SpaceX Starship breaks apart after launch in second failure in a row

SpaceX Starship breaks apart after launch in second failure in a row

SpaceX launched its huge Starship rocket on the program’s eighth test flight Thursday, but a malfunction of some sort triggered multiple upper stage engine shutdowns and the vehicle failed to reach its planned sub-orbital altitude, breaking apart in a spectacular shower of debris. It was the second failure in a …

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DOGE plans to cut VA contracts may harm veterans’ care, employees say

DOGE plans to cut VA contracts may harm veterans’ care, employees say

  Elon Musk reacts on the day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency abandoned some of its plans to slash contract …

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Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being targeted by Trump, DOGE

Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being targeted by Trump, DOGE

In the weeks since President Trump’s return to office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, long a target of conservatives, landed in the crosshairs of Elon Musk’s DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency. As a watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is tasked with protecting consumers from financial …

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Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered

Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered

Protesters demonstrate in support of federal workers outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images On Feb. 11, Elizabeth Aniskevich, an attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, received a notice that she was being terminated …

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