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NASA and the Defense Department Rely on SpaceX in So Many Ways

In 2006, a small, little-known company named Space Exploration Technologies Corporation — SpaceX, for short — won a NASA contract to ferry cargo and supplies to the International Space Station. At that moment, SpaceX had not yet launched anything to orbit and would not succeed until two years later with its tiny Falcon 1 rocket. […]

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Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Rife With Contradictions

President Trump said on Thursday that his new travel ban against a dozen mostly African and Middle Eastern countries “can’t come soon enough.” He argued the ban would help prevent terrorist attacks and keep out those who overstay their visas. But even by that logic, Mr. Trump’s ban is rife with contradictions. “There’s no consistent […]

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Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space, Dies at 76

Marc Garneau, a former military officer who became the first Canadian to fly to space before pursuing a second career in federal politics under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has died. He was 76. His death was announced on Wednesday in a statement from his wife, Pamela Garneau, who said that Mr. Garneau had been receiving […]

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L.A. woman trying to save sister is swept away by roaring river. Treacherous waters imperil rescue

Search efforts for a missing Los Angeles woman who jumped into a river to rescue her sister in Sequoia National Park have been scaled down as river conditions become increasingly unsafe, park officials say. On May 25, during a trip with family and friends, 26-year-old Jomarie Calasanz was swept up by fast river currents in […]

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Inside the big business of boy paper, a booming sub-industry of the K-pop machine

Jackie Ko, 27, a US-based Carat, has a collection of thousands of Seventeen photo cards. Jackie Ko “I have your man,” I typed at 1 a.m., my hands trembling with excitement. “Do you have Joshua on hand to trade?” Joshua Hong’s K-pop band Seventeen released a new album on May 26. That album comes with […]

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Landlords Commit $2.5 Million to Help Cuomo’s Mayoral Campaign

Landlords in New York City have apparently picked their champion in the mayor’s race: Andrew M. Cuomo. Housing for All, a super PAC representing landlords’ interests, announced plans on Thursday to spend $2.5 million on campaign ads to promote Mr. Cuomo — the single largest ad commitment of the election cycle so far. The donation, […]

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