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Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut mission extended through June 18

The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will last a bit longer than we’d thought. Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) on a shakeout cruise called Crew Flight Test (CFT). Wilmore and Williams arrived at the orbiting lab on June 6 for a roughly week-long stay …

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France’s National Rally plans to woo other right-wingers

Following its win in the European elections, France’s right-wing populist National Rally (RN) wants to woo other right-wingers, including from the far-right Reconquest party, for the snap parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron. “I myself am perfectly willing to discuss with personalities who do not come from the National Rally and who share the ambition to bring some of …

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City to discuss possible golf cart usage

OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa City Council will hold a special work session Tuesday at the Bridge View Center, with one of the items on the agenda a discussion about incorporating golf carts into the city’s UTV/ATV ordinance. At the regular council meeting May 25, resident Jerry Phillips inquired of the council the possibility of making golf carts legal on city …

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