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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNASA is requiring employees involved in Artemis missions with contractors SpaceX and Blue Origin to stay on the job during the government shutdown, CNBC has learned.Their work will be unpaid during the shutdown furlough, but employees should record their time, NASA Chief Human Capital Officer Kelly Elliott wrote in an email to staffers on Wednesday. NASA employees are expected…

Russell Martin has spoken of his sadness at seeing young Rangers fans join in the widespread and often vitriolic criticism he is taking from the Gers’ support.The former Southampton boss was not a universally popular appointment in the summer and there have been protests against him and chief executive Patrick Stewart due to a terrible start to the season. The travelling support celebrated Max Aarons’ stoppage-time winner at Livingston on Sunday then immediately turned their ire again on to Martin.Ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Sturm Graz in Austria, where there will be 1,100 travelling Rangers fans, Martin expressed…

Some migrants being held in the immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, have the right to request to be released on bond, under a federal judge’s order that says a new Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for jailed migrants is unlawful.U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright’s order, granting summary judgment for a class action case impacting people detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, said certain immigrants “are not subject to mandatory detention” and holding them without the possibility of a bond hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act.The immigration judges at the Tacoma detention center have long denied bond…

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media following a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2025.Annabelle Gordon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has canceled nearly $8 billion in funding for climate-related projects in primarily Democratic-controlled states, a top administration official said on Wednesday.The move came hours after the same official, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell…

A woman who was inside a Michigan church when her father and three other people were killed says she and the gunman locked eyes during the chaos and she was able to look into his soul, seeing his pain and a feeling of being lost. She said she instantly forgave him “with my heart.”“He let me live,” Lisa Louis, 45, wrote.A photo of a handwritten statement that Louis wrote was posted on Facebook. She described how she encountered the shooter and she also made a plea to the public for peace.“Fear breeds anger, anger breeds hate, hate breeds suffering,” Louis…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior will be back with Brazil’s national team for two friendlies in Asia in October.Coach Carlo Ancelotti announced his squad Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro for the matches against South Korea and Japan.- Liverpool rue Alisson, Ekitike injuries in costly loss- Ancelotti: Neymar must prove fitness before WCStar striker Neymar was excluded because of another injury — this time in his left thigh.Vinícius did not play in Brazil’s last two matches of South American World Cup qualifying in September.Vinícius Júnior has returned to Brazil’s squad for friendlies against South Korea and Japan. MIGUEL…

For Andrew Bostinto, following his dreams has no age limit. At 100 years old, he still competes in bodybuilding.Bostinto has been training for the past 87 years, and started when he was just 12 years old, according to his wife, Francine.”We believe he is the oldest bodybuilder in the world and still training,” Francine wrote in a post shared on the National Gym Association Inc.’s Facebook account.Bostinto is the founder and CEO of NGA, which is a not-for-profit bodybuilding association, and Francine serves as president of the organization.At 17 years old, Bostinto was already modeling for fitness magazines.Courtesy of Francine…

The U.S. government officially shut down on Oct. 1 as Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement on short-term funding after the end of September, which means many “nonessential” federally funded agencies and programs will stop work and furlough employees until an agreement is reached. The Department of Education will furlough roughly 87% of its staff, according to the agency’s contingency plan. The department manages the government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio and disburses funding and grants to schools and individuals, along with other duties related to K-12 and higher education.Here’s what current borrowers, college students and those applying for federal…

Richard Stephen | Istock | Getty ImagesSocial Security services during the shutdownLocal offices will remain open, but services will be reduced, according to the Social Security Administration.According to the agency, consumers can still:apply for benefitsrequest an appealchange address or direct deposit informationreport a deathverify or change citizenship statusreplace a lost or missing Social Security paymentobtain an expedited payment in an emergencychange a representative payee,obtain a new or replacement Social Security cardSSI beneficiaries will still be able to make changes to their living arrangements or income.Offices will be open for hearings before administrative law judges.However, certain in-person services will not be…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election, Adelita Grijalva arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where her father had served for decades.But as she roamed the familiar halls, she said she could not help but feel like a tourist. With the House out of session, her swearing in has been delayed. That left her without an office, a desk, staff — something of an unofficial new member of Congress.“It’s very frustrating,” she told The Associated Press after from a late evening meeting of House Democrats. She said it’s unfair to the residents she will…