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Moon lander is lying on its side but still functional, officials say

One day after its historic landing, the first private spacecraft on the moon is in good condition but has toppled over, the company that built it reported Friday. The spacecraft, named Odysseus, set down in the moon's south pole region Thursday evening, the first U.S. vehicle to land softly on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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Eight dead in head-on collision in central California

A violent head-on collision on a two-lane highway in Central California's Madera County on Friday morning left eight people dead, with the sole survivor transported to a local hospital with major injuries, according to authorities. The deadly crash took place around 6:15 a.m. Friday on Avenue 7, a local two-lane highway, just west of Road 22, according to Javier Ruvalcaba, a California Highway ...
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Orban gives green light to Sweden’s NATO bid

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Friday declared an end to a monthslong spat with Sweden over the expansion of NATO and paved the way for the Hungarian parliament to vote Monday to ratify the Nordic nation's membership in the alliance.
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Dolly Parton congratulates Beyoncé on ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Beyoncé’s transition into country music is being applauded by one of the genre’s living legends. “I’m a big fan of Beyoncé and very excited that she’s done a country album. So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number one single. Can’t wait to hear the full album!” Dolly Parton posted Thursday on Instagram.  
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US unveils fresh sanctions on Russia after Navalny’s death

The U.S. unveiled its biggest one-day sanctions package against Russia since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, targeting more than 500 people and entities in a fresh bid to squeeze the country’s economy and send a message over the death of dissident Alexey Navalny.
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Here’s why China is sending pandas back to the United States

As relations between the United States and China have soured in recent years, Beijing has been making its unhappiness known by recalling its softest power: pandas. Three of the black-and-white fluff balls departed the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington last year, triggering a long and tearful farewell. Only one zoo in the country, Atlanta, still had pandas.
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U.S. to impose sanctions on more than 500 Russian targets

The United States plans to impose sanctions on more than 500 targets Friday in its response to Russia over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the largest single package in a flurry of economic restrictions since the country's invasion of Ukraine two years ago.