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NASA’S GRAND FINALE FOR CASSINI SPACECRAFT

Space geeks everywhere are waiting with baited breath for data and imagery to be returned from the Cassini spacecraft from a place no other spacecraft has been…between Saturn and her amazing rings. We won’t know until Thursday if the mission went as planned. To protect Cassini’s antenna from ring debris, the spacecraft was turned towards Saturn leaving it unable to transmit data to Earth. Find out more about this historic “space first” in this NASA video.

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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States.

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NCAA bans 3 college basketball players for betting on their own games at Fresno St, San Jose St

The NCAA banned three men's college basketball players for sports betting on Wednesday, saying they had bet on their own games at Fresno State and San Jose State and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts.