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DeSantis touts role in organizing flights out of Israel, but some details are murky

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a push to arrange Israel evacuation flights part of his presidential campaign pitch Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a push to arrange Israel evacuation flights part of his presidential campaign pitch, apparently seeking to show off his role as a state leader amid an unfolding international conflict. Chartered jets, paid for by the state under a recent executive order, began arriving in Florida from Israel early this week. But some key details are still emerging, including how many people from Florida have been brought home amid the intensifying Israel-Hamas war -- and how much the flights are costing taxpayers. DeSantis announced his involvement with his executive order last Thursday, pledging "to bring Floridians home and transport the necessary supplies to Israel," according to a news release. With that move, DeSantis gained a popular talking point and thrust himself to an Israel-heavy news cycle that has in recent days all but ignored ...

What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Jutting almost 400 feet (120 meters) into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Musk's company got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. It will be the first launch with Starship's two sections together. Early versions of the sci-fi-looking upper stage rocketed several miles into the stratosphere a few years back, crashing four times before finally landing upright in 2021. The towering first-stage rocket booster, dubbed Super Heavy, will soar for the first time. For this demo, SpaceX won’t attempt any landings of the rocket or the spacecraft. Everything will...