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SpaceX wasn’t one of Amazon’s original options to skip the project Kuiper Broadband Internet Satellites, but Elon Musk’s company is about to knock out its second launch in less than a month for a company trying to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The Falcon 9 rocket carries 24 satellites that washed Thursday’s attempt, but returns on Friday for launch attempts from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during a 25-minute window that opens at 9:40am The Space-released Delta 45 weather squadron predicts a 70% chance of good launch conditions on Friday. The first phase booster of the mission…
Associated Press, by Josh Boak WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began impose high import taxes on dozens of countries on Thursday, just as the economic fallout of the threat of tariffs for months began to cause visible damage to the US economy. Since midnight, goods from over 60 countries and the European Union have been subject to tariff rates of over 10%. EU, Japanese and Korean products are taxed at 15%, while imports from Taiwan, Vietnam and Bangladesh amount to 20%. Trump also hopes that the EU, Japan and South Korea will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in…
(News Nation) – Auto insurance premiums have skyrocketed in recent years, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be even higher. According to a new insurance analysis, all-coverage auto insurance costs could jump to an average of $2,472 per year by the end of 2025. Even without tariffs, drivers can expect a 4% increase in the rates later in the year. Insurance comparison sites are predicted through their forecasts. Some states, including Rhode Island, Michigan, Maine and Delaware, could see insurance costs rise by more than 12% by the end of the year. The latest forecasts show a sharp shift from…
By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — US health regulators are warning doctors and patients about safety with two separate Boston scientific heart devices recently linked to injuries and death. The Food and Drug Administration issued two alerts Wednesday about electrical issues related to the company’s cardiac zap defibrillator system and another issue with cardiac implants used to reduce the risk of stroke. The agency said some of its Endotak Reliance defibrillator wires could become calcified, leading to a life-saving, shocking obstacle to the heart, according to the FDA. The defibrillator is surgically located in the chest, monitoring irregular heartbeats and…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Dexter is expected to be a strong, less urgent today as the National Hurricane Center continues to see two obstructions in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Dexter Located about 425 miles south of Cape Place in Newfoundland, Tropical Storm Dexter is expected to move northeasterly in the next few days. Dexter is moving east-northeast at 18 mph, the NHC said. The maximum sustained wind is close to 50 mph. Dexter is expected to be a low-key attitude from today to Friday before it becomes weaker from Friday night to Saturday to Saturday night. There are…
The percentage of people who reported losing their money to scams jumped from 27% in 2023 to 38% in 2024. According to WebShare, companies that manage online privacy, audio cloning of AI, fake delivery text, social media award traps, fake security emails and gift card payment demand are scams that clash with back pocket consumers. 1. His grandson’s voice really isn’t his voice as he asks for help Scammers use AI to copy voices from social media videos. They call, pretend to be a family in need, and ask for money. If someone is looking for urgent money, just ask…
NEW YORK (AP) – WhatsApp has removed 6.8 million accounts “linked to crime fraud centers” that targeted people online in its world, parent company Meta said this week. The account deletion, which Meta said, took place in the first six months of the year, arrived as part of a broader company effort to crack down on fraud. In Tuesday’s announcement, Meta will include rolling out new tools in WhatsApp to add continuous test alerts to the group before responding, including a new safety summary that the platform will display when people who are not in user contacts add to the…
Josh Boak and Michael Liedtke, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it aims to impose 100% tariffs on computer chips and increase the prices of electronics, automobiles, home appliances and other important products that rely on processors to power the digital age. “We’re going to impose about 100% tariffs on chips and semiconductors,” Trump said in his oval office when he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook. “But if you’re built in the United States, there’s no fee.” The announcement comes more than three months after Trump temporarily exempted most electronic devices from his administration’s…
Is there really a problem with the number of jobs in the country? Questions about the quality of employment data came into the spotlight this month when President Donald Trump fired the boss of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. totalling. Trump claims that the bureau will produce biased numbers against him without evidence. One flash point for statistical dust was a 133,000 revisions to previously reported for seasonally adjusted non-farm employment in June. As a result, profits have been reduced from 147,000 to 14,000. In an age of immediate analysis, thin job creation has changed the economic storyline. The original…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Tampa Charter School on Wednesday along with Sens. Ashley Moody and Laurel Lee. McMahon touted the new federal tax credit that became law when President Donald Trump signed one big beautiful bill last month. The new tax credit is an effort to attract more donors for the scholarship to support families who want alternative options outside of their neighborhood public schools. Statewide mobile phone ban for this Florida grade “Parents should also be in the driver’s seat when it comes to opportunities and choices. All students deserve a shot of success…