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Blue Origin's reusable New Glenn rocket is almost ready to head into space having successfully completed a pivotal integrated launch vehicle hotfire test on 27 December. Blue Origin/Cover Images via Reuters Connect hide caption

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Bezos' Blue Origin is nearing liftoff on the 1st flight of its newest, biggest rocket

New Glenn, developed by the private space firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and could launch on its maiden flight as early as Friday.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is deiced before takeoff at Salt Lake City International Airport on Feb. 22, 2023. The wings, fuselage and tail must be deiced before it can fly whenever there's snow, ice or frost. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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As winter storms strike, airlines scramble to de-ice planes and keep them flying

A pair of powerful major winter storms is disrupting the U.S. air travel system this week. That leaves airlines no choice but to de-ice their planes before takeoff to keep them in the air.

As winter storms strike, airlines scramble to de-ice planes and keep them flying

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Yola: Tiny Desk Concert

With her bouncy Afro and a big smile, Yola's presence behind the Tiny Desk is commanding, her energy captivating and, oh, that voice!

The Bee Tree Christian Church in Swannanoa, North Carolina is next to the Paez family property. Both the Paez home and the church were destroyed by Hurricane Helene's flood waters in late September. Nearly two months later, the area is still devastated. Mike Belleme for NPR Mike Belleme for NPR/‎ hide caption

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After Helene's floods, therapists try to save the victims from lasting trauma

Mental health professionals warn that the quality and level of mental health care people in western North Carolina receive in the coming months will be critical.

In Asheville, recovering from Hurricane Helene is not just physical but mental too

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This undated photo, provided by the Las Vegas Police Department shows the Tesla Cybertruck involved in an explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Police Department/AP hide caption

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The man who exploded a Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT for planning, police say

The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

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Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.

Meta ends fact-checks

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A Syrian woman who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad shouts anti-Assad slogans at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption

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The 1st international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria

The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the first time in more than a decade.

Armed Dutch patriots round up fellow townspeople accused of collaborating with the Nazis in Nijmegen in October 1944. Keystone/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption

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A list of half a million names shines new light on Dutch collaboration with Nazis

The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.

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She's his boss at work, he's her boss in bed in the unsatisfying 'Babygirl'

Nicole Kidman plays a high-flying, married businesswoman who begins an affair with an intern half her age. It's a lead performance more daring than the film itself.

She's his boss at work, he's her boss in bed in the unsatisfying 'Babygirl'

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