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Space travel tickets are back, but prices keep rising

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Space travel tickets are back, but prices keep rising

After nearly two years on pause, Virgin Galactic is selling tickets again. The catch is the price. A seat now costs $750,000. That number is not a typo. It is also a sharp increase from the company's earlier pricing, which was $600,000. Now the company is reopening sales with 50 new spots available.The company says flight testing is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026, with commercial service […]

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Accused HOA swindler on the run after blowing residents’ cash on plastic surgery, luxe trips, shopping: cops

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Accused HOA swindler on the run after blowing residents’ cash on plastic surgery, luxe trips, shopping: cops

A South Florida property manager is accused of siphoning off hundreds of thousands from local HOA accounts, then allegedly blowing the cash on plastic surgery, vacations and shopping sprees before vanishing, according to police.The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said it has obtained an arrest warrant for Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez, 46, in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud involving HOA accounts she managed while employed by Avant-Garde Property Management.Gonzalez faces […]

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Fed official says interest rate hike possible as gas prices, inflation remain elevated

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Fed official says interest rate hike possible as gas prices, inflation remain elevated

A Federal Reserve policymaker is warning that it could make sense to raise interest rates if inflation remains elevated above the Fed's 2% target amid uncertainty over the duration of the oil and gas price shock.Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Beth Hammack said in an interview with The Associated Press that she sees the central bank leaving the benchmark federal funds rate at its current level of 3.5% to 3.75% […]

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Two Oklahoma elementary school workers charged with assaulting students

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Two Oklahoma elementary school workers charged with assaulting students

Two employees at the same Oklahoma elementary school allegedly assaulted young students in separate incidents weeks apart — one accused of hitting a 10-year-old and another of carrying a 5-year-old in a chokehold, according to court records and a local news report.Elizabeth Kay Sutton, 38, and Ottoria Rose McClung, 37, were each charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a student at Elgin Elementary School in Elgin, Oklahoma, records show.The […]

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Hiker stung more than 100 times by bees near Arizona mountain summit, airlifted in critical condition

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Hiker stung more than 100 times by bees near Arizona mountain summit, airlifted in critical condition

A hiker stung more than 100 times by bees near a mountain summit in Arizona was airlifted to safety in critical condition after he was unable to descend the trail on his own, firefighters said.The swarm attack happened near the summit of Lookout Mountain Preserve in north Phoenix on Saturday morning, the Phoenix Fire Department said.The man, whose identity was not immediately released publicly, reported "over 100 stings" by bees, […]

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A new economic iron curtain is falling across America as trillions in wealth flee to the ‘Boom Belt’

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A new economic iron curtain is falling across America as trillions in wealth flee to the ‘Boom Belt’

A new economic iron curtain is falling across America as the "Boom Belt" — an 11-state powerhouse in the U.S. Southeast — shatters records and challenges the traditional financial dominance of New York and Chicago.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined forces in Miami on Tuesday to celebrate a $9 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) region that is now outpacing every other quadrant of the country in […]

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