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Florida’s legislative leaders have announced a special session to tackle a robust agenda, featuring heightened state sanctions against Iran and extended aid for Hurricane Idalia victims. The session, proclaimed by Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner, is scheduled to run from November 6 to November 9.
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ./R. Romani et al. (Chandra); NASA/MSFC (IXPE); Infared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/DECaPS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt)
Just in time for Halloween, NASA released a ghostly photo taken by it’s newest X-Ray telescope, the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer. The telescope has been observing the wind nebula MSH 15-52 for the last 17 days, and captured a image that looks like a “ghostly hand”. The Nebula is about 16,000 light years from earth.
SpaceX’s Starship sits on the pad in Boca Chica, Texas awaiting regulatory hurdles for it’s second orbital test flight. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN www.rpgphotography.com
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given its nod of approval regarding the safety of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy rocket. This decision comes months after the initial orbital launch attempt in April resulted in an explosion over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Tampa, Florida – A 22-year-old suspect has been apprehended and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting that unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning on a bustling street in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood. The incident has led to the tragic deaths of two individuals and left 16 others wounded.
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Elon Musk Announces Ambitious Plan to Transform X into a Financial Hub to Rival Banks
In a recent all-hands call with employees, Elon Musk revealed his ambitious vision to turn X, formerly known as Twitter, into a comprehensive financial platform that aims to replace the need for traditional banks within a year. The Verge was the first to report on Musk’s groundbreaking plan after obtaining an audio recording of the call.
The Florida state university system, in collaboration with Governor Ron DeSantis, has issued an order to shut down chapters of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a pro-Palestinian student organization. This makes Florida the first U.S. state to outlaw the group, citing its national leadership’s alleged backing of Hamas’ attack on Israel.
A Vulcan booster’s engines are test fired in this undated photo. Photo: ULA
In a Tweet ( or should we say “X”) posted on Thursday, United Launch Alliance announced that they are targeting December 24th for the first launch of their new Vulcan booster. The announcement comes after months of delays due to technical issues. The Vulcan booster will replace ULA’s retiring Atlas V and Delta IV boosters.
The manhunt continues for 40 year old Robert Card, a US Army reservist suspected of killing 18 people during a shooting spree in Lewiston Maine Wednesday night. Photo: Lewiston Police Department
UPDATE : Robert Card has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In a shocking incident that has left the community of Lewiston, Maine, in deep mourning, a shooting rampage unfolded on Thursday, claiming the lives of 18 people and leaving 13 others injured. The attack took place at a restaurant and a bowling alley, prompting a swift and furious manhunt for the suspected perpetrator, now wanted on murder charges.
