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SpaceX launches high-power ViaSat internet satellite in rare flight of Falcon Heavy rocket

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A triple-core SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the company’s most powerful operational rocket, blasted off from Florida Wednesday, boosting a ViaSat internet satellite into space, the company’s third in a globe-spanning fleet of high-speed broadband relay stations. Along with putting the ViaSat-3 satellite into its planned preliminary orbit, the rocket’s two side boosters, heralded by competing sonic … Read more

Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Heavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes. Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn’t “nearly enough to put the fires out” and crews responded to 10 … Read more

Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

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A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. No deaths were … Read more

Severe storms continue to produce heavy rain, lightning and flooding across parts of US

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Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin. Police in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, said the “area was experiencing heavy rainfall accompanied by significant thunder and lightning” when someone … Read more

Watch: Typhoon Sinlaku pummels Pacific islands with dangerous winds, heavy rain

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Typhoon Sinlaku moved through the Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands on Tuesday and into Wednesday, bringing flooding and “extremely dangerous hurricane winds,” according to the National Weather Service. These videos show the conditions on the ground. Source link

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are faster ways to get from Chicago to Los Angeles, but none have the allure or cultural cachet of Route 66. To John Steinbeck, it was the Mother Road that led poor farmers from Dust Bowl desperation to sunny California. To Native Americans along the route, it was an economic boon … Read more

Conflict in eastern Congo escalating with use of heavy weapons and drones, UN warns

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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ acting top envoy for Congo warned the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo is escalating and expanding, with increasing use of heavy weapons and offensive drones posing serious risks to civilians. Vivian van de Perre said that despite the withdrawal of Rwanda-backed M23 … Read more