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Joan Whitaker is a news writer for Daily Content Newsletter. She writes about politics, health, business, and finance. Joan has been writing professionally since she was a teenager. She started her career as a journalist in high school, where she wrote articles for the school newspaper. After graduating from college with a degree in journalism, Joan went on to write for several local newspapers.

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The lunar far side is wildly different from what we see. Scientists want to know why

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces […]

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Boeing Starliner spacecraft 'go' for 1st astronaut launch on May 6, NASA says

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — The new Starliner spacecraft is “go” for its first-ever astronaut launch on Monday (May 6), Boeing and NASA officials announced today (May 3). Barring bad weather or any last-minute technical issues, Starliner was cleared to send two veteran NASA astronauts and former U.S. Navy test pilots to the International Space Station

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Long ago, a lake on Mars might have been sprawling with microbes

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The Curiosity Mars rover has detected intriguing chemical evidence, in the form of anomalous amounts of manganese oxide, which points to Mars having had not only a habitable environment billions of years ago, but also one possibly inhabited by microbes. NASA’s Curiosity is exploring the giant 154-kilometer (about 96-mile) diameter Gale crater, where the rover

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NAR settlement terms slated to go into effect in mid-August

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The business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement,will go into effect on Aug. 17, 2024, according to a letter sent to members on Friday by NAR chief legal officer Katie Johnson. Originally, the trade group had said the practice changes would go into effect in mid-July. In the letter, Johnson

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China’s latest mission could reveal the secrets of the moon’s ‘hidden side’

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Chang’e-4 mission landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces

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eXp acquires 500-agent independent brokerage in Florida

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eXp Realty has acquired Broker’s LLC, a 500-agent independent brokerage based in South Florida and founded by Claudia Serna, eXp announced on Thursday. “Claudia’s impressive track record and the entrepreneurial spirit of Broker’s LLC align perfectly with our values and vision,” Leo Pareja, CEO of eXp Realty, said in a statement. “Claudia personifies determination, having

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FHA extends foreclosure moratorium on Hawaiian island of Maui

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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday published Mortgagee Letter 2024-08, which extends a foreclosure moratorium on the Hawaiian island of Maui through Aug. 4, 2024, for FHA-insured forward mortgages and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). The moratorium, initially scheduled to expire on May 6 after a previous extension, has been pushed out 90 days

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"Incredibly rare" dye that was once worth more than gold found in U.K.

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Archaeologists working in England found a “mysterious lump” of a purple substance that in Roman times would have been worth more than gold, researchers said in a news release. The researchers who found the “soft purple substance” are working on a yearslong investigation of Roman remains in Carlisle, England, a cathedral city in the center

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