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Pepper watch the live broadcast of the SpaceIL spacecraft as it lost contact with Earth in Netanya, Thursday, April 11, 2019. An Israeli spacecraft has failed in its attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission.The SpaceIL spacecraft lost contact with Earth late Thursday, just moments before it was to land on the moon, and scientists declared the mission a failure.
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In this March 19, 2019, Sean and Dawn Herr collect an American flag that survived the Camp Fire along with their Paradise, Calif., home. The Herrs' home, built in 2010, was scorched and had smoke damage inside so the family is living indefinitely in nearby Chico. The Herrs credit the home’s survival to strict building codes and to gravel that encircled the building and kept the flames back.
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The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, suspended talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 planes, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf.
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Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer, left, and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury react after signing a commemorative paper marking a deal at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
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In this satellite photo shot by Planet Labs Inc., the Jebel Ali Port is seen early Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world's largest ports later Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
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Pepper watch the live broadcast of the SpaceIL spacecraft as it lost contact with Earth in Netanya, Thursday, April 11, 2019. An Israeli spacecraft has failed in its attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission.The SpaceIL spacecraft lost contact with Earth late Thursday, just moments before it was to land on the moon, and scientists declared the mission a failure.
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