Blue Origin launches all-female celebrity crew into space
Jeff Bezos partner Lauren Sanchez leads an all female lineup including Katy Perry and Gayle King aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard from West Texas for a 10 minute weightless flight. The mission marks the first spaceflight with women occupying every seat and highlights growing space tourism among the wealthy and famous.
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Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin
Lauren Sanchez
Space
Katy Perry
Gayle King
West
Texas
Sanchez
Star Power
Perry
CBS
King
Earth
Kerianne Flynn
Aisha Bowe
NASA
Amanda Nguyen
Bezos
Venice
Washington State
Amazon
Valentina Tereshkova
Tereshkova
West Texas
Oprah Winfrey
Kris Jenner
Kardashian Family
Mae Jemison
First Black Woman In Space Leads Blue Origin Flight
A 1992 milestone and a modern Blue Origin voyage mix with veteran space tourists and celebrities. Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry, and Gayle King joined the mission, with moments of emotion upon touchdown and a call to expand humanity’s future in space.
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Space
Winfrey
King
Perry
Sanchez
William Shatner
Bezos
New York Giants
Michael Strahan
Laura Shepard Churchley
Mercury
Alan Shepard
Wally Funk
Ed Dwight
Blue Origin
Russian Space Agency
California
International Space Station
Elon Musk
Spacex
Jared Isaacman
NASA
Senate
Chun Wang
Asking Eric HR guidance on coworker dress code and manners
A reader asks how to address a coworker’s provocative attire in a formal setting. HR advises focusing on job performance, citing a dress code if available, and directing others to HR for policy guidance to avoid liability and ensure equal standards.
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Eric
Abby
Dear Abby column on coping with aging parents and finances
The letter from a San Diego reader describes losing his father and a mother's terminal illness and seeks advice on triggers and grief. Abby urges joining a grief support group and consulting a licensed therapist, plus leveraging hospice staff for resources and starting now.
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Abby
Safe Routes to School Expands Walking Zones in Twin Cities
Districts in Bloomington and Hopkins plan extending walk zones to 2 miles and beyond to cut costs while boosting safety. In St Paul and Richfield, Safe Routes efforts include crossing improvements, walking school buses, and sidewalk additions to reduce vehicle interactions and ease drop offs.
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Bloomington
Kaufman
Hopkins
Oak Grove
St. Paul
Sarah Stewart
Bruce Vento
St. Paul's
Randolph Heights
Richfield
Timothy Brackett
Brackett
Cursive Teaching Returns to Indian Mills Students’ Daily Routine
Shamong and nearby South Jersey districts including Cherry Hill and Winslow teach cursive to elementary students after its removal from state standards in 2010. At Indian Mills School, fourth graders start with Handwriting Without Tears, then shift to independent work, while teachers monitor progress and students express mixed feelings about writing by hand.
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Shamong
South Jersey
Cherry Hill
Burlington Township
Winslow
New Jersey
Indian Mills
Durelli
Linda Waters
Shane McWilliams
Lilly O’brien
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