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SpaceX preparing for launch of all-civilian orbital flight

US billionaire Jared Isaacman in front of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. © Patrick T. FALLON, AFP/File

After Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, another billionaire is set to blast off into space – this time, aboard a SpaceX vehicle and into orbit. Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, has chartered the flight and is going with three other crew members, all of them civilians. But first, China's deepening crackdown on tech giants rattles markets. The Financial Times reports that Beijing intends to break up AliPay, the hugely popular payments app run by Jack Ma's Ant Group.

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At least 27 people confirmed dead in Texas flood, including 9 children

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Texas floods death toll rises to 27 as rescuers search for missing children

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Kaylee Goncalves’ mother defends seeking vengeance, reveals Bryan Kohberger’s brutal method of murdering her daughter

Kaylee Goncalves’ mother defends seeking vengeance, reveals Bryan Kohberger’s brutal method of murdering her daughter

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At least 27 people confirmed dead in Texas flood, including 9 children

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Some 27 people, including nine children, have been confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for survivors including dozens still missing from a girls' summer camp.

Radio France Internationale

Texas floods death toll rises to 27 as rescuers search for missing children

Texas floods death toll rises to 27 as rescuers search for missing children

Authorities in US state face questions about whether they issued proper warnings before rain-fuelled flooding.

‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’

‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’

Previously apolitical Social Security Administration lauded Trump’s debt-expanding bill after its passage

The Guardian - US

'Kids Are Still Missing:' Authorities Desperately Seek Missing Girl Campers as Texas Floods Death Toll Rises to 27

'Kids Are Still Missing:' Authorities Desperately Seek Missing Girl Campers as Texas Floods Death Toll Rises to 27

Authorities are still searching for missing children from an all-girls summer camp in Texas after catastrophic flooding struck the south-central Texas region on Friday.

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Kaylee Goncalves’ mother defends seeking vengeance, reveals Bryan Kohberger’s brutal method of murdering her daughter

Kaylee Goncalves’ mother defends seeking vengeance, reveals Bryan Kohberger’s brutal method of murdering her daughter

"He doesn't deserve life in prison."

We Got This Covered

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