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WASHINGTONPOST (Harrison Smith) - Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87

A veteran pilot and air safety investigator, she dreamed of space for six decades before Jeff Bezos invited her to join him on a Blue Origin rocket.

NYTIMES (Robert Ito) - How ‘Little House’ Welcomes Native Neighbors

The real Ingalls family built their “little house on the prairie” on Osage land and evinced racist attitudes. A new TV adaptation tries to reckon with this while preserving the story’s heart.

NYTIMES (Brooks Barnes) - A New ‘Little House’ Broadens and Updates the Prairie

A Netflix adaptation of the beloved tale empowers Ma and adds new Black and Native characters to challenge prejudices. The creators know criticism is coming.

NYTIMES (James Poniewozik) - Review: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Adds On an Expansion

The classic story (and recent culture-war object) remains wholesome but makes room for people who called the prairie home before the Ingalls family.

NYTIMES (Richard Goldstein) - Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.

NYTIMES (Steven Lee Myers and Dustin Volz) - China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers

State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.

ABCNEWS - Secret Service urged Trump to use old Air Force One as a security precaution: Sources

The change in plans was not prompted by a specific threat, but influenced in part by differences in the plane security capabilities, two U.S. officials told ABC News.

AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - The K-shaped economic divide might be narrowing

For years, the economy has looked K-shaped . There's new evidence that some of that divide is beginning to narrow. - The wage-growth gap between lower- and middle-income workers has disappeared — with pay gains among lower-income workers nearly matching those of their higher-income counterparts. - Spending growth among lower- and higher-income households is the most similar in years. Why it matters: A resilient labor market is chipping away at one dimension of the K-shaped economy, even as the wealth divide remains firmly intact. Source: Bank of America Institute By the numbers: Bank of America Institute, drawing on anonymized customer deposit account data, estimates that lower-income households saw after-tax wage growth accelerate…

For years, the economy has looked K-shaped . There's new evidence that some of that divide is beginning to narrow. - The wage-growth gap between lower- and middle-income workers has disappeared — with pay gains among lower-income workers nearly matching those of their higher-income counterparts. - Spending growth among lower- and higher-income households is the most similar in years. Why it matters: A resilient labor market is chipping away at one dimension of the K-shaped economy, even as the wealth divide remains firmly intact. Source: Bank of America Institute By the numbers: Bank of America Institute, drawing on anonymized customer deposit account data, estimates that lower-income households saw after-tax wage growth accelerate…Open