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NASA announced that it plans to land the first female ever on the moon in 2024. It has been 45 years since U.S. astronauts set foot on the moon, but according to NASA the upcoming Artemis mission will aim to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by 2028 with the “first woman and the next man,” greeting the lunar surface. ...Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet convened on Sunday to inaugurate a new settlement named after Donald Trump, in a gesture of appreciation for the U.S. president’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the territory. Currently known as Bruchim, it is over 30 years old and has a population of 10 people. ...Read more

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her post at the end of June, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. ...Read more

An American-guided missile destroyer was sent to assist two burning tankers in the Gulf of Oman, following what the Trump administration on Thursday described as a “blatant assault” by Iran. The USS Bainbridge was dispatched to help the damaged Japanese and Norwegian vessels, according to 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Josh Frey. ...Read more

The number of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. without legal status has declined sharply over the past decade.  For the first time, Mexican immigrants no longer make up the majority of that category, according to an estimate by the Pew Research Center Wednesday. However, the number of undocumented Central Americans is increasing — from 1.5 million in 2007 to 1.9 million in 2017, the study found. ...Read more

A House committee voted Wednesday to hold two administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to a decision adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. ...Read more

DNA belonging to the estranged husband of a missing Connecticut woman was found mingled with her blood in her home, a prosecutor revealed Tuesday during a court hearing. ...Read more

Jon Stewart blasted a House Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday for its seeming indifference towards the plight of 9/11 first responders as he testified on their behalf for the extension of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. ...Read more

A helicopter crashed on top of a high-rise building in Manhattan on Monday, leaving the pilot dead.  Law enforcement officials identified the deceased pilot as Tim McCormack. He flew for American Continental Properties, the company that owned the helicopter, for five years. ...Read more

JUUL Labs is sponsoring independent research on the impact of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices through a $7.5 million grant to a Nashville medical college. Meharry Medical College announced last week it will launch a new Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health.  The center will examine the social factors that influence public health and well being related to the emerging prevalence of e-cigarettes. ...Read more