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SpaceX’s first paying Moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship

Yusaku Maezawa, the first paying passenger to book a trip aboard SpaceX’s (still in development) Starship spacecraft around the Moon, has provided a promised update about his mission. It’s still aiming for 2023 for a flight date, and the plan

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The explosive (and inclusive) potential of NFTs in the creative world

Digital collectibles are having a very large moment. Just last month, a piece of digital art by Beeple sold for $6.6 million on online art marketplace Nifty Gateway. Meanwhile, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda recently sold clips of a song via

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Israel urges UN Security Council to censure Iran for blast on Israeli-owned ship

Jerusalem’s envoy to world body Gilad Erdan accuses Tehran of carrying out attack in Gulf of Oman, says IRGC attached an explosive device to the vessel

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U.S. Will Have Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for All Adults by End of May, Biden Says

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck &

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Biden’s Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with fewer than a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure.

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Tarrant County ends its mask mandate after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says statewide order will end next week – The Dallas Morning News

Tarrant County ends its mask mandate after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says statewide order will end next week  The Dallas Morning News Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings  CNN Texas Gov.

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 2, 2021 – The White House

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 2, 2021  The White House WATCH: White House press secretary Psaki holds news briefing  PBS NewsHour White House Daily Briefing  C-SPAN Biden won’t release White House virtual visitor logs  POLITICO Biden senior adviser says White House

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Supreme Court Seems Ready To Uphold Restrictive Voting Laws

The court heard arguments in a case that could allow state legislatures to make it more difficult for some to vote. The arguments centered on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act. (Image credit: Matt York/AP)

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Proptech startup States Title, now Doma, going public via SPAC in $3B deal

Real estate tech startup Doma, formerly known as States Title, announced Tuesday it will go public through a merger with SPAC Capitol Investment Corp. V in a deal valued at $3 billion, including debt. SPACs, often called blank-check companies, are

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UC San Diego Doctors Treating Patients Injured in Deadly Imperial County Crash – NBC 7 San Diego

UC San Diego Doctors Treating Patients Injured in Deadly Imperial County Crash  NBC 7 San Diego At least 13 killed in Southern California car crash  CBS News More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico

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