Make sure you get your taxes done, and if you haven't done them yet, make sure to send an application for an extension to the IRS! Now, let's get into today's news.
This morning, Elon Musk attempted to launch the new SpaceX rocket, Starship. Unfortunately, the launch was called off, and has been rescheduled for 9 AM on Thursday, April 20. Starship is unmanned, but it is the tallest and most powerful rocket ever created, standing at over 390 feet (119 m) tall. It also weighs over 5,000 tons, but it is intended to be fully reusable. However, Musk does not seem to have very high expectations of the rocket. He stated that they would consider a success if it even got far away enough from the pad before something went wrong, and also said, "Just don't blow up the pad."
On another note, if you're in India right now, you may want to watch out. A massive heatwave is hitting the area, with temperatures hitting around 104ºF (40ºC) in most states. Nine states are also under a heatwave warning, with the temps soaring to over 113ºF (45ºC) in those areas. At an awards event in Maharashtra, 11 people died to due heatstroke, and many more have been hospitalized or killed across India in the extreme heat, so if you are under a heatwave warning, stay inside, and stay cool!
Lastly, over 100 people are dead and over 1,300 injured after the third day of intense conflict in Sudan, where the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Force are fiercely battling for control of the East African country. It first started in 2021, when the military overthrew the government in a coup, and decided on a power-sharing arrangement between two big military leaders of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. But now, any peace between the two men has evaporated, and they are both now leading two separate forces against each other for control of Sudan. Dagalo defended his position by saying that the Sudanese Army broke a UN peace treaty that was put in place between the two rivals, and that is how the fighting started. However, al-Burhan has had no comment. Also, many medical groups are struggling to reach victims of the fighting, and more and more people are dying by the day because of the lack of medical help.
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