Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company has launched a new capsule into space to test all the astronaut perks before people
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Mexican farmers find rare female statue in citrus grove
Farmers digging in a citrus grove near Mexico’s Gulf coast have found a striking, six-foot-tall statue of a female figure
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Amazon buys 11 jets for 1st time to ship orders faster
Amazon said Tuesday that it bought 11 jets from Delta and WestJet airlines to boost its growing delivery network and
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Hedge fund Alden offers to buy Tribune, valuing it at $521M
Hedge fund Alden, Tribune’s largest shareholder, has offered to buy the rest of the newspaper publisher at a price that
Read moreMagnitude 3.6 earthquake jolts San Francisco Bay Area
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has jolted the San Francisco Bay Area on the last day of 2020 ByThe Associated Press
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Rocket motor fails to ignite on Virgin Galactic test flight
A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely as the spacecraft’s rocket motor failed to ignite and it then glided
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Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and
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Wind fans wildfire in California canyons, residents flee
Powerful winds have pushed flames through Southern California canyons as an out-of-control wildfire burns near homes, forcing residents to flee
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US agency investigating Tesla front suspension failures
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that front suspensions can fail on nearly 115,000 Tesla electric vehicles
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