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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a "Starfall" return capsule and 31 other payloads on the company's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 20, 2026 at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 GMT). [19th complete flight for this booster] Blastoff! SpaceX launches 'Starfall' return capsule and 31 more payloads, nails landing | 9:20 VideoFromSpace | 2.17M subscribers | 42,825 views | October 20, 2026 Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starfall-return-capsule-launch-bandwagon-5-rideshare-mission

HEADLINES: Reds are turning out in early voting; Paris is burning; Omar pulling a Talcumpowder and hiding The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow NOTE: With the successful concert over, this will be a potpourri of stories over the last 8 days. Glad to once again, finally, hang up the sticks. Or whatever you do with drumsticks. Anyway, now that I'm back we'll do a Tues/Thurs/Sat schedule for the news and Larry's Commentary this week.

Curia cardinal links opposition to 1986 Assisi prayer meeting to ‘schismatic rupture’ Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad has linked traditionalist opposition to the 1986 Assisi interreligious prayer meeting to a “schismatic rupture” and argued that the event now forms part of the Church’s ordinary MagisteriumThe Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has said that Catholic opposition to the controversial 1986 Assisi interreligious prayer meeting contributed to a “schismatic rupture” and argued that the event now forms part of the Church’s ordinary Magisterium.Speaking at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome on earlier this month, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad presented the gathering...

SpaceX's Ship 40 is home. 78 days after it left the pad, the first Starship ever recovered from the ocean rolled through the gates of Starbase and is standing upright again, next to three brand-new ships in Mega Bay 2. SpaceX is already going through it, and I'll show you what they're looking for. NASA just published its Starship roadmap for the Moon, and the next ten weeks on that chart are packed with things SpaceX has never done. The FAA opened the paperwork for 456 Starship launches a year from Boca Chica. Texas was quietly discussing selling an entire...

Three prominent Latin American political leaders have endorsed Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) in recent weeks, prompting criticism from some Democrats who describe the international support as foreign interference in a U.S. election. Salazar, who is running for reelection in a district President Donald Trump won by nearly 15 points in 2024, has faced backlash for saying that the administration’s signature immigration enforcement polices have gone too far. Now, as she courts Latino voters in South Florida, she has shared public messages of support from friendly right-wing leaders in Latin America, including Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate...

5 years ago I saw this for the first time. I was luckily outside the city without any lights....I still vividly remember it. It was so beautiful

Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel said on Monday that the ongoing protests in France are a "warning signal" for Germany, as growing unrest in France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Albania threatens to spill over into other European countries. "The violent excesses in France are a warning signal for Germany. Here too, civil war-like conditions are looming due to the dangerous mix of mass migration and left-wing extremism. Only with the AfD will there be a migration turnaround," Weidel said in a post on X. Meanwhile, Germany's Foreign Ministry warned its citizens to exercise "caution" and avoid "demonstrations"...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. Chad Ripperger silenced by his bishop for a year Denver Archbishop James Golka has ordered Fr. Chad Ripperger to cease all public ministry – no talks, no preaching, no writing – for one year.Denver Archbishop James Golka has ordered Father Chad Ripperger, the most widely heard living American priest on exorcism and spiritual warfare, to cease all public ministry for one year, LifeSiteNews has confirmed directly with the priest. The order seems to cover public appearances, online homilies, and writings. Talks already booked are to be cancelled. Ripperger was scheduled to speak at the upcoming LifeSiteNews 30th...

The Canada-U.S. trade war is poised to grind on for the foreseeable future, as sources tell CBC News hope of a deal before the American midterm elections has completely faded. According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, Canadian government officials have been informing industry groups over the past few weeks that there is no expectation a deal can be reached before the Nov. 3 vote. There is no substantial engagement at this time, according to the sources, even though officials from both countries remain in contact. The sources have also been told that the White House is fully...

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leading Republican Michael Whatley by 13 percentage points in the U.S. Senate race, according to the final Elon University Poll before Election Day. Among likely voters surveyed Sept. 29 through Oct. 8, 52% said they support Cooper, compared with 39% for Whatley. Six percent were undecided, while 3% backed Libertarian Shannon Bray, Green Party candidate Michael Dublin or another candidate. The poll surveyed 800 North Carolina adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.03 percentage points. When undecided voters were asked to choose between the two leading candidates, Cooper's...

As hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France this past weekend in support of student protesters, many displayed a somewhat mystifying rallying cry on their cardboard signs: “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres.” The phrase, a mash-up of the Islamic blessing “In the name of God” and the French phrase “It’s the darkness,” may make little sense on the surface. The poster addressed Snapchat users with the greeting “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres,” a seemingly nonsensical phrase that appeared to mimic the colloquial blend of Arabic and French that young people in France sometimes use. The writer then added,...

The media and other Democrats claim they care deeply about women's rights and privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of choice, and claim they are against discrimination. Their actions and policies show that these stances are just talking points. They have intentionally discriminated against and blocked freedom for years. Democrats support DEI policies which intentionally discriminate based on race and sex. These policies have nothing to do with merit. Democrats have supported colleges as they have intentionally discriminated against who they accept based on race. Anyone who race norms test results to benefit one race over another is intentionally discriminating. Democrats...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV-appointed Missio President doubles down: Women called to priesthood. Pope Leo XIV appointed Irish Sister Mary Teresa Barron on October 8, as president of the Pontifical Mission Societies (Missio) and adjunct secretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization.On October 19, she told EWTNNews.com: “Who am I to say whether the door is open or closed to women priests?”“Women today may hear the call to priesthood,” she said. “So for me, itʼs how do we within Church facilitate that discernment?”Sister Barron wants the Church to accompany women who feel "called to the priesthood", “What do we do as...

A viral video showing a Portland, Oregon high school football player attacking a rival performing a patriotic act prior to their game last Friday is speaking outrage across the country. As The Daily Mail reported, video footage has emerged showing the moment Grant football players run onto the field behind a teammate who was waving a large American flag prior their game against rivals Jefferson High School before an ugly scene unfolds. As one will see in the video, a Jefferson player races toward the flag-bearer and levels him. This causes the Grant player to fall to the ground. Grant...

Several green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, with some saying they had no recollection of ever registering to cast ballots. Federal prosecutors charged 28 people with election-related crimes, including fraudulent voter registration and making false statements in a naturalization application. Election experts have said many instances of noncitizens registering to vote are a result of administrative error or confusion on the part of the immigrant — not intentional criminality. At the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles late Monday, several green card holders arrested in a crackdown on...

Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Minnesota’s Senate race toward GOP nominee Michele Tafoya on Tuesday, while shifting two other Senate races in favor of of Democrats in Mississippi and South Carolina. The forecaster moved Minnesota’s Senate race from “Likely Democrat” to “Leans Democrat” in a blow to Democratic nominee Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as she takes on Tafoya for the open seat. It has been one of the only Senate shifts in favor of Republicans from major election forecasters so far this cycle. “Republicans have been bullish on Minnesota for months given the state’s welfare fraud scandal, and they...

There have been many favorable reviews of the newly released documentary, You Can See Everything, about the Theranos scandal featuring its founder Elizabeth Holmes as she was about to enter prison for fraud. Because of the era we live in it was almost inevitable that among those reviews at least one would feature Donald Trump as the villain despite the fact that he had absolutely nothing to do with the Theranos scandal. In a piece which could have been titled You Can See TDS, Atlantic magazine's Idrees Kahloon absurdly fantasized Trump as the Theranos villain on Sunday which gives a...

20 October 2026 Tuesday of week 29 in Ordinary Time St. Iria's Convent Tomar PortugalReadings at MassThis is a preview of Universalis. The Universalis app gives you every day of every year, not just the single week you’re seeing now, and it doesn’t need the Internet. It gives you the official New American Bible version for the readings at Mass. As well as the Mass, it gives you the Liturgy of the Hours. It costs $9.99-12.99 on your phone, or £19.99 (about $26.50) on your computer. Get it now.Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingEphesians 2:12-22In Christ you are no...

China's ‌military said on Tuesday it had sent forces to watch a U.S. warship that "illegally" entered waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. China views almost all of the ‌busy waterway as its own territory, despite ​overlapping claims by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, with recent tension most pronounced ⁠between Beijing and Manila. The Chinese military's Southern Theatre ​Commmand said the Charleston "illegally intruded" into waters adjacent to ⁠Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands without Chinese government approval in the early hours of Tuesday. "The US action infringes upon China's ‌sovereign rights and interests,...

Marco Rubio just. SHUT DOWN attacks on Trump for negotiating with Russia and China: “People need to grow up when it comes to foreign policy a little bit.” “I think the world is a safer place when the leaders of the most powerful nuclear arsenals in the world are at least communicating with one another.” Diplomacy between nuclear superpowers isn’t a weakness. It’s a necessity. x.com/StateDept/stat…