April 28, 2021 - 9:04 PM
Biden s declaration: America s democracy is rising anew
WASHINGTON (AP) â President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night that âAmerica is rising anewâ as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades.
In his first address to Congress, he pointed optimistically to the nation s emergence from the coronavirus scourge as a moment for America to prove that its democracy can still work and maintain primacy in the world.
Speaking in highly personal terms while demanding massive structural changes, the president marked his first 100 days in office by proposing a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education to help rebuild an economy devastated by the virus and compete with rising global competitors.
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Last Updated Apr 29, 2021 at 12:14 am EDT
Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades.
In his first address to Congress, he pointed optimistically to the nation’s emergence from the coronavirus scourge as a moment for America to prove that its democracy can still work and maintain primacy in the world.
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China launches main part of its 1st permanent space station
China has launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long term
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press
April 29, 2021, 5:30 AM
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the core module of China s space station, Tianhe, on the the Long March-5B Y2 rocket is moved to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China s Hainan Province on April 23, 2021. China plans to launch the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for the country’s space exploration program. The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony” module is set to be hurtled into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan. The launch could come as early as Thursday night, Apri
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If there were any doubts about the accelerating pace of modern spaceflight, Thursday night s back-to-back-to-back launches likely quelled those thoughts – at least temporarily.
At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vaulted off its pad at 11:44 p.m. with Starlink internet satellites and then landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission was officially marked a success an hour after liftoff when all 60 flat-packed satellites were deployed to low-Earth orbit.