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That’s good news for NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side later this decade.

That’s good news for NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side later this decade.

But Congress will bargain harder on taxes and spending

In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale of rock, ice and water that hints at how life could have formed on Earth.

NPR’s Scott Simon asks Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the Congolese minister for foreign affairs, about gains made by rebels backed by Rwanda.

Three Israeli hostages, including dual US and French citizens, set for release in Gaza on Saturday  Reuters ‘It’s over, Dad’: Jubilant reunions as latest round of Israeli hostage releases passes smoothly  CNN Smiles and tears as released hostages reunite with families  Sky News

Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge  The New York Times D.C. U.S. attorney fires Jan. 6 prosecutors, launches new probes  The Washington Post DOJ directs FBI to fire 8 top officials, identify employees involved in Jan. 6,

CDC scrubs research databases referencing sexual orientation and gender identity  Los Angeles Times Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day  ABC News Federal websites down as agencies implement executive order ‘defending women’  NPR CDC Data Are Disappearing  The

NPR’s Scott Simon remembers English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at the age of 78. (Image credit: Fred Mott/Getty Images)

While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners.