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SpaceX says it has lost control of a Starlink satellite that’s now falling back to Earth after suffering an anomaly. The sudden loss of communications, drop in altitude, “venting of the propulsion tank,” and “release of a small number of trackable low relative velocity objects,” suggests the anomaly was some kind of explosion. SpaceX says it poses no threat to the crew of the ISS and will burn up in the atmosphere “within weeks.”Space-tracking company Leo Labs says whatever happened to Starlink 35956 was likely caused by an “internal energetic source,” not a collision. Its radar network detected “tens of…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man accused of committing a mass shooting at Brown University entered the country under the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program lottery in 2017 and was given a green card, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X.Noem also said that she is instructing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the visa program following President Donald Trump’s direction.”The Brown University shooter, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente entered the United States through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1) in 2017 and was granted a green card. This heinous…

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s deputy prime minister on Friday accused neighboring India of “weaponizing water” by releasing water from Indian dams without warning, saying the move violates a World Bank-brokered water-sharing treaty and threatens peace and stability in the region.Ishaq Dar made the remarks a day after Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it had written to New Delhi seeking clarification over what it described as irregular water releases from the Chenab River. Dar alleged New Delhi was manipulating water flows at a critical point in Pakistan’s agricultural cycle, threatening livelihoods as well as the country’s food and economic security. He said the…

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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The suspect in the Saturday shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine others was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit, according to authorities. The same person, 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, is believed to have fatally shot MIT physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro in his home on Monday. Authorities say they do not yet have a motive for the two shootings.…

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British-born Lesley Lawson was only 17 years old when she shot to superstardom as a model in the mid-to late 1960s. After gracing the covers of fashion magazines like Vogue, she quickly became known by her nickname, “Twiggy.” Guess what she looks…

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STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team wrapped up non-conference play with an 11-2 record and will go into Big 12 action on the fringe of the top 25.Now, the Big 12 schedule awaits, beginning at Cincinnati at 1 p.m. Sunday.AdvertisementOverall, OSU’s league schedule includes four games against the league’s three top teams — TCU, Iowa State and Baylor — currently ranked in the top 15.“The first season for us is over,” coach Jacie Hoyt said. “Now our second season starts. Everyone is 0-0 at this point. There’s no gimme games. Where maybe we get to play against a…

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Apple on Wednesday released an updated developer license agreement that gives the company permission to recoup unpaid funds, such as commissions or any other fees, by deducting them from in-app purchases it processes on developers’ behalf, among other methods. The change will impact developers in regions where local law allows them to link to external payment systems. In these cases, developers must report those payments back to Apple to pay the required commissions or fees. The changed agreement seemingly gives Apple a way to collect what it believes is the correct fee if the company determines a developer has underreported…

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The WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo in Shenzhen, China. John Ruwitch/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Ruwitch/NPR SHENZHEN, China — The tech company SiCarrier is hardly a household name. The government-backed Chinese firm makes things most people have probably never heard of, like epitaxy equipment and atomic layer deposition tools used in microchip fabrication. Wonky stuff. But at a chip industry expo in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this fall, a crowd thronged its display booth, snapping pictures, doing livestreams and marveling at its wares. “Their products are very good — they’re excellent,” said Zhang Hengming, who showed up at…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The soul of America lives not in the bureaucratic hallways of Washington, but around kitchen tables, and in the fields, barns, and pastures that make those kitchen tables possible. When the men and women who feed, fuel and clothe our nation are under strain, our whole republic feels the pressure. That’s why the executive order President Donald Trump signed on December 6, targeting price-fixing and anti-competitive behavior in our food supply chain, is more than a mere regulatory action — it’s a line in the sand. And it’s long overdue. For decades, foreign interests…

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