Becoming a NASA astronaut is far harder than getting into Harvard — of the thousands of hopeful spacewalkers who apply, NASA accepts only a handful. But now ordinary people — at least, ordinary people with tens of millions of dollars to spend — can buy a trip to orbit. NASA announced on Friday that for […]
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NASA announced Friday that it will open the International Space Station to private astronauts, with the first visit as early as next year. Interested in NASA? Add NASA as an interest to stay up to date on the latest NASA news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The round-trip ticket will cost an estimated $58
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Free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel has agreed to a contract with the Cubs in a big move to strengthen Chicago’s bullpen. The team said Friday he passed his physical. Contract terms were not disclosed. The addition plugs a major hole for Chicago, which has been beset by blown saves but is still tied for the NL
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A Politico poll in 2016 asked likely voters whether they supported or opposed changing federal policy “in order to allow Medicaid funds to be used to pay for abortions,” and 58 percent said they would oppose that change — in other words, that they supported the Hyde Amendment, though the question did not name it.
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U.S. hiring slowed in May as employers added just 75,000 jobs, a sign that businesses have become more cautious in the face of slowing global growth and widening trade conflicts. The tepid job growth, along with rising pressures on the economy, makes it more likely that the Federal Reserve will cut rates in the coming
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After two days of intense criticism, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reversed course Thursday and declared that he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions. “If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment” that makes
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Michelle Obama signs copies of her bestselling book at Barnes & Noble in New York City. The boss of UK book retailer Waterstones is being parachuted in to help the turnaround of giant US chain Barnes & Noble. James Daunt’s appointment was announced as part of a takeover of
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The Latest on the sunken tour boat in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Hungarian rescuers say the death toll from the Danube River tour boat that collided with a large cruise ship grew to 10 after they recovered another body. Divers discovered the body brought to the surface Tuesday in the sunken boat,
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Free agent pitcher Dallas Keuchel and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year contract that would pay the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner about $13 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the agreement was subject to Keuchel passing
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Historian Sir Anthony Seldon asks if this the moment the Conservative Party could be replaced in UK politics. As the Tories search for a new leader after poor election results, in a personal film for This Week, he looks back over Theresa May’s time in office and reckons the party is more split than at
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