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Rocket Lab launches US Space Force experimental satellite
Rocket Lab(NEW YORK) -- Rocket Lab successfully launched an experimental satellite for the United States Space Force on Thursday morning. The California-based aerospace company returned its Electron r...
Morgan Winsor, ABC News Jul 29, 2021

Walt Disney World, Disneyland requiring masks indoors again for guests
Manakin/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Disney Parks has updated its mask policy for all visitors regardless of vaccine status after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its mask guidance follow...
Kelly McCarthy, ABC News Jul 29, 2021

'Made in America' company creates fashionable bags out of recycled sails
MCCAIG/iStock(PORTLAND, Maine) -- One company is taking used sails from sailboats and creating something totally brand new: summer tote bags. Sea Bags, founded in Portland, Maine, makes unique tote ba...
Esther Castillejo, Eric Noll, and Haley Yamada, ABC News Jul 28, 2021

Google, Disney join growing list of employers mandating COVID-19 vaccines
JHVEPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As coronavirus cases in the U.S. begin a concerning climb upward and virus variants threaten a return to normalcy, a handful of businesses have announced COVID-19 vaccina...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Jul 28, 2021

Target, Staples, Barnes & Noble And More Offer Back-To-School Discounts For Teachers
Iryna Veklich/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the end of summer approaches, teachers are already preparing for the school year ahead, which is happening again this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To hel...
Emma Newman, GMA Jul 28, 2021

Spelman College is latest HBCU to cancel tuition balances
Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Spelman College announced it will use federal funding to clear outstanding tuition balances for the past academic year of to address the financial hardsh...
Briana Stewart, ABC News Jul 28, 2021

Walmart announces plan to pay 100% of college tuition for employees
jetcityimage/iStock(BENTONVILLE, Ark.) -- America's largest private employer announced on Tuesday that it will pay for college tuition and books for associates, in full. In a press release, Walmart sa...
Louis Milman, ABC News Jul 28, 2021

Ben Crump files lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson on behalf of Black women
Chinnapong/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the pharmaceutical giant marketed talcum-based baby powder specific...
Catherine Thorbecke and Micah Washington, ABC News Jul 28, 2021

'Made in America' companies create new products from recycled material
iStock/Nastco(NEW YORK) -- Companies across the country are not letting American-made material go to waste. The Ford auto plant in Dearborn, Michigan, is donating more than $100,000 worth of leather s...
Esther Castillejo, Eric Noll and Haley Yamada, ABC News Jul 26, 2021

How to navigate rental car shortages, rising gas prices on your next trip
Alexander_Photo/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The rapid rebound in leisure travel is fueling a nationwide rental car shortage and price hikes at the pump. If you're planning on hitting the road this summer, her...
Mina Kaji and Amanda Maile, ABC News Jul 26, 2021
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