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The US Supreme Court will hear appeals of a 5th Circuit ruling that called Universal Service fees on phone bills an illegal tax. The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in July that the ...

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SpaceX conducted its fifth launch of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) proliferated architecture on Saturday from California. The NRO said it partnered with the U.S. Space Force’s Space ...