Largest Private Insurer Says It Is Leaving Florida After Lengthy Fight With State On Rates

The first batch of internet satellites for China's Guowang megaconstellation launched Monday on the country's heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket. The satellites are the first of up to 13,000 spacecraft a consortium of Chinese companies plans to build and launch over the next decade. The Guowang fleet will beam low-latency, high-speed internet signals in an architecture similar to SpaceX's Starlink network, although Chinese officials haven't laid out any specifics, such as target markets, service specifications, or user terminals. The Long March 5B rocket took off from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island, China's southernmost province, at 5:00 am EST (10:00 UTC) Monday.

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Dec. 17 Strands puzzle, No. 289.

Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,277 for Dec. 17.

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 555 for Dec. 17.

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections: Sports Edition No. 85 for Dec. 17.

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreYou can get a Bandolier case for almost all iPhone models. Crystal Cox/Insider; Sally Kaplan/InsiderWhen everything you need is right at your hip, you can move a lot more freely. There are many iterations of the wearable phone-wallet case, but Bandolier does it best for our needs.