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America Plans To Conquer The Moon Again. Here’s What It Will Take To Stay
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President Donald Trump's ambition to establish a permanent American presence on the moon faces a costly challenge: figuring out how to keep astronauts alive, powered and supplied hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth.
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California Weigh-Off Set for 2,857-Pound Record Bid
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Giant-pumpkin growers are competing at weigh-offs in California and Ohio, with Half Moon Bay’s event drawing a world-record contender after a new record was set in England. Canfield’s contest offered a record $50,000 prize pool, including awards for a potential world record.
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Federalist Writer Sues Dearborn Over Religious Displays
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Federalist writer Margot Cleveland sued Dearborn and Mayor Hammoud on Sept. 17 over Ramadan banners and a crescent moon with no Easter or Passover displays.
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Apollo Software Pioneer Margaret Hamilton Dies at 90
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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo flight-software leader who coined software engineering and whose code handled the 1969 moon-landing alarm, has died at 90.
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‘Think Of My Dad’: Abdul El-Sayed Defends Campaigning With Obama After Criticizing Him During Presidency
Jillian Butler · 3 min · 14h
October Skywatching: Meteor Showers and Planet Views
Science
— Oct 3, 2026
October’s sky offers two meteor showers—the Draconids, best viewed shortly after dark around Oct. 8, and the Orionids, peaking before dawn around Oct. 21—along with Saturn at opposition, a good chance to spot Mercury, and the hunter’s moon late in the month. The Moon also makes close visual passes by Mars and Jupiter, with viewing conditions and timing varying by location.
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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The next full Corn Moon
Weather
— Sep 19, 2026
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NASA Orbiter Discovers Moon’s Largest Newly Formed Crater
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— Sep 16, 2026
Robert Wagner spotted a bright spot with a dark ring in LRO data: McGetchin crater, 728 feet wide—the Moon’s largest newly formed impact, a 2024 strike scientists call once-in-a-lifetime.
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Elena Vasquez
It's wild that a crater this size formed just last year and the orbiter picked it up right away.
China Grants Na Ying Rare Censorship Exemption
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— Sep 29, 2026
Chengdu authorities ruled that singer Na Ying did not need special approval after she briefly performed “Curved Moon” at a concert tribute to her late friend Liu Huan, citing the moment as an informal audience interaction. The rare exemption drew attention to China’s strict rules requiring advance approval for live entertainment.
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SpaceX Targets Sept. 28 for Starship Test Flight
Tech
— Sep 24, 2026
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission is expected to launch four astronauts from NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos to the International Space Station in spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition. Kayla Barron will return to the station for a second flight, and the crew will conduct research and technology demonstrations supporting future Moon and Mars exploration.
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Irrational choices follow patterns you can measure and redesign
Ariely shows people do not maximize self-interest like classical economics assumes; they repeat the same measurable mistakes—anchoring, free-lure, ownership inflation, and expectation effects—that others can predict and design around.
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Closed Pennsylvania Winery Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Business
— Sep 14, 2026
Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in York County filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2026 to reorganize after closing its facilities the prior year, with assets of $100,000–$500,000 and debt between $1 million and $10 million, and creditors led by M&T Bank and the Small Business Administration. The broader wine sector faces a 21% revenue drop from 2020–2025, a trend underscored by Signorello Estate’s August 2026 Chapter 11 filing and repeated bank-driven efforts to halt foreclosures and wind down troubled operations.
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Moonshot Eyes Hong Kong IPO at $50B Valuation
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Moonshot AI’s annual recurring revenue climbed from $300 million in June to about $1 billion as it eyes a Hong Kong IPO after a $50 billion valuation.
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Sam Okafor
Moonshot's $50B valuation looks risky with China's AI rules tightening, might be better to wait for clearer signals.
Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Five Enduring Songs Span Generations
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— Sep 13, 2026
Across five profiles, the stories behind enduring songs reveal how personal upheaval and real-life episodes fuel iconic music: Dancing in the Moonlight grew from a violent St. Croix assault that inspired Sherman Kelly to write a hopeful anthem; Wasted Days and Wasted Nights emerged after Freddy Fender’s legal troubles delayed its release; These Days, Browne’s youthful ballad, has endured as a powerful reflection on youth and regret; Moonlight Feels Right became Starbuck’s breakthrough with its distinctive marimba-driven sound; and Alice’s Restaurant Massacred was born from Guthrie’s Thanksgiving littering arrest, a satire that shaped his anti-war-era classic.
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Dem Rep Claims the Moon is ‘Made Up Mostly of Gases’
Reporting
— Apr 9, 2024
A Democratic congresswoman is getting a lesson about space after a claim she made about the moon. On Tuesday, a video surfaced of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) speaking about the moon. She said, “You have the energy…
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‘Blood Moon’ Will Rise Over America on Election Day
Reporting
— Nov 7, 2022
Is it an Election Day red wave that reaches all the way into space? Not quite, but as the polls in Eastern states such as New York state open Tuesday, the moon will be glowing red in the sky as a rare “blood moon”…
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‘More Dangerous Than Drugs’: Bill Gates Warns Of Risks Posed By Artificial Intelligence
Jillian Butler · 4 min · 15h
Mysterious 'Cube' Found on the Moon; Rover Now Investigating
Reporting
— Dec 12, 2021
An object China first referred to as a “mystery hut” has been spotted on the moon, but it will be weeks before earthlings know what it really is. In November, China’s moon rover, Yutu-2, spotted a cube-shaped object on…
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Soccer vs American Football
Yourlist
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The world's game versus America's obsession — simplicity against spectacle.
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Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.
Science
— Sep 5, 2026
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Apollo 8 Reads Genesis From the Moon
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— FROM 1968
At the end of 1968's terrible year, three astronauts circled the Moon on Christmas Eve and read 'In the beginning…' to a billion people.
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Brit Hume Shuts Down Claims Moon Landing Was Fake
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— Apr 2, 2026
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume shut down moon landing conspiracy theories Wednesday, saying he never doubted for a single moment that American astronauts reached the moon. The National Aeronautics and Space…
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Dem Rep Says She ‘Misspoke’ After Remark About Moon Being ‘Made Up Mostly of Gases’
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— Apr 10, 2024
It’s not everyday someone confuses the sun and the moon, but that is what Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has done. Lee took to X, formerly Twitter, to correct a statement she made about the moon being made of gases…
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Why a climber feels most alive mid-pitch, not at the summit
Pager studies found people report more flow during structured work than unstructured leisure—yet still say they would rather be elsewhere.
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Starwatch: Waning crescent moon gets close to brilliant beacon of Jupiter
Science
— Sep 7, 2026
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NASA Has Innovative Concept to Build Transport Railway System on the Moon
Reporting
— May 11, 2024
Call it the Little Engine that Might. NASA says it is exploring the concept of building a railway system on the moon for the day when it becomes not just an object in the sky, but a working mine for minerals that…
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NASA Announces $20 Billion Moon Base In Race Against China
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— Mar 24, 2026
NASA on Tuesday announced the U.S. is building a permanent base on the surface of the Moon, the latest front in what the administration calls a “second space race” with China. During the agency’s “Ignition” event, NASA…
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Suspected Chinese Rocket Crashes Into the Moon
Reporting
— Mar 5, 2022
Three tons of space junk slammed into the moon Friday as China tried to insist that no matter what other observers say, that country was not responsible. The impact took place at about 7:25 a.m. Eastern time, according…
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Scientists Confirm New Moon in Solar System
Reporting
— Nov 29, 2021
Leaving a wobbly track through space, a tiny mini-moon orbits the Sun, coming relatively close to Earth along its path. Intrigued by this scrap of rock, which is about 164 feet across, scientists have been trying to…
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‘Put His 5-Year-Old In Danger’: Mullin Clashes With Margaret Brennan Over ICE Shooting Of Criminal Illegal
Jillian Butler · 4 min · 16h
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