and motion components designed to give users an experience with more personalization. The...
NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, arguing that his executive order cutting funding to the 246-station network violates their free speech and relies on an authority that he does not have. Earlier this month, Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and federal agencies to cease funding for NPR and PBS,...
Roomies, this wild prison break outta New Orleans just got a major update — and trust, the story is far from over. Authorities just caught three more of the 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center earlier this month. And, the details are just as wild as the escape itself. RELATED: Chile! 5 New Orleans Inmates Are STILL On...
