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The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander. -
Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars -
The blow up marks the end of an alliance between the president and the billionaire that lasted far longer than many observers expected. -
Criticized for its high cost but still selling out nearly everywhere, Nintendo's sequel to their popular Switch console releases as a trade war squeezes the video game industry. -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician. -
President Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries includes Afghanistan. Since American troops left in August of 2021, many Afghans have already arrived in the U.S. but many more are still waiting. -
Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.
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