Virgin Galactic leaders in front of the New York Stock Exchange, from left: CEO George Whitesides, founder Richard Branson and Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya.…
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Chamath Palihapitiya resigns as chairman of Virgin Galactic
New YorkCNN Business— Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who was one of the executives to help take Virgin Galactic public, has stepped down as…
Austin police officers face charges tied to 2020 George Floyd protests
AUSTIN, Texas — A state grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers related to allegations of excessive force during the May 2020 George Floyd protests,…
California lays out a plan to treat the coronavirus as a manageable risk, not an emergency.
The plan would expand wastewater surveillance testing and genomic sequencing; expand access to Covid-19 treatments; and create a special office of community…
Chet Hanks Says Growing Up As Tom Hanks’ Son Caused ‘Lot Of Contempt’
Chet Hanks is the son of veteran actor Tom Hanks and he opened up about what it felt like to be the son of the legend. His new YouTube channel, “Hanx Fit,” is…
Brazil Mudslides Kill At Least 94, With Dozens Still Missing
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 94 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of…
Biden will announce $1 billion in infrastructure funding to clean up Great Lakes
The bulk of funding is targeted to restore what the Environmental Protection Agency has identified as severely degraded “Areas of Concern.” The administration…
Bezos’ Blue Origin is building more rockets to meet ‘robust demand’ for space tourism, CEO says
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, for…
Azizi Khadem removed from Iran football federation presidency
Members of the federation’s board of directors voted to temporarily remove him from the top position. They have been dissatisfied with the way things are going…
Australia designates Hamas as terror group; the movement calls it hostile
Australia had previously listed Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades military wing as a “terror” group in 2003, but the new designation which will come into force in…
Australia shark attack victim ID’d as engaged diving instructor
The man who was killed in a horrifying attack by a great white shark in Australia has been identified as a British diving instructor who was training for a…
A Documentary About Iconic ’90s TV Psychic Miss Cleo Is In The Works
What does the future hold? Apparently, it holds a documentary about the iconic 1990s TV psychic known as Miss Cleo. A film centered on Youree Dell Harris, aka…