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Budget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Dems
WASHINGTON — One side is energized by the prospect of the greatest expansion of government support since the New Deal nearly a century ago. The other is fearful about dramatically expanding Washington’s reach at an enormous cost. They’re all Democrats. Yet each side is taking vastly different approaches to guiding...
National
SpaceX Makes History With Sian Proctor, First Black Woman, Geoscientist to Pilot a Spacecraft
The billionaire space race took new heights on Wednesday when Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched an all-civilian flight into orbit. Three non-wealthy thrill-seekers joined with the billionaire founder and amateur astronaut Jared Isaacman to ride aboard a reusable Falcon 9 rocket ship that launched into Earth’s orbit, NBC News reports. As...
International
UAE arranged for hacking of Qatar gov't sites, sparking diplomatic row: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting a diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing U.S. intelligence officials.
