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Explanation: In a photo from the early hours of July 29 (UTC), a Redstone rocket and Mercury capsule are on display at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5. Beyond the Redstone, the 8 minute long exposure has captured the arcing launch streak of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The Falcon's heavy communications satellite payload, at a record setting 9 metric tons, is bound for geosynchronous orbit some 22,000 miles above planet Earth. The historic launch of a Redstone rocket carried astronaut Alan Shepard on a suborbital spaceflight in May 1961 to an altitude of about 116 miles. Near the top of...

While President Joe Biden continues his extended vacation in Rehoboth, Delaware, it appears that Kamala Harris is running the show at the White House. In a strange move, Vice President Harris welcomed Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene to the White House for an official visit, holding a joint statement from the White House. Harris an be quoted as saying to the Mongolian Prime Minister, “President Biden and I have each been, since we have been in office, to the Indo-Pacific, three times each!” Harris seemed to deliver this statement with an attitude. (video at link) Harris then delivered one of her...

U.S. — In a bold new attempt to win the 2024 election against Biden, candidate Mike Pence has decided to alienate all 80 million voters who voted for Donald Trump. "It's about time someone had the courage to say it, so today I will say it: Trump is bad," said Pence to a raucous crowd of 12 seniors in the activity center of Shady Oaks Retirement Home. "If that hurts my chances with the tens of millions of people who voted for him, so be it. I am a stalwart man of integrity. Just look at my kind eyes and...

At present, the Voyager 2 space probe is the second-most distant man-made object from Earth; at about 12.3 billion miles from our planet, its distance is seconded only by Voyager 1. You would think, at those immense lengths — and with its 45-year-old onboard technology to boot — that we wouldn't be hearing much from ol' Voyager 2 anymore. But it's still out there, and still talking: NASA has detected a signal from Voyager 2 after nearly two weeks of silence from the interstellar spacecraft. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Tuesday that a series of ground antennas, part of...

Regression, it's what's for dinner!If my TikTok algorithm — which regularly serves me videos about how LMNT released its absolute banger, “Hey Juliet”, 21 years ago, or how “A Cinderella Story” debuted in theaters in 2004 — is any indication, nostalgia sells. Between our collective mania around the Barbie movie and the number of adults I’ve personally encountered wearing low-rise jeans and baby blue bucket hats, it’s not exactly surprising that our collective yearning for the recent-ish past has made its way to restaurant menus. But the sheer force of this trend is so overwhelming that I feel I...

Democrat President Joe Biden has been “privately” giving orders to his weaponized Department of Justice (DOJ) to take out his political rivals, according to a report from the New York Times. The NY Times reported that Biden held meetings behind closed doors where he told advisors to push for President Donald Trump to be prosecuted for Jan. 6. According to the Times, Biden “privately told his close circle of advisers” that Trump “posed a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted for his role in the events of Jan 6.” “He also told confidants that he wanted Attorney General Merrick...

"Girl dinner" is all over TikTok and Instagram, but as a social media editor, I'm finding the trend a little hard to swallow.I won’t pretend that I’m the first person to have a take on “girl dinner.” This video meme that's taken over TikTok and Instagram usually features clips of charcuterie board-ish snack dinners, although some more tongue-in-cheek spins might spotlight a lone rotisserie chicken in a car or plate of tortilla chips that have been microwaved with shredded cheddar cheese on top. The overarching theme is the same: "girl dinner" is an assemblage of ingredients so low effort, it...

Matthew 13:47-53Friends, today’s Gospel reminds us of the Final Judgment, when the wicked will be separated from the righteous. When good and evil are confused or intermingled, divine judgment separates them, clarifying the issue. Bob Dylan said, “The enemy I see wears the cloak of decency.” One of the favorite ruses of evil is to cover itself in the mantle of justice and piety, at the same time aping and hiding behind that which it opposes. Christ’s judgment rips away these cloaking devices, these deceits, and shows things as they are. Authentic Christianity is a fighting religion, and it calls...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A guidance document from the United States Department of Education could threaten two extremely popular youth outdoor programs in West Virginia schools. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona moved to block funding from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to schools which offer hunter education and archery programs. Cardona’s guidance is in regard to the bi-partisan Safer Communities Act which passed last year. The act was approved with the help of 15 Republican Senators’ votes, including that of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin was also a vote in favor of...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested and accused of providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, Naval operations and critical technical material, federal officials said Thursday. Jinchao Wei, a 22-year-old sailor assigned to the San Diego-based USS Essex, was arrested Wednesday on a charge related to espionage involving conspiracy to send national defense information to Chinese officials, according to the U.S. officials. The Justice Department also charged Navy service member Wenhen Zhao, 26, accusing him of taking bribes in exchange for giving sensitive U.S. military photos and videos to a...

