HELSINKI — China conducted a clandestine first test flight of a reusable suborbital vehicle Friday as a part of development of a reusable space transportation system. The vehicle launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday and later landed at an airport just over 800 kilometers away at Alxa League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,
Social networking giant Twitter is finally rolling out captions for voice tweets. The company had introduced the feature of voice tweets last year. As per The Verge, Twitter had rolled out the voice tweets feature in June 2020. At the time of the launch, the feature was criticised by many accessibility advocates for not having
Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy Reuters With the midterms over a year away, wealthy donors have already started giving massive checks to committees tied to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, according to new records. Second-quarter Federal Election Commission records of fundraising operations linked to Pelosi, McCarthy and House
News Kevin Abstract Shares Video for New Song “Slugger”: Watch Slowthai and Florida rapper $not feature on the studio version of the Brockhampton leader’s new single By Allison Hussey July 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kevin Abstract, photo by Lucas Creighton Facebook Twitter Brockhampton’s Kevin Abstract has released a new solo single, which features guest appearances
Attendees visit the Impossible Foods booth, January 8, 2020 at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Impossible Foods is planning to add another meat substitute to its roster: plant-based chicken nuggets. The company will unveil the new product to U.S. operators at a trade
Draped in a classic baby-blue striped shirtdress and leaning toward the camera like they might swoop in for a kiss, Pose superstar and non-binary activist Indya Moore looks perfectly in command. As part of the launch of a new capsule collection co-designed with Tommy Hilfiger, the actor assembled a group of activists for a shoot
The more we think about the cancellation of Good Witch, the less we like the idea. We need to see so many stories to their finish, and our exclusive clip from Good Witch Season 7 Episode 9 features one of them. If you watch Good Witch online, you know that Stephanie and Adam went their
People walk on their lunch break at the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on May 5, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore is introducing new differentiated Covid measures for dining in as new cases continue to rise. Only fully vaccinated individuals and people who have recovered from Covid-19
UPDATE, with full casting Chicken & Biscuits, the new comedy written by Douglas Lyons heading to Broadway this fall, has announced its full cast. Joining the previously-announced Norm Lewis and Michael Urie are Cleo King (Deadwood) in her Broadway debut; NaTasha Yvette Williams (Waitress) and Devere Rogers (OK Boomer) in his Broadway debut. Reprising their
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. Perhaps one of the more bizarre aspects of having siblings is the sense that this person, your sister or brother, could have
WASHINGTON — An 18-year-old Dutch man will fly on Blue Origin’s first crewed New Shepard suborbital flight, taking the place of the unidentified winner of an auction last month for the seat. Blue Origin announced July 15 that Oliver Daemen will be the fourth and final member of the crew of the New Shepard flight
OnePlus Watch Cobalt Limited Edition is all set to go on sale in India today. The wearable comes with gold and black accents, and a leather buckle strap. This special edition variant of the OnePlus Watch features cobalt alloy in its middle frame instead of stainless steel as on the basic OnePlus Watch. The cobalt
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (L) congratulates Fed Governor Jerome Powell at his swearing-in ceremony for a new term on the Fed’s board, in Washington in this handout photo taken and released June 16, 2014. US Federal Reserve | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday offered high marks for the Federal Reserve and how
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez like it, and they’re about to put a ring on it — a housekey ring … because the couple’s jumping to the house hunting stage of their reunion!!! Bennifer 2.0 was out and about Thursday in L.A.’s upscale Holmby Hills neighborhood, and they had a high-end realtor escorting them to
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks while making an announcement at a news conference from the stage at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan in New York City, New York, May 17, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised over $2 million from some of New York’s top donors despite being
It’s happening. Sex and the City is coming back. In January, news broke that the popular early aughts HBO show would be continuing HBO Max in a revival called And Just Like That… In an interview with Vanity Fair, Sarah Jessica Parker, who famously walked the streets of Manhattan in her Manolo Blahniks for six
The queens had a lot to say when put to the test on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 6 Episode 5. The Pink Table Talk Maxi Challenge is an interesting game because it tests the queens on their conversational and improv skills. Strong queens can hold a conversation, but if a queen can’t keep
Gojek drivers wearing protective masks wait for a customer along a road in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia’s late-stage start-ups are attracting growing interest from blank-check companies that want to take them public, a venture investor told CNBC. More than 40 SPACs