SpaceX rocket carries 4 into orbit, including 600th human to reach space

A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.

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Elon Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla stock in wake of Twitter promise

After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 900,000 shares of the electric car company's stock, netting over $1.1 billion US that will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options.

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Judge OKs $626M settlement for Flint, Mich., residents affected by lead-contaminated water

A U.S. judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million US settlement for Flint. Mich., residents and others who were exposed to lead-contaminated water. The state was accused of repeatedly overlooking the devastating risks of switching Flint's water source in 2014 without treating the water to prevent contamination.

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Defendant said Ahmaud Arbery was 'trapped like a rat' before slaying, investigator testifies

One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the 25-year-old Black man "trapped like a rat" before he was fatally shot, a police investigator testified Wednesday.

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U.S. Capitol rioter gets 41 months in prison, longest sentence imposed so far

A former mixed martial artist filmed punching a police officer during the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol received a 41-month prison sentence on Wednesday, the stiffest punishment yet in the almost 700 criminal cases stemming from the siege.

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