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‘Hello, Voyager!’ Celebrated Spacecraft Is Once Again Transmitting After Nasa Repair from 15 Billion Miles Away

Last November, one of NASA's most famous craft, Voyager 1, stopped transmitting messages to mission control at JPL.

At 90, sculptor and former test pilot Ed Dwight is going to space : NPR

Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.

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Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings : NPR

The Energy Department finalized rules that will ban fossil fuels in new and remodeled federal buildings by 2030.

Ashley Judd, Aloe Blacc open up about deaths of Naomi Judd, Avicii in White House visit

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc promote a White House suicide prevention strategy, speaking candidly about the deaths of musicians Naomi Judd and Avicii.

The Onion Sold by G/O Media - The New York Times

The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion’s staff.

Dan Rather Will Return to CBS News for First Time in 18 Years

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is making a return to the network. PEOPLE can confirm that Rather, 92, is set to be interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning 18 years after his controversial exit. Accor...

Republican Gov Defends Bill That Denies Access To Information | Crooks and Liars

The Louisiana bill would allow governments to withhold records on how they make decisions, including texts, e-mails, and calendars.

#MeToo founder says Weinstein's rape reversal hasn't killed the reckoning's movement | CBC News

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there's a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it's alive again. So Burke, who nearly...

A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a blow : NPR

Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy

Activists aim to undo abortion ban in most ‘pro-life state in America’ - The Washington Post

After winning campaigns in both red and blue states, abortion rights activists are facing a test of the limits of their success in what is sometimes ranked as the most ‘pro-life state in America.’