The Daily Populous

Friday April 5th, 2024 day edition

image for Ed Dwight, first US Black astronaut candidate, will finally get to space with Blue Origin at 90 years old

VAN HORN, Texas – Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, will finally fly into space at 90 years old on Blue Origin’s next launch to the edge of space.

While Dwight was one of 26 people recommended to NASA by the Air Force to become astronauts, the agency did not select him.

It would take another 20 years before Guion Bluford Jr. became NASA’s first Black astronaut.

Dwight left the military in 1966 and started several businesses before dedicating his life to telling the story of Black history through sculpture.

Blue Origin has launched more than 30 paying customers above the Karman line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, for an 11-minute experience in zero gravity.

Blue Origin hasn’t disclosed the ticket price, but customers have paid between zero and $28 million for a seat.

The company has not announced a target launch date for the NS-25 mission from its West Texas launch site. »

Ted Cruz Is Getting Nervous He’s Going to Lose His Senate Seat

Authored by rollingstone.com

Cruz’s fundraising concerns may explain a very shady financial arrangement the senator has with iHeartMedia, the hosting platform of his podcast Verdict with Ted Cruz.

Cruz then deflected to a 2022 complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center with the Senate Ethics Committee.

Ted Cruz was just pressed on the podcast payments iHeartMedia made to his PAC—which @LoseCruzPAC brought to light last week. »

Biden threatens change in US policy if Netanyahu fails to protect Gaza civilians

Authored by gazette.com

His warning marked the first time he has threatened to potentially condition aid, a development that could change the dynamic of the nearly six-month-old war.

During the call, Biden "underscored that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians," the White House said.

"This call was the long-promised 'come to Jesus conversation' that Biden said last month he would have with Netanyahu," Blumenfeld said. »

Former University of Iowa Hospital employee used fake identity for 35 years

Authored by thegazette.com

A former University of Iowa Hospital employee pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges that he had been living under another man’s identity since 1988, causing the other man to be falsely imprisoned for identity theft and sent to a mental hospital.

He used the ID to get a job at a fast-food restaurant and to get a Colorado bank account.

He was indicted Dec. 12, on five counts of false statement to a National Credit Union Administration insured institution and two counts of aggravated identity theft. »