Daily Archives: April 17, 2022

US Intelligence Satellite Launched From California

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A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Sunday.  The NROL-85 satellite lifted off at 6:13 a.m. local time from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.  It was the first mission by the NRO to reuse a SpaceX rocket booster, Vandenberg said in a statement.  The Falcon’s first stage flew back and landed at the seaside base northwest of Los Angeles.  The NRO only described the NROL-85 satellite as a “critical national security payload.”  Its launch was …

Holy Days Converging in April Spark Interfaith Celebrations in US

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It’s a convergence that happens only rarely. Coinciding with Judaism’s Passover, Western Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus also are celebrating their holy days in April. The springtime collision of religious holidays is inspiring a range of interfaith events. In Chicago, there’s the Interfaith Trolley Tour coming up on April 24, in which a trolley will make stops at different faiths’ houses of worship. In cities across the United States, Muslims are inviting people to interfaith iftars so they can break their …