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SpaceX launch scrubbed hours after Hegseth shares message to rescue mission crew: ‘Wish you Godspeed’

SpaceX and NASA scrubbed the planned rocket launch of Crew-10 to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday due to a hydraulic issue with one of the ground systems, according to officials giving a live broadcast of the event.NASA and SpaceX will get their next opportunity to send the rocket into space when the launch window opens on Thursday at 7:25 p.m.

Exclusive–Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for each military branch on physical fitness, body composition, and grooming — including on beards, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
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‘They/Them/Turtle’: Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species

A member of a state panel advising the director of Oregon’s Health Authority (OHA) on best practices and policies in mental health identifies as a “turtle.”JD Holt, who also goes by “JD Terrapin” on Facebook, is one of roughly two dozen “consumers” on the OHA’s Consumer Advisory Council (OCAC). The council, established by administrative statute, is appointed by OHA Director Dr. Sejal Hathi, who was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat.

EPA terminates Biden admin’s green grants worth $20B, Zeldin says

The Environmental Protection Agency is terminating $20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration for climate and clean-energy projects, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Tuesday.In a video posted to X, Zeldin said $20 billion in U.S. tax dollars were “parked at an outside financial institution in a deliberate effort to limit government oversight, doling out your money through just eight pass-through, politically connected, unqualified, and in some cases brand-new NGOs.

Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Blue-Collar Boom Begins

The January JOLTS report underscores a nascent blue-collar boom, particularly notable in manufacturing, as job openings and hires rose significantly in the early weeks of Trump’s second term.
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Sean Duffy proposes big plans to upgrade air traffic control systems, use AI to find ‘hot spots’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to bolster airport air traffic control systems with the latest technology over the next four years, while also using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify “hot spots” where close encounters between aircraft occur frequently.The announcement came after an update on an investigation into a crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, when a U.S.

Trump picks Michael George DeSombre to represent US in East Asia and Pacific

President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Michael George DeSombre to serve as the next U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific.Trump made the announcement on Tuesday, posting on Truth Social that DeSombre served during the president’s first term as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand.DeSombre is a partner at Sullivan Cromwell, where he leads mergers and acquisitions in Asia.He also graduated from Harvard Law School.

Newsom’s viral ‘Latinx’ claim crumbles amid scrutiny of his own administration’s online records

California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed that his office had never used the term “Latinx” during a recent interview, but a Fox News Digital review found this claim to be false.”By the way, not one person ever in my office has ever used the word Latinx,” Newsom said in his viral podcast episode with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. “I just didn’t even know where it came from. What are people talking about?” he added.

‘Perfect storm brewing’ that will leave many aging seniors without necessary care, Dem lawmaker warns

Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi said Tuesday that there is a catastrophe brewing for the country’s aging population, and he wants to do something about it.Alongside Republican Rep. John Moolenaar, Suozzi introduced the “Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act” on Tuesday, which seeks to help more of the country’s increasingly older population obtain long-term home care insurance.