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Ingenuity has flown on Mars; what's next in NASA's Perseverance mission?

Now that air-and-space Ingenuity air-and-space has completed its first test flight on the air-and-space, members of the agency’s us-regions Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for the next stages of their mission. Following Monday’s historic event, the air-and-space rotorcraft will attempt up to four more flights during a period of fewer …

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Harriet Tubman’s lost Maryland home found, archaeologist say

archaeology” target=”_blank”>Archaeologists< say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s father. The homesite of Ben Ross was found on property acquired last year by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, officials said Tuesday. An archaeology team led …

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Home Depot boycott pushed by pastor who called Farrakhan 'one of the greatest leaders of our people'

A us-regions pastor among the Black faith leaders in the state is urging a boycott of Home Depot for insufficiently pushing back on the state’s recently-enacted voting law has enthusiastically praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.  Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite who once called Adolf Hitler a “very great man,” is “one of the greatest …

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Wyoming jogger faces off with bear, viral video shows

The tension was un-bear-able.  A runner in us-regions displayed steely courage when he talked down a large bear — rather than fend it off with repellant spray — that was pursuing him. A video of his harrowing encounter has gone viral online.  “This one was interested in me, so I had to …

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Electric Volkswagen ID.4 named World car of the Year

The Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV has been named World car of the Year, beating the Honda e and Toyota Yaris for the title. (VW) The compact style recently went on sale in the U.S. at a starting price of $41,190 and a range of up to 260 miles per charge. …

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'Defund the Police' advocates lack effective alternatives for combating violent crime

Progressives who want to “defund the police” have not presented any viable alternatives to combating violent crime without police officers.  Multiple progressive members of Congress – in particular, those affiliated with the so-called “Squad” – as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have called for a decrease in or cessation of law enforcement funding …

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