Saturday, May 18, 2019

In the news, Friday, May 10, 2019


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from Business Insider
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Jump inside the XB-70 Valkyrie, the largest and fastest bomber that the US ever built
It was the "largest and fastest bomber" that the US ever built, according to The National Interest. The XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise at Mach 3, riding its own shock wave to do so, and could hit altitudes of 70,000 feet. But the XB-70 Valkyrie never went into full-scale production, and now there's only one left in the world, sitting on display at The National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

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from CBC News (Canada)

The United Church of Canada returns land to Delaware Nation
The United Church of Canada is returning a significant piece of land to the Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit people of Delaware Nation Friday morning. Fairfield is a historic village in Bothwell, between Chatham and London Ontario, that was first settled by the Lenape people 227 years ago. A ceremony being held on the site will officially mark the paperwork to execute the land transfer, Friday.

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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)

Spokane ranks high in list of cities people want to leave
When it comes to metro areas around the country, Spokane is apparently one where more people want to leave than to join. MoneyWise, the digital personal finance magazine, is behind the study of places people want to go-- and places they want to leave. They say the real estate website Redfin show 25 percent of the adult American population has considered moving to a new city.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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