Famous detransitioner Chloe Cole is being praised for debunking TV “scientist” Neil deGrasse Tyson’s latest screed against biological science. She performed the debunking in a Twitter video she uploaded Tuesday. In the video, she played clips from a TikTok that Tyson had posted in May and then refuted every single one of the “points” he’d made. Watch: CLICK ABOVE ARTICLE LINK FOR THE VIDEO Her video began with a clip of Tyson ranting about chromosomes. “Apparently, the XX/XY chromosomes are insufficient because when we wake up in the morning, we exaggerate whatever feature that we want to portray the gender...

Joe couldn’t resist the media forever. President Biden largely ignored his press pool while taking another leisurely bike ride Thursday morning, shouting a one-word answer to a CNN photographer who asked if he would be following his predecessor’s arraignment on federal charges in connection with the aftermath of the 2020 election. “Mr. President, will you be following the arraignment today, sir?” asked cameraman Jay McMichael as the commander-in-chief cycled toward him along a path in Rehoboth Beach, Del. “No,” the 80-year-old Biden answered as he pedaled by. Earlier, the president refused to answer queries about topics including the arraignment of...

Is it possible to treat people well and still be on top of the world? That’s one question that this week's lawsuit against Lizzo has me asking.Three of Lizzo’s former dancers filed suit against her, her production company and her dance captain Tuesday in a 37-page complaint that challenges the singer's public image as a beacon of confidence, self-respect and goodness toward all. Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez accuse the defendants of creating a hostile work environment and lodge nine allegations that range from sexual harassment and fat-shaming to verbal abuse. These allegations would be jarring, no matter...

A man aboard a Delta Airlines plane attacked a flight attendant, put her in a chokehold, and threatened to “cut off her head” before slashing the woman, police said. The chaos erupted around 4 p.m. Wednesday when Flight 2432 landed at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, in New Orleans, from Atlanta, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Nelson Montgomery, 39, pulled out a ‘”sharp object” and hurt himself with it, before the agitated man turned his attention to a nearby flight attendant. A witness on the fight said Montgomery put the woman in a chokehold and brandished...

A group of college professors is suing Texas for banning TikTok on public-university computers and phones, saying it has undermined their ability to teach students and research one of the world’s most popular apps.

Volt, a Pro-European political party making waves across Europe, is seeking recognition in Finland, but is Finland ready for a new face in European politics? Volt is aiming to gain recognition by securing 5,000 supporter cards and eventually field candidates in the European elections. Will Volt’s vision of a unified, borderless Europe resonate with the Finnish people, asks BNN, Thursday, August 3. Volt’s Vision For A United Europe Established as a response to Britain’s exit from the EU, Volt has emerged as the first pan-European party with operations in 30 European countries. Jani Laiho, the Chairman of Volt, joined the...

W hen I moved from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh for grad school in 2012, it was a sort of homecoming, since I’d grown up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, about two hours away. I doubted that the food in Pittsburgh could possibly compete with New York’s — cue the melancholy marathon of one more chocolate mousse cheesecake at Junior’s, a final slice from Joe’s, a last everything from H & H — and in some ways, I discovered that I was right: The best place to start the search for bagels and pizza in Pittsburgh was at the airport, where you can buy...

Zhao captured the information in surreptitious recordings and photographs, including “operational plans for a large-scale U.S. military exercise in the Indo-Pacific Region, which detailed the specific location and timing of Naval force movements, amphibious landings, maritime operations and logistics support,” prosecutors said. “The indictment further alleges that Zhao photographed electrical diagrams and blueprints for a radar system stationed on a U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan,” the release explained. In exchange for that information and details about Naval Base Ventura County and a base on San Clemente Island, Zhao allegedly received $14,866.

John Dean, former White House counsel to Richard Nixon, said Thursday on “CNN News Central” if former President Donald Trump is not convicted in the January 6 case, then “we don’t have the democracy we believe we have.” Anchor Erin Burnett asked, “John, as you sit here on this day appeared we watch a former president of the United States heading to Washington to be arraigned, charged formally in a federal courthouse for undermining the U.S. Constitution, how do you even put this in context?” Dean said, “It does not fit in the context because it is bigger and more...

A Democratic former mayor pleaded guilty to 140 charges for child porn possession and distribution. Patrick Wojahn—who served for nearly eight years as mayor of College Park, Md., before his arrest and resignation in March—pleaded guilty to 60 counts of distribution of child pornography, 40 counts of possession of child pornography with the intention to distribute, and 40 counts of possession of child pornography. Wojahn, who listed his pronouns in his Twitter bio, said in his resignation letter that he was stepping down to address his "mental health." The ex-mayor also has connections to the Biden administration. Wojahn in a...