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The Starship spacecraft is one of the most crucial elements of SpaceX’s vision for Starship, a fully reusable transport system for interplanetary travel. Measuring 160 feet in height and 30 feet in diameter, the spacecraft’s purpose would be to carry both passengers and cargo. Unlike SpaceX’s previous Starship prototypes, SN8 is fitted with not one but three Raptor engines. It will also be launched multiple orders of magnitude higher than its predecessors....

Musk, who took ownership and control of Twitter last week, has faced backlash over concerns that his stance as a “free speech absolutist” will allow misinformation to run rampant on the platform. His plan to offer users a paid “verification” option, which includes “priority” for subscribers, has sparked additional concerns that the plan will enable misinformation and stifle speech for those who do not pay. Ocasio-Cortez mocked Musk’s paid plan in a tweet on Tuesday night, while suggesting that he was attempting to deceive Twitter users into believing that payment is required for free speech....

In his 14th season in the majors, Andrus enjoyed a solid campaign last year. In 149 games with the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox, Andrus hit .249 with 17 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases. He also finished the season with a .707 OPS, which was the fifth-highest of his career. While he may no longer be able to produce at the All-Star level as he did earlier in his career, Elvis Andrus could still be a productive member of most MLB rosters....

RYAN: Death, taxes and the implementation of the designated hitter in the National League. Senior circuit baseball fans should prepare themselves for the inevitability. True, this change might come with all the speed of Victor Martinez “sprinting” from home to second base on a line drive into the gap, but the plodders are coming to the NL. You ready for this, Jesse? You OK with this? JESSE: I am neither ready for this nor OK with it....

Premier League pays over twice the wages of next best-paying league PSG have already signed Julian Draxler from Wolfsburg this month, while Argentine attacking midfielder Giovani Lo Celso - who they acquired in July - is now with the squad after his loan with former club Rosario Central ended. But the defending Ligue 1 champions are still seeking further reinforcements. Speaking after Wednesday’s 2-0 Coupe de la Ligue quarter-final win over Metz, Kluivert told France Televisions: “Another player that’s for sure, maybe two....

The Switzerland international came in for criticism during Arsene Wenger’s final season in charge, but has made steady improvement this campaign under former Paris Saint-Germain boss Emery. The 26-year-old has started every Premier League game for the Gunners and has been a central figure in their stunning run of nine consecutive wins in all competitions. Xhaka – who played in Switzerland’s 2-1 defeat to Belgium on Saturday – is in no doubt that Emery is to thank for his revival, telling the Daily Mail: “On a tactical level, the manager has really helped me....

Emery described Salah as having developed into one of the top five players in the world, but was less sure of his ability to adapt to more intense expectations during his two-season spell at Roma. The Gunners will get a close-up view of the forward’s talents when they meet Jurgen Klopp’s table-toppers at Anfield on Saturday. Salah, 26, enters the match with five goals in his past four Premier League appearances, having continued the free-scoring form that saw him notch 32 times in the top flight last term....

There have been plenty of programs that offer a set of tools for inspired game designers, whether that person is an amateur or a professional. From the various iterations of RPG Maker to modern toolkits like GameMaker: Studio. Recently, Media Molecule (the developer of LittleBigPlanet), released the game dev toolkit Dreams, which has produced a number of impressive projects. But EA seems to be providing a one-stop shop where users can create and publish a game in one place....

Online Passes have become a regular feature for games with any form of multiplayer experience. EA’s Madden and Battlefield franchises, for example, have supported an Online Pass in recent iterations. Going forward, however, that will no longer be the case. EA Senior Director of Corporate Communications confirmed the news to GamesBeat saying, “Yes, we’re discontinuing Online Pass. None of our new EA titles will include that feature.” In other words, this year’s EA Sports titles and Battlefield 4 will have a lot more players online....

Eleglide offers different types of electric bikes: city, hybrid, mountain, and here I’ve gone for the T1 Step-Thru, a ‘trekking’ bike – as the company calls it – that you could commute to work on or take touring. Since my intention was to do both, this seemed like the ideal model from the range. But can it really compete with rivals at this low price? Read on to find out....

