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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Center on mission NROL-186 on June 28, 2024. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched a national security mission on Friday night from Vandenberg Space Command, commissioned by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Intelligence agencies described the top-secret mission as “the second launch of NRO’s diffuse architecture, which will provide nationally significant space ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance).” The Falcon 9 rocket supporting the mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at 8:14 pm PDT (11:14 pm EDT, 0314 UTC), the start of a two-hour window. The Falcon 9 first…

“Counting of votes for Nagaland’s municipal elections, held after two decades, began on June 29,” the official said.”Counting of votes for 24 urban local bodies (three municipalities and 21 town councils) spread across 10 districts began at 8 am at 16 polling stations,” a state election commission official said.Related article: Focus on women in Nagaland Assembly elections”The National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) won in the Chiepobozow town council in Kohima. The party’s candidates won unopposed in all nine constituencies in the urban local body,” he said.About 82 percent of the more than 223,000 eligible voters exercised their franchise in the…

The first president, George Washington, suggested that America should not have political parties. Washington was a very wise man. His leadership solidified the beginning of the foundation of our democracy. He is one of the greatest presidents we have ever had.If he were here today and saw the terrible, terrible partisan divisions in this country, he would be amazed at how salient his warning about political parties was 250 years ago. The partisan divisions in this country are vast, deep, and deep-rooted. Essentially, America is divided into two camps. The states are divided into red Republican camps and blue Democratic…

Origins, Facts and Myths of Meowing – The Viral Trend that Claims to Redefine Jawline and Facial Beauty Without Expensive Surgery From the fringes of TikTok, a jawline-beautifying technique has taken the social media platform by storm, garnering over 10 billion views to date. Few beauty trends have captured people’s imaginations quite like “me-ing,” a trend that highlights the intersection of alternative medicine, the influence of social media, and growing interest in non-traditional approaches to facial beauty and orthodontics. But what exactly is me-ing, and why is it such a hot topic? Mewing is a technique that grew out of…

Have you ever been on a plane and not used any device to kill time except glancing at the in-flight map? If so, then you are “low dogging”. It is a new travel trend that many are following these days. Low doggers avoid all entertainment options on the plane including movies, music, reading, food and sometimes even water. On various social media platforms, people are posting updates of their “personal bests” after taking a low dogging flight, shunning all the temptations around them. Interestingly, the term was previously used to mean unprotected intercourse, but now it has spread across the…

Representatives from both parties in Ector County still have confidence in their preferred candidates. ODESSA, Texas — The 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump sparked its own debate over which candidate performed better. Ector County’s Democratic and Republican representatives each had their own thoughts on the situation. Joanna Keith, representing the Ector County Democratic Party, said Biden seemed tired after four years of leading the country and wondered if that might have thrown him off kilter. “At first I thought he was sick and his voice was hoarse so I really wanted him to…

Story Link BERKELEY, Calif. – June 28 – The U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Spain, 10-9, on Friday night at Speaker Aquatics Complex. The Golden Bears welcomed Team USA back to Berkeley. Luca Cupid He scored a hat-trick that night, Adrian Weinberg He made 17 saves in goal. Team USA and Spain will conclude the three-game series at Sacred Heart Prep on Sunday at 4 PM ET/1 PM PST. Live streaming is available on Overnght with live stats from 6-8 Sports.Spain took the lead in this match, with Alvaro Granados scoring on their first attack, but the…

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould El Ghazouani. Source: File Image/ReutersMauritanians will vote for president on Saturday in the West African desert nation and soon-to-be gas producer, with incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani facing off against six challengers.Ghazouani, 67, a former military officer, has promised to boost investment to stimulate a commodities boom in the country of 5 million, which suffers from poverty despite its wealth of fossil fuel and mineral resources.Ghazouani, who was elected to his first term in 2019, is widely expected to win Saturday’s vote due to his ruling party’s dominance.His six opponents include anti-slavery activist Biram Dar Abeid, who…

QUETTA: Pakistan’s National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed two new cases of poliovirus infection on Friday, taking the total number of polio cases this year to eight. Pakistan reported its sixth case of polio on Tuesday. The disease has been eradicated in developed countries but remains endemic in parts of India, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The two new cases of the disease were reported in Balochistan province in the country’s southwest and in Karachi city, according to the NIH report. “The National Institute of Health, Islamabad, has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in stool samples from…

Cajuste is majoring in computer science.Becoming a scholarship athlete at Florida Tech requires incredible hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the playing field. For this edition of our Scholar-Athlete Spotlight, we interviewed Lillian Musinski, a volleyball player at Panther High School and a junior majoring in sports management. (Florida Tech photo) BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Becoming a scholarship athlete at Florida Tech requires incredible hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the playing field. In this edition of our Scholar-Athlete Spotlight, we spoke with Lillian Musinski, a…