After SpaceX’s eighth suborbital flight test of its Starship megarocket ended in an explosion, MSNBC hosts criticized CEO Elon Musk for the mishap, urging him to focus on his day job. The flight successfully caught Starship’s Super Heavy booster but experienced issues with the upper stage spinning uncontrollably in space. The FAA issued ground stops for Florida airports, triggering a mishap investigation while SpaceX vowed to learn from the incident to improve Starship’s reliability.
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Judge orders new trial for Pedro Hernandez, man convicted of killing Etan Patz in 1979
A federal appeals court has ruled that Pedro Hernandez, convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should either be retried or released due to flawed jury instructions regarding his confessions. The court emphasized that the trial's reliance on these confessions, combined with Hernandez's mental health issues, constituted a manifestly prejudicial error. Want More Context? 🔎
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