An uncrewed rocket from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin failed just over a minute after launch

Blue Origin, founded by billion Jeff Bezos, saw its first major incident on Monday. Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press A Blue Origin rocket with no crew onboard failed just over a minute after liftoff on Monday.  The New Shepard rocket, launched from Blue Origin's West Texas facility, carried cargo for research. A livestream of the launch showed […]

Project Runway All Stars Recap: Which Designer Failed to Weather the Storm?

Mother Nature made an unofficial guest appearance on Wednesday’s Project Runway All Stars, luring the half-dozen remaining designers into a battle against the elements. This week’s climate change-themed episode challenged the season’s top six contestants to “design transformational resort wear, a look that transitions from one type of weather condition to another all in the […]

New report shows where Russia prevailed and failed in its mission to elect Trump and divide a nation

Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images A draft report seen by The Washington Post shows how effectively Russia twisted Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media to influence the right voters and achieve its reported goal — the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. The goldmine of posts and comments provided by […]

Comey admits FBI failed to verify Steele Dossier it used to obtain a spy warrant on Trump's aide

Former FBI Director James Comey has admitted the Steele dossier was still uncorroborated by the FBI at the time he left the bureau. The infamous dossier was used by the FBI to monitor Trump aide Carter Page. The House Oversight Committee has released a 235-page transcript of Comey’s grilling 24 hours after the former FBI […]

Trump's lawyers want almost $800k from Stormy Daniels after her failed defamation suit

After an October ruling found porn actress Stormy Daniels responsible for legal fees in her failed defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the president’s lawyers have come to collect – and they’re hungry. Attorney Charles Harder is seeking almost $ 390,000 in lawyers’ fees and tacking on another $ 390,000 in sanctions to stop Daniels […]

'We had failed Dan and the other players': OHL commissioner calls abuse allegations 'sickening'

The president of the Canadian Hockey League admits his organization failed the players under its care. David Branch says he didn't know how bad things were for Daniel Carcillo and other players who went public this week with allegations of brutal hazing. In an interview with CBC Sports, Branch called their allegations "sickening." "We had failed Dan and the other players […]

Owner of failed nuclear plant might use golden parachute fund in settlement

Enlarge / V C Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1. (credit: DJSlawSlaw / Wikimedia Commons) Today, South Carolina energy company SCANA and its potential purchaser Dominion Energy reached a settlement with class-action litigants to offer a significant energy bill rate cut in exchange for the litigants dropping a lawsuit over $ 2 billion in energy bill […]

Japan Airlines Pilots Have Failed Breathalyzer Tests 19 Times in 15 Months

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The 25 most valuable US startups that failed this year

Samantha Lee/Business Insider Having millions of dollars in backing from venture capitalists doesn’t guarantee the longevity of a startup. Even well-established private companies are at constant risk of failure, as evidenced by some of the startups that went out of business this year. PitchBook compiled data on the 25 most valuable startups that failed in […]