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Farewell to a NASA Hero: Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II Departs at 87
NASA portrait of astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II. Credit: NASAThomas Kenneth Mattingly II, retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and distinguished NASA astronaut, passed away on October 31, 2023, at the age of 87. Known affectionately as TK, Mattingly’s career was marked by his heroic contributions to the U.S. space program and his notable role
Jen Psaki bids farewell to the White House podium
Jen Psaki held her last briefing as White House press secretary on Friday as she prepares to become the highest-profile White House official to depart the Biden administration. Psaki began the briefing by thanking President Biden and first lady Jill Biden, White House officials and members of her press team, growing emotional at times. “They…
Moroccans say farewell to boy who died in well
TAMOROT, Morocco (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects on Monday to the Moroccan boy who died on Saturday after a days-long effort to rescue him from a well that transfixed the country and many abroad.Five-year-old Rayan Awram fell into the well in Ighran village on Tuesday. His body was finally…
India bids farewell to ‘supermum’ tiger Collarwali
Of the 29 cubs Collarwali gave birth to over her lifetime, 25 survived to adulthood. Indian animal lovers are in mourning over the sudden passing of a nationally famous tigress credited with repopulating a forest redoubt for her endangered kin. Collarwali, dubbed "supermum" by local press for giving birth to nearly 30 cubs, died peacefully…