The launch marks the second time a private company has sent astronauts into space and the first with a full contingent of travelers to the space station under NASA’s commercial crew program.
President Trump is widely expected to leave President-elect Joe Biden with a crisis that is worse, by nearly every measure, than when he was elected four years ago.
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The GOP had victories in areas where the novel coronavirus is taking a heavy toll.
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Johnson capped a dominant week at Augusta National Golf Club by finishing with the lowest overall score in tournament history, 20 under par, and beat Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im by five strokes.
Perspective
Johnson won the Masters after years of close calls at majors that left him confident, yet humble.
Quarterback Cam Newton ran for a touchdown and running back Rex Burkhead had two touchdown catches for New England, dealing Baltimore’s hopes of another division title a blow.
After a train wreck of a first half, Smith led the Washington Football Team back from a 21-point deficit against the Detroit Lions before losing 30-27 on a 59-yard field goal.
Analysis
Smith was never supposed to be the Washington Football Team's starting quarterback this year. Now, after his first start in 728 days, he might just be its quarterback of the future.
