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The first rocket launched by Japanese start-up Space One exploded seconds after liftoff on Wednesday, dashing its ambition to become the country’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit.The Kairos solid-fuel rocket launched shortly after 11 a.m. local time and burst into flames less than ten seconds later, according to live streams of the launch. The blast left behind a large plume of smoke and ignited a fire in a nearby forest that firefighters were battling to put out.The 60-foot-long rocket weighs 23 tons and was launched from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Japan’s main island,…
A week after Justice Amy Coney Barrett criticized Justice Sonia Sotomayor for choosing to “intensify dissent with rigor” in a Supreme Court ruling on former President Donald J. Trump’s eligibility to take office, the two women appeared together on Tuesday to discuss civility and civility.They gave, for the most part, a familiar picture of a collective court whose members know how to disagree without being disagreeable.”We don’t talk heatedly in our conferences,” Judge Barrett said, referring to the private meetings in which judges discuss cases. “We don’t raise our voices, no matter how hot the case is.”Justice Sotomayor, who usually…
The Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and provides behind-the-scenes information on how our journalism comes together.When Ron Lieber arrived at the Wall Street Journal office in 2002 for a job interview, some editors immediately sized him up.”They said, ‘We know what your beat is: beating the system,'” said Mr. Lieber, who most recently worked as a senior writer for Fast Company covering management, design and careers. “And now you’re going to come over here and do this for us.”After co-founding the Wall Street Journal’s Personal Journal section and writing a separate money management column, he…
Airbnb announced this week that it is banning the use of all indoor security cameras in its listings worldwide, an update to its current policy that allows the devices to be installed in common areas such as hallways and living rooms.In a statement Monday, the company said most of the listings on its site do not have indoor security cameras, but that it makes privacy a priority.In the past, security cameras were allowed in common areas as long as hosts disclosed them to guests prior to booking. They had to be visible, not hidden, and not allowed in sleeping areas…
The first sea shipment of food for Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday morning, officials said, the start of an untested sea route to bring aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians the United Nations says are on the brink of starvation.The ship was towing a barge loaded with nearly 200 metric tons of rice, flour and other food from World Central Kitchen, a charity group. The ship, provided by the Spanish aid group Open Arms and named after her, is the first authorized to deliver supplies to Gaza by sea since 2005, according to Ursula von…
Inflation picked up slightly in February on an overall basis and a measure of underlying price increases was firmer than economists had expected.The new data underscore that a full return to normal inflation is likely to be a bumpy process — and support the Federal Reserve’s decision to proceed cautiously as officials consider when and how much to cut interest rates.The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2% last month from a year ago, up from 3.1% in January. That’s significantly lower than a high of 9.1 percent in 2022, but still faster than the roughly 2 percent that was normal before…
As online dating has become as easy as swiping your phone screen, companies that own apps like Tinder and Bumble have become Wall Street darlings. But nearly a decade later, these platforms are now struggling to live up to expectations, and investors have grown disillusioned and are eager for something new.Match Group and Bumble — which make up nearly the entire industry by market share — have lost more than $40 billion in market value by 2021. Even at a time when apps are a staple on people’s smartphones, the two companies laying off workers and reporting low revenue increases.Both…
“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms.Live music was no more. Patrick Milano could come to no other conclusion. But maybe it could spin.It was a summer day in 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, and Mr. Milando, a French horn player, was walking through a locked, empty Times Square. By then, 67, he had spent nearly half a century as a professional musician, from the Metropolitan Opera to more than a dozen years with “The Lion King.” Now that musical, along…
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is typically a time of religious devotion, dawn-to-dusk fasting, charity, family gatherings and nightly celebrations.All of that seems far away this year in Gaza, now in the sixth month of an Israeli military offensive and near-total blockade. More than 31,000 people have been killed in Israel’s bombing and ground invasion, severe hunger is spreading and the coastal strip has been devastated. The war has erased the way Palestinians here lived and observed Ramadan.In peaceful times, the streets of Gaza’s cities would be filled with families buying Ramadan decorations and supplies – colorful lamps, food…
The state of Florida and plaintiffs challenging a parental rights law that critics have nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” agreed to a settlement Monday that clarifies the scope of the law, which prohibits teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through eighth grade.The plaintiffs, a group that included students, parents, educators and LGBTQ advocacy groups, had accused the law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, of causing confusion and fear in public schools. The settlement says students and teachers are allowed to talk about sexual identity and gender orientation in public schools as long as it’s not part…