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Wednesday August 23rd, 2023 evening edition

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India has become the first country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole.

Image: India's become the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole - next to where its previous attempt failed.

The successful landing was met with cheers and applause from mission control at Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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Thousands of people across India crowded in offices, shops, homes and restaurants eagerly waiting to witness the outcome of the mission.

India's landing follows Russia's failed attempt, after their Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon.

Previous attempts by India have also failed, with the south pole's rough terrain making landings difficult. »

Jared Kushner's Massive Saudi Earnings for Few Investments Raise Questions

Authored by newsweek.com
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Furthermore, the report added that Kushner has collected "tens of millions in management fees each year" while not making any investments.

Kushner has been criticized for collecting considerable investment management fees from Saudi Arabia despite not making any investments for the country.

"Reminder that Jared Kushner is taking Saudi money, without doing the work he was hired to do," Garcia wrote in his X post. »

Did Tennessee Republicans Ban Seahorse Book Because It 'Normalized Gender Fluidity'?

Authored by snopes.com

One of the most vocal groups has been the Williamson County chapter of Moms for Liberty ...

The group shared their findings from a review of several "Wit & Wisdom" books to audiences at their "CRT 101" event last month.

That Moms for Liberty "review of several books" included complaints over a book and an associated video titled "Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea." »

Saudi Arabia: Mass Killings of Migrants at Yemen Border

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Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers have been tortured, injured or killed by Saudi Arabian border guards at the Yemen-Saudi border.

When Saudi border guards see a group, they fire continuously, when they kill everyone, they go down to collect all those who didn't die.

Saudi Arabia’s border forces should stop intentionally using lethal force, to kill Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers with explosive weapons. »

India Becomes Fourth Nation To Land On The Moon—And First To South Pole

Authored by forbes.com
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India has joined the U.S., China and the former USSR in successfully soft-landing a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

The uncrewed Chandrayaan-3 mission has also become the first to land close to the moon’s south pole.

NASA’s Artemis-3 mission, scheduled for the mid-202s, will land one female and one male astronaut on the surface of the moon in the south pole region. »