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NASA investigates potential battery issue ahead of lunar launch
Engineers are working to determine whether the issue was with a sensor or a battery itself, after one of the two batteries for the launch abort system was "out of temperature range."
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Watch Live: NASA launches astronauts in Artemis II lunar mission
The spacecraft was expected to launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. Eastern, but there has been a slight delay, with the countdown expected to resume shortly.
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SpaceX files to take company public, aims to bring in massive public offering: Reports
The company submitted its draft IPO registration to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and is looking for a public listing in June. It comes as OpenAI and Anthropic consider similar moves.
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Sixteen states file new lawsuit against federal COVID vaccination mandate
Suit filed in Louisiana after issuance of final guidance on the mandate from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
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Cost of California recall election topped $200M, elections officials say
Gov. Gavin Newsom survived last fall when a solid majority of voters rejected the recall effort.
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Ohio investigation refers 27 potential voter fraud cases to prosecutors
The majority of cases sent to prosecutors by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose deal with noncitizen voter registration or voting.
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Watchdog alleges unions skirted rules to receive millions in COVID-19 business loans
Report released by the Freedom Foundation concluded approximately 226 loans totaling $36.7 million were distributed to labor unions and affiliated organizations that weren't entitled to them.
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Report shows largest cities debt grows despite COVID-relief funds
Truth in Accounting’s sixth annual Financial State of the Cities report found that 61 cities did not have enough money to pay all their bills.
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Texas AG slams media for suggesting operation arresting illegal aliens is unconstitutional
Texas state and local law enforcement have been arresting illegal immigrants violating state laws as part of Operation Lone Star.
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Virginia House passes bill to prohibit police arrest quotas
The Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation that would prohibit the state police and local police departments from issuing formal or informal quotas on how many arrests they should have in a given time period.
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Southwest to bring back alcohol sales on flights
The airline pauses sales of alcoholic beverages nearly two years ago at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus school closures hurt low income, minority kids most, study finds
Wisconsin study shows marked drop on proficiency tests scores for all students, with disadvantage students performing the worst.
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Texas man to face court charges for threatening to kill Georgia election officials
The 54-year-old is the first person to be charged by the DOJ's Election Threats Task Force.