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By Jamie McGeever

NASA and Elon Musk-run SpaceX are targeting November 9 to launch the company's 29th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Dragon capsule will deliver more than 5,800 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NASA investigations, to the space station.

annual rollback of time, with their digital devices automatically jumping back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday. However, in Hawaii and most of Arizona, it was business as usual with no changes to the clocks. Why did two US states not change the time? Since 1968, Arizona has opted out of daylight saving time, mainly because of the state's intense sunshine. The logic is simple: less daylight at the end of the day equals cooler evenings. The Navajo Nation in Arizona, however, does observe daylight saving time due to its expansive territory extending into states that do change the time. Hawaii's tropical latitude near the equator means its daylight hours don't vary much throughout the year, making daylight saving time unnecessary.

By Pete Schroeder

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRTG) reported an improved financial performance in its Q3 2023 earnings call on Friday, November 3, 2023, despite facing significant challenges such as wildfires in Maui and Hurricane Idalia in Florida. The company's CFO, Kirk Lusk, and CEO, Ernie Garateix, led the conference call.

illegal hunting of alligator snapping turtles, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has ramped up efforts, offering double rewards for those who help bring poachers to justice. The TPWD has announced that rewards for reporting poaching of these threatened reptiles have now doubled to $2,000 when the tip leads to a conviction. This increase was made possible through additional funding from the agency’s Conservation License Plate Program, as noted in a recent press release. Alligator snapping turtles, recognized by their spiked shells reminiscent of an alligator's back, are a threatened species within Texas.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently announced his decision to relocate to the opulent Indian Creek, nestled within the idyllic Miami-Dade County from the Seattle area. Two years after stepping down as Amazon's CEO and having lived in the Seattle area for over thirty years, Bezos decided it was time for a significant change.

White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's first AI election. Campaigners on both sides of the US political aisle are harnessing advanced tools powered by artificial intelligence, which many tech experts view as a double-edged sword.

After nearly three decades, Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York state official who urged banks and insurance companies to discontinue their association with gun promoting groups after the deadly s...

Finra arbitrators rarely reveal the reasoning behind their decisions. But this week, a panel went into unusual detail to explain to Latin American victims of a Ponzi scheme why they won’t be able to collect damages against a major brokerage.

By Andrew Chung

The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden had some choice words for Air Canada, ripping into the airline over social media about his son’s recent “dismal” flying experience.

Lionel Messi's eighth Ballon d'Or achievement will be honoured as Inter Miami is organizing a special event, «Noche d'Or», which will feature a friendly match against a fellow MLS team next Friday. The celebration will commence at 6 pm (ET), followed by the Inter Miami versus New York City FC game at 8 pm (ET), all taking place at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During the pregame festivities, Messi will address the fans, and notable figures such as Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas and MLS commissioner Don Garber will also deliver speeches, as announced in a team press release on Friday. Tickets for the event will be available to the general public starting at 2 pm (ET) on Friday. Fans can also catch the proceedings on Apple TV via MLS Season Pass. On Monday in Paris, Messi became the first active MLS player to win the Ballon d'Or, presented annually to the best player in the world. His record eight wins are three more than runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi guided Argentina to the 2022 World Cup championship at Qatar and won the 2022-23 Ligue 1 title at Paris Saint-Germain before joining Inter Miami in mid-July. He tallied 11 goals and eight assists in 14 appearances with the Herons.

By Jack Queen

Amazon.com founder and former Chief Executive Jeff Bezos plans to relocate to Miami after almost three decades in Seattle, where the online retailer grew into one of the world’s largest companies. Thursday evening, Bezos posted on Instagram that his parents recently moved back to Miami, where he graduated from high school in 1982. He praised his time in Seattle but said it was an emotional decision.

In September 2022, we listened to a focus group run by progressive organizations. The participants, who were from different parts of the country, had voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 but weren’t sure about the approaching midterm election. The moderator asked about migrants and about Florida Gov.

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US Supreme Court on Wednesday, the dispute over the trademark of the phrase «Trump too small» took center stage, raising crucial questions about the interplay between trademark rights and the freedom of expression. The case, unrelated to former President Donald Trump but fundamentally tied to issues of intellectual property and the First Amendment, revolves around California attorney Steve Elster's endeavor to register the suggestive slogan for T-shirts. While Donald Trump is not a party to this legal battle, the case delves into the limitations of trademark law and the implications for constitutional rights. The case initiated with Elster's application to trademark and produce T-shirts featuring the phrase «Trump too small.» However, his registration was denied by the US Patent and Trademark Office owing to the absence of any explicit written consent from Donald Trump to use his name within the trademark.

Six Flags and Cedar Fair, two of the largest amusement park companies in the United States and Canada, are merging to combine forces in a transaction valued at $8 billion. The firms, collectively, have influence over 27 theme parks and 15 water parks in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. Both Six Flags and Cedar Fair are located in separate regions of North America; therefore, a unified firm could assist them in better managing seasonal attendance fluctuations at their theme parks. Cedar Fair also owns Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California; Schlitterbahn water park in Texas; and Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, in addition to Cedar Point, which is located in Sandusky, Ohio and serves as the company's main amusement park.

By Stephen Nellis