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WATCH: SpaceX tests Dragon capsule for launching humans into space

By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 prepares for launch atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5. rocket at NASA at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Photo by SpaceX

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite atop Block 5, the most powerful Falcon 9 rocket to date

On Friday, SpaceX is slated to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh’s first communications satellite. But Block 5 -- the souped-up SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite -- may be the real headliner.

By Nsikan Akpan

SpaceX

SpaceX aims for history with latest rocket launch

With 40 mice, 400 fruit flies and 3 tons of supplies in a refurbished cargo capsule, a SpaceX rocket embarked on another historic mission to the International Space Station from Florida on Saturday.

By Kamala Kelkar

Watch: SpaceX successfully returns to flight

SpaceX returned to the cosmos Saturday, launching its first mission since one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on Sept. 1.

By Andrew Wagner

What made this week’s SpaceX rocket landing historic

SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket booster late Monday. Here's why should you care.

By Nsikan Akpan

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World Apr 22

Philippines earthquake kills at least 3

By Bullit Marquez, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Analysis: The role Russian businessmen played in the Mueller report

By Ryan Chilcote

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World Apr 22

4 Americans killed in Sri Lanka Easter bombings

By Associated Press

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Health Apr 22

Medicare and Social Security stay on unsustainable financial paths, reports show

By Philip Moeller

alk show host Herman Cain speaks during a press conference by the Tea Party Express at the National Press Club August 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Tea Party Express held the press conference to speak about and refute accusations of racism by the movement. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Economy Apr 22

Trump says Herman Cain withdraws from Fed consideration

By Associated Press

Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning speaks to reporters outside the U.S. federal courthouse shortly before appearing before a federal judge and being taken into custody as he held her in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 8, 2019. Photo by Ford Fischer/News2Share/via Reuters

Nation Apr 22

Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s effort to leave jail

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

A sign warning people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Williamsburg, two days after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, is seen in New York, April 11, 2019. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Health Apr 22

Measles cases rise to 626 driven by New York outbreak

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves after arriving aboard Air Force One after spending Easter weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 21, 2019. Photo by Al Drago/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Trump, business organization sue Democratic House Oversight chairman

By Associated Press

Giant Easter eggs are seen in preparations for the Monday Egg Roll on South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Nation Apr 22

WATCH: Trumps host White House Easter Egg Roll

By Associated Press

Light from the setting sun shines on the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Supreme Court to hear LGBT job discrimination cases

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

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Politics Apr 22

Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum

By Hunter Woodall, Associated Press

A security officer stands in front of St Anthony's shrine in Colombo, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Sri Lanka. Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

World Apr 22

Sri Lanka failed to heed warnings of attacks, official says

By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press

President Donald Trump looks on during an event recognizing the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride in the East Room of the White House, April 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Politics Apr 22

AP fact check: Trump, AG Barr spread untruths about Mueller report

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Economy Apr 22

Tesla set to unveil new self-driving car technology

By Michael Liedtke, Tom Krishner, Associated Press

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festivals in Austin, Texas, on March 9, 2019. Photo by Sergio Flores/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Warren unveils college debt forgiveness plan

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks at a Merrimack County Democrats Summer Social at the Swett home in Bow, New Hampshire, on July 28, 2018. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

Politics Apr 22

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton joins 2020 presidential race

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

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World Apr 22

U.S. won’t renew sanctions waivers for nations using Iranian oil

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts following the announcement of the first exit poll in a presidential election at his campaign headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine on April 21, 2019. Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

World Apr 22

Actor wins Ukraine presidential vote in a landslide

By Associated Press

World Apr 21

Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly attacks

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Health Apr 21

What my polio-stricken mother would tell parents today about the importance of immunization

By Fred Leonard, STAT