## Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship explodes in space, raining debris over Caribbean

Authored by abc.net.au

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft has tumbled and exploded in space just minutes after lifting off from Texas.

The explosion doomed an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program.

The failure comes just over a month after the company's seventh Starship flight also ended in an explosive failure.

The back-to-back mishaps occurred in early mission phases that SpaceX has easily surpassed previously, indicating serious setbacks for a program Mr Musk has sought to speed up this year.

"Unfortunately this happened last time too, so we've got some practice now," SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said on the live stream.

"During Starship's ascent burn, the vehicle experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost," SpaceX said in a statement.

The Starship failure in January ended eight minutes into flight when the rocket exploded in space, raining debris over Caribbean islands and causing minor damage to a car in the Turks and Caicos Islands. »

### B.C. planning legislation that could toll trucks travelling to Alaska, Eby says

Authored by cbc.ca

Eby said that legislation will be introduced in the coming days, allowing the province to levy fees onto commercial trucks moving through the province to and from Alaska.

He also reiterated actions the province has already taken, including removing alcohol from Republican-leaning states from B.C.

B.C., by contrast, does not have similar checkpoints, particularly along the Alaska Highway, which connects Alaska to Washington State through B.C. and Yukon. »

### ‘I screamed and the world listened’: how astronaut Amanda Nguyen survived rape to fight for other victims

Authored by theguardian.com

Did Nguyen want evidence to be collected, a rape kit completed, did she feel able to undergo further intrusive procedures?

“The statute of limitations is 15 years because it recognises that trauma takes time to process,” says Nguyen.

But destroying the rape kit after six months prevents a survivor from being able to access vital evidence. »

### Charges filed in deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in friend’s backyard

Authored by apnews.com

Two men were charged Wednesday in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch the final game of the regular season in 2024.

In the weeks and months since the three deaths, the case went viral on TikTok and other social platforms for its true-crime overtones.

And family members of the three men have taken their frustrations to Kansas City-area media, questioning when there would be charges. »

### Pakistan rises to second in Global Terrorism Index

Authored by dawn.com

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks rising by 45 per cent over the past year to 1,081.

The Global Terrorism Index 2025 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) provides a comprehensive summary of the key trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 17 years.

The number of countries recording a terrorist attack increased from 58 to 66, according to the 12th annual Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released on Wednesday. »

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