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SpaceX Successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base

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   (UPDATE: 9:00 p.m.) - SpaceX Successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night. The rocket is scheduled to go up at 8:55 p.m. A live webcast of the launch will be available on YouTube starting 15 minutes before liftoff: If the launch needs to be scrubbed for any reason, they'll have another chance to launch at 8:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The rocket will be delivering 51 Starlink satellites into orbit. They're expected to be deployed about 15 minutes into flight. Starlink is SpaceX's high-speed broadband satellite internet service intended to reach rural and remote communities. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land the rocket's first stage booster on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean, so it can potentially be used again. This booster was previously used in nine other launches, including s...
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9 Dead in Record Rains : New Jersey Weather Flooding

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  New Jersey Weather Flooding : With tornadoes, At least eight people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New York and New Jersey record rain and flooding that left the area deluged and under states of emergency on Thursday. Videos on social media showed cars submerged on highways and water pouring into subway stations and homes after a wind-driven downpour shattered rainfall records and prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency for New York City. Latest updates on Ida: Remnants of Hurricane Ida brought dangerous floods, record rains and tornadoes to New York and New Jersey. The death toll in the area stands at eight and includes a 2-year-old boy. Rainfall in Central Park broke a 94-year-old record, according to the National Weather Service. Newark, N.J., smashed a 62-year-old record. Both New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency because of severe weather. Morning Amtrak service between Philadelphia and Boston was suspended. Rainfall from Ida af...
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