The Elegoo Mars Pro offers incredible results from a small desktop form factor. But resin printing isn’t for everyone–it can be messy, and dangerous. Brand : Elegoo XY Resolution: 2160x1140 Build area: 120x68x155mm Light Source: 50W UV 28 LED matrix Layer Thickness: 10 microns Printer Size: 195x195x405mm Join us as we take a closer look at the Elegoo Mars Pro, and at the end of this review, you’ll find a giveaway where you can win one for yourself!...

Wildlife Institute of India official Swastik Pritam had been taking photos of an elephant herd with three colleagues in a forest in Jharkhand when the incident occurred, local news outlet Outlook India reported. One elephant in the herd of 11 spotted them taking photos and began to get agitated, Forest Range Officer Rahul Kumar told Outlook India. As the elephant became more and more irritated, 25-year-old Pritam hid in a nearby bush while his colleagues fled the area completely....

The Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit said in a Facebook status that Clever Kapandura, who was born in 1973, was charged at by a bull elephant while responding to a report of poaching on Friday, October 8. The team’s operations coordinator died as a result of his injuries sustained during the attack before an ambulance could arrive to take him to a local hospital. The team paid tribute to Kapandura who joined them in 1999 and leaves behind a wife and children....

Per the various Elex 2 trailers, players learn that Commander Jax has a son, named Dex, with Caja. The problem had romance options in the first game, and players could have picked Elex’s Nasty over Caja. This seemed, at first, that player choice was being ignored to canonize events. Truthfully, it’s complex to balance game mechanics with narrative. The simple answer to this sounds like that Elex 2 should have made it where Dex could be born from either Nasty or Caja, but then that doesn’t really work in the game world nor would that be easily implemented from a video game standpoint....

Thursday had started well for the Proteas as Elgar led his side past 200, but he watched on from the other end of the wicket as six partners fell after tea to limit South Africa to 266-8. The 30-year-old contributed an unbeaten 121 and he is now looking for a strong response on Friday, with Kagiso Rabada (six not out) joining him in the middle. “[Australia] executed their plans to a tee, especially after tea,” Elgar said....

Of course, those Elite Dangerous players that already bought the expansion aren’t left high and dry. As a thank you to players that supported the game financially, a new spaceship paint job called Azure is being given out to everyone that owned the expansion beforehand. This paint can be applied to any of the 41 existing ships and gives a deep blue hue. RELATED: Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Expansion Lets Players Leave Their Ship and Explore Planets...

Cocaine Bear will be based on the true story of a 175-pound black bear who consumed the contents of a duffle bag filled with more than 70 pounds of cocaine that had been dropped from an airplane by a local drug smuggler. The bear was later found dead due to an apparent drug overdose. The story was first reported by the New York Times in 1985 and was based on events that took place in Kentucky that year....

“Biden should not be allowed to sell out women in the morning and be heralded as their friend in the evening,” Warren said in 2003, according to a book co-written by Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, called The Two Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke. Warren dropped out of the Democratic race earlier today without immediately endorsing another candidate. The move led to speculation that she could throw her support behind Biden, rather than Senator Bernie Sanders....

Musk now has a total net worth of $115 billion compared to Zuckerberg’s $111 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which provides a daily ranking of the Earth’s richest people, updated at the close of every New York trading day. Yesterday, Forbes reported that Musk had officially become the fifth centibillionaire in the world, meaning he had amassed a wealth of at least $100 billion. According to the index, the 49-year-old’s net worth has increased $87 billion in the past year....

It’s this same disarming, almost goofy combination of vulnerability, self-doubt and canny shrewdness that distinguish-es her books, first her 1998 best-selling memoir, “Are You Somebody?” and now this novel. Both books feature middle-aged women as their protagonists. And both are full of brilliant writing and heartbreaking insight. When Kathleen, the narrating heroine of “My Dream of You,” hits bottom after failing to find support from friends, family or lovers, she exclaims, “I am motherless in every direction....