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It was a mess. Congress did not provide NASA the funding it needed, and the rocket and spacecraft programs quickly ran behind schedule. At one point, to pay for surging Constellation costs, NASA absurdly mulled canceling the just-completed International Space Station. By the end of the first decade of the 2000s, two things were clear: NASA was going nowhere fast, …

Editor’s note:  If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. A new report ranks US states on rates of mental well-being and mental health care, and New York, Hawaii and …

As more videos and spectator accounts surface in the aftermath of poor fan behavior at the Ryder Cup, the PGA of America’s president appears content to downplay the various incidents that were a major storyline over the weekend at Bethpage Black. Don Rea, who is the volunteer president of the organization that represents club professionals across the country, has been …

“It’s easier to talk here than it is in America,” Dave Chappelle told an audience in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Chappelle was in the kingdom as part of the Riyadh Comedy Festival. His decision — and that of other comics — has become controversial, given Saudi role in 9/11 and the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as …

The Trump administration declared war on the “terrorist organization” of “antifa” and the supposed “networks” associated with it last week. Antifa is not so much a vast national conspiracy as it is simply an abbreviation for anti-fascism — but don’t point out that anti-anti-fascism looks a lot like fascism. That would make you antifa, too. The plain intent of the …

McIlroy described the abuse as “unacceptable” and said it should be “off-limits”. Sprague says he plans on apologising to McIlroy and his family. “I haven’t spoken to Rory or Erica [McIlroy] but I do plan on sending them an email with my heartfelt apologies because of what occurred,” he said. McIlroy suffered lengthy abuse before eventually snapping by swearing at …

Ford CEO Jim Farley welcomed hundreds of leaders on Tuesday from across America’s manufacturing, construction, and logistics sectors to the Ford Pro Accelerate summit at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, setting the stage for an urgent conversation on U.S. competitiveness in what he calls the “essential economy.” At a moment when workforce shortages and declining productivity threaten the nation’s industrial backbone, …

For years, I had been looking ahead to the 2025 Ryder Cup with dread. It was as if organizers had set a date for one of my favorite sporting events to self-destruct. The biennial match between American and European golfers, which alternates between American and European soil, is not the only team event in the sport. But it is the only …

Judge blocks Kari Lake from laying off over 500 Voice of America staffers  The Washington Post Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs  CNN Judge pauses cuts to US Agency for Global Media  Politico Read: Judge pauses Trump administration’s VOA cuts in scathing order  Axios Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff  The New York Times …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction …