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Blue Origin announced late on Monday afternoon that it planned to make a second attempt to launch the New Glenn rocket at 1 am ET (06:00 UTC) on Tuesday. But then, a couple of hours later, the company said it would move the launch until Thursday. Although the company provided no information about why it was slipping the launch two more days, it likely involved both technical work after an initial launch scrub on Monday morning, and concerns about weather early on Tuesday. In its short update on Monday afternoon, Blue Origin confirmed earlier reporting by Ars that the first launch attempt on Monday morning was scrubbed due to ice buildup on a vent line.

The onion supplier behind a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders this past fall had numerous health and sanitation violations, including employees with unwashed hands, dirty equipment, and puddles of Listeria bacteria. That's according to a Food and Drug Administration inspection report that was obtained by CBS News via a Freedom of Information Act request. On October 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the outbreak investigation, which at that time had only been linked to 48 illnesses across 10 states, including one death.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIThe postelection rally in stocks was officially wiped out on Monday. At intraday lows, the S&P 500 was about 0.2% below its Election Day close. Investors are growing skittish about spiking bond yields and the prospect of higher inflation. The stock-market rally fueled by Donald Trump's election win — which extended as far as 5.5% — has been wiped out.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who Trump has nominated to serve as secretary of defense. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPete Hegseth, Trump's controversial pick to be the secretary of defense, made millions at Fox News. He's received $4.6 million in salary income from the network since the beginning of 2023. He's also made $900,000 from 41 paid speeches and hundreds of thousands more from books.