Author: Benjamin Hughes

SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship on 6th test flight, with Trump in attendance. Here's what to know.

SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship on 6th test flight, with Trump in attendance. Here’s what to know.

Benjamin Hughes

With President-elect Donald Trump and newly-minted efficiency czar Elon Musk looking on, SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its sixth test flight Tuesday, an up-and-down trip to space by a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship to evaluate a variety of safety and performance upgrades. Shattering the afternoon calm with an ear-splitting roar, the huge 30-foot-wide, 397-foot-tall rocket blasted

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Hong Kong's jailing of 45 democracy activists sparks criticism from foreign governments, rights groups

Hong Kong’s jailing of 45 democracy activists sparks criticism from foreign governments, rights groups

Benjamin Hughes

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. Beijing defended the decisions. The democracy advocates were among 47 people charged under a Beijing-imposed national security law in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial primary election to pick opposition

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Trump's FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote Project 2025's chapter on the agency. Here's what he wants.

Trump’s FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote Project 2025’s chapter on the agency. Here’s what he wants.

Benjamin Hughes

Trump to announce more cabinet picks this week Trump to announce more cabinet picks this week 03:10 President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will oversee the agency that regulates U.S. internet access and communications networks such as TV and radio. Carr believes it’s an institution ripe for change,  according

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11/18: CBS Evening News

11/18: CBS Evening News

Benjamin Hughes

11/18: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Two women told House panel Matt Gaetz paid them “for sex” via Venmo, their attorney says; Examining both sides of debate over arming teachers with guns View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive

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Tom's of Maine toothpaste made with bacteria-tainted water, FDA warns. Here are details.

Tom’s of Maine toothpaste made with bacteria-tainted water, FDA warns. Here are details.

Benjamin Hughes

Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was manufactured with water containing bacteria, while a “black mold-like substance” was found in a factory where the product was made, according to a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  The November 5 letter stated that Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint toothpaste contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a germ that

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As Canada delays medically assisted dying in mental illness cases, some find relief, others fear consequences

As Canada delays medically assisted dying in mental illness cases, some find relief, others fear consequences

Benjamin Hughes

When Savannah Meadows had lunch last October with her mother, Sharon Turcott, Meadows was “all smiles,” the mother told CBS News.  “Maybe she’s turned a corner,” Turcott recalled thinking about her daughter, who had been struggling with serious mental illness. The next morning, she received a scheduled email: “Mom, if you’re reading this, I’m probably

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