Rocket Lab has failed to deploy for the second time in a year. The business said that shortly after the second stage ignition on its 20th Electron mission (“Running out of Toes”), a “anomaly” occurred, resulting in the loss of both the vehicle and BlackSky’s Earth observation satellite payloads. The first stage splashed down in
Microsoft is expanding its Dolby Vision HDR gaming test on Xbox Series X/S consoles. The feature is being rolled out to the Xbox Insider Alpha ring so that more members of the Xbox community can try it out. The company wants to hear from customers before expanding the Dolby Vision HDR option, which it says
Singapore announced the strictest restrictions on social gatherings and public activities since lifting a COVID-19 lockdown last year, amid an increase in locally acquired infections and the formation of new coronavirus clusters in recent weeks. The health ministry has announced new measures that will go into effect from Sunday to mid-June, including limiting social gatherings
According to The Undefeated, rapper J. Cole is set to feature for the Rwanda Patriots BBC in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League. J. Cole, 36, arrived in Rwanda two days ago and is currently quarantined in order to participate in the 12-team league. Cole attended Sanford (North Carolina) High School and was
According to the US Defense Department, a large, potentially unregulated portion of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket is falling back to Earth and is supposed to hit sometime on Saturday. Experts caution that it might hit a populated area, but that any debris would most likely fall harmlessly into the water. According to estimates
Prosecutors revealed Thursday that the man accused of stabbing two elderly Asian women in San Francisco earlier this week is now facing several charges, including premeditated attempted murder. In the “brutal” knife assault, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin charged Patrick Thompson, 54, with two counts of premeditated attempted murder and two counts of elder
Olivia Moultrie, 15, is suing the National Women’s Soccer League on antitrust grounds for refusing to allow her to play due to her age. To participate in the NWSL, players must be at least 18 years old. The complaint, brought in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon, claims that the NWSL is violating the Sherman
A 25-year-old woman who was expected to give birth to seven children was surprised to discover two more babies bundled in her womb during childbirth, making her one of only a few women in history to give birth to nonuplets. Doctors in Mali’s capital, Bamako, told Timbuktu resident Halima Cisse that she would be having
As the violence in Columbia erupted during anti-government protests, the international community condemned the use of force by security officers in the region, which resulted in many deaths over the last few days. The United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and human rights organizations have joined the voice of condemnation after official reports
On Wednesday, Facebook held a meeting with its Oversight Board to decided if they want to continue to ban Donald Trump from their platform after the incident that took place in Washington D.C. on January 6th. Facebook’s Oversight Board said the company was justified to ban hen-President Donald Trump after the riots and his behavior
President Joe Biden became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide. Biden released a statement commemorating the 106th anniversary of the massacre, threatening a schism with longtime regional ally and NATO member Turkey. The step fulfills Biden’s campaign promise to use the term “genocide” to describe
Seven North Carolina deputies have been placed on administrative leave after the deadly shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. A North Carolina sheriff will ask a court to release body camera footage of the police shooting. Brown was killed as deputies were attempting to issue an arrest warrant on federal drug offenses. Deputies fired bullets at
