SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth with first nighttime splashdown since 1968

SpaceX returned four air-and-space” target=”_blank”>astronauts<in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in 1968.  The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s company. It was an express trip home, lasting just 6 1/2 hours. NASA’s Mike Hopkins, Victor…

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Texas special election: Susan Wright advances to runoff for late husband's seat against fellow Republican

Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of the late Republican Rep. Ron Wright, and Jake Ellzey advanced this weekend to a runoff election for Texas’ Sixth Congressional District, which many see as a bellwether for future contests. Ellzey defeated Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez by less than 400 votes for the second runoff spot. The New York Times reported that the…

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Top teachers union lobbied CDC on school reopening

The nation’s second-largest teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), regularly communicated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House on education” target=”_blank”>school reopening< through a Freedom of Information Act request issued by the conservative group, Americans for Public Trust, showed numerous emails between top CDC officials and the…

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Minnesota AG Ellison argues convicted murderer Derek Chauvin acted with 'particular cruelty,' abused authority

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison laid out the prosecution’s case Friday for a tougher sentence than the 12 1/2 years that are recommended for former minneapolis-st-paul” target=”_blank”>Minneapolis<, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on April 20 in the death of george-floyd” target=”_blank”>George Floyd<, Chauvin will only be sentenced for the most serious count, which is second-degree murder and…

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Foreign companies could make millions, while destroying Maine's forest in the name of green energy

A green energy plan in Maine could destroy both thousands of acres of the largest continuous forest east of the us-regions, and the livelihoods of the area residents. In the latest episode of “Tucker Carlson Originals,” Carlson investigates what he calls an “attack against rural America and the people who live there.” Hydro-Quebec and Central Maine…

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Romney booed while on stage at Utah GOP convention

Republican Sen. mitt-romney” target=”_blank”>Mitt Romney< GOP convention Saturday. Romney has faced negative backlash and a censure threat by the GOP delegation for his votes to impeach Donald Trump. But Chairman of the Utah GOP, Derek Brown, interrupted Romney’s speech to tell the rowdy crowd to simmer down. ROMNEY RECEIVES JFK ‘PROFILE IN COURAGE’ AWARD FOR…

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Illegal immigrant struck by Border Patrol vehicle near Texas border dies

Two immigration” target=”_blank”>migrant< in southern us-regions, authorities said Saturday. Border Patrol agents (BPAs) near Kingsville, Texas were tracking the prints through tall grass and vegetation by foot and in vehicles Thursday when they found two separate groups of migrants. A third group reportedly emerged after burrowing themselves in tall grass to tell the authorities two…

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