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As SpaceX’s Starship vehicle gathered all of the attention this week, the company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket continued to hit some impressive milestones.Both occurred during relatively anonymous launches of the company’s Starlink satellites but are nonetheless notable because they underscore the value of first-stage reuse, which SpaceX has pioneered over the past decade.The first milestone occurred on Wednesday morning with the launch of the Starlink 10-56 mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first stage that launched these satellites, Booster 1096, was making its second launch and successfully landed on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship. Strikingly, this was the…

With Labor Day sales in full swing, we can’t think of a better time to shop for travel-ready sneakers. QVC’s Labor Day Sale is secretly packed with over 800 comfortable styles from some of our favorite brands, including Skechers, Vionic, and Rykä. However, you don’t have a lot of time to shop and save up to 62 percent.  To help get you to the best deals as quickly as possible, we scanned through the retailer’s sneaker markdowns and rounded up the top styles on sale. Not only did we find the Skechers GoWalk Arch Fit Washable Bungee Sneakers, which have…

A champagne breakfast is served as part of an “Africa experience” offered by a Kenya hotel. Zed Nelson/‎Institute hide caption toggle caption Zed Nelson/‎Institute Since 2019, we’ve covered the debate among geologists over whether to dub our current epoch the “Anthropocene” by the measurable mark we’ve made — through mining, deforestation, building and nuclear bombs — on the geologic record. The term comes from the Greek, anthropos, meaning human. Top geologists voted against that last year, but the decision hasn’t stopped photographers from using the term as a frame to explore humans’ relationship to the world we’re remaking. This story…

Osmond Chia & Laura BlaseyReporters in Singapore & Washington DCGetty ImagesThe US has pulled the plug on a long-running global tariff exemption that has been widely used by buyers of low-cost goods.From Friday, imports valued at $800 (£592) or less will no longer be duty-free and will face tighter customs checks, in a move set to affect millions of shipments a day.Last year, almost 1.4 billion packages – worth a total of more than $64bn – entered America without being charged duties under a rule called the de minimis exemption, according to US Customs.Experts say US President Donald Trump’s policy…

The Casely Love Song Lavender Heart Case with the Lavender Heart Power Pod.  Kayla Solino/ZDNETLabor Day weekend is here, and one of my favorite mobile accessory brands is celebrating the incoming fall season with serious savings on all their cases — including the newest fall and Halloween cases. It’s the perfect time to (pumpkin) spice up your smartphone during Casely’s Labor Day sale. There are tons of designs to choose from. Also: The best Labor Day deals live now Prices start at $30 per case; your second case is free. You can potentially snag two phone cases for $15 a piece. Shipping…

A forlorn disco ball counting down the time remaining hangs at the entrance of the beloved Berlin club Wilde Renate, known only as Renate, which is rapidly heading into its final nights of wild abandon.Unlike its more hyped cousin Berghain and posher late sister Watergate, Renate has long stood for a certain more relaxed type of Berlin-brand partying – more poor than sexy to borrow the capital’s lamented motto.The club, a ramshackle garden leading to a maze-like block of derelict flats playing EDM, house and techno handpicked by live DJs on each floor, has welcomed visitors from across the city…

Aston Villa have held talks with West Ham over a loan move with an obligation to buy midfielder Lucas Paqueta.Sources have told BBC Sport that initial discussions have centred around a total package of around £50m including the loan fee before the deal is made permanent next summer.Well-placed sources claim West Ham want to keep Paqueta and it remains to be seen whether the London club sanction the transfer.But the 28-year-old is understood to be open to joining Villa before Monday’s transfer deadline.The Brazil attacking midfielder trained with his West Ham team-mates as normal on Saturday before their trip to…

Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.The website offered years’ worth of accessibly written material on climate science. The site is technically still online but has been intentionally buried by the team of political appointees who now run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Now, a team of climate communication experts – including many members of the former climate.gov team – is working to resurrect its content into a new organization with…

Everyone has those clothing items that they take with them wherever they go. For me, nothing works harder in my travel wardrobe than my collection of trench coats (particularly my leather one)—and for good reason. Not only do the sleek silhouettes offer protection from tricky weather conditions—like wind, rain, or a light chill in the air—but they’re also versatile (and practical) enough to be worn while en route, adding a more elevated element to my on-the-go ensembles.From Venice and Dublin to Tokyo and Paris, these seasonal staples have gone with me everywhere in the last few years, maintaining their shape…

The mayor of Chicago has signed an executive order seeking to protect residents against a possible decision by United States President Donald Trump’s administration to deploy federal troops to the city.Mayor Brandon Johnson announced on Saturday that he was signing the so-called Protecting Chicago Initiative amid what he said were “credible reports” that Chicago could see militarised activity by the federal government within days.“It is unclear at this time what that will look like exactly,” the mayor said at a news conference. “We may see militarised immigration enforcement. We may also see National Guard troops. We may even see active…