China on Friday broadcast pictures taken by its rover and lander on the moon’s far side, in what its space program hailed as another triumph for the groundbreaking mission to the less-understood sector of the lunar surface.
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Frontier pilots overwhelmingly OK contract with average 53% pay increase
Union says 77 percent of Frontier Airlines pilots backed the deal, adding that the new contract will provide an average 53 percent pay increase.
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Australia police arrest man over suspicious packages sent to US consulate, others
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Scott Dozier, the Nevada death row inmate who wanted to be executed, found dead in cell
The state confirmed the death to the Associated Press on Saturday.
Slain police officer honored with procession across California town
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Betsy DeVos undergoes surgery after breaking bone in bike accident
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Frontier Airlines illness: Cleveland Airport water fountain tests come back clean
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Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon’s far side
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Defense keys Northwestern turnaround in Holiday Bowl win over Utah
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