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The United States tested an advanced hypersonic missile system last week that will “offer next generation capability” to the US military, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said on Monday. The test flight comes just a few months after Russia tested a similar missile. The US missile system, called a “Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept” (HAWC), was developed by the aerospace and defense giants Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman. During the test, which was carried out in partnership with DARPA and the US Air Force last week, the missile was released from under the wing of an aircraft, and...

The South Dakota Supreme Court will begin hearing cases at the Washington Pavilion. The high court will be in Sioux Falls for three days, hearing three cases each day. The public is invited to attend, starting at 9:00 this morning. We'll have coverage on all of the cases throughout the day on KELOLAND News and KELOLAND.com. Former governor and former congressman Bill Janklow goes before the South Dakota Supreme Court today to argue a case. A year ago he appeared before the same court to ask that his law license be reinstated. He lost it after his conviction of manslaughter...

Bush’s giant Right Wing Noise Machine (RWNM) loves to preach about the Bush economic miracle. In fact, the RWNM’s current thinking is Bush doesn’t spend enough time talking about his economic triumphs. If only he did, then everyone would fall in line and believe in the great Bush economic miracle. There is one problem with this argument: it’s a lie. Any way you look at the Bush economy, it comes up short. Today, I want to compare Bush’s job creation record with other economic recoveries. As usual, Bush comes up way short. The national Bureau of Economic Research has identified...

Why does anybody support George w Bush as President? He is clearly the worst President I have ever seen -- a complete disaster. And before you say anything, I have been a registered Republican for 25 years.

Court Date Set for 182mph Driver LEHIGHTON, PA-September 4, 2003 — Just how fast will a Lamborghini go?Police in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, charge William Faenza Junior was doing 182 in his Lamborghini Diablo. Officers also charge Faenza was driving drunk. Police say they caught up with him when he pulled into a gas station. While Faenza concedes he may have been doing 100, he denies going nearly 200 miles per hour. He says if he was going that fast, the police would have never caught him. Besides, Faenza says the wheels on his Lamborghini start to shake when he goes faster...

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