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Publication Date: December 20, 2025 - 13:42
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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space
December 20, 2025
A paraplegic German engineer fulfilled a lifelong dream Saturday, floating in space after launching aboard a Blue Origin rocket, calling it the "coolest" experience of her life.
Whooo boy, does she turn heads. Every time she’s out, people honk and ogle and whip around to take her all in. Can you blame them? You don’t see curves like that every day, and especially not on the streets of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population 34,872 at last count.Devin Wilder first laid eyes on her over FaceTime. He grew up working on cars on the family farm and had bought, restored and sold close to 60 vehicles by then. He’d been around the block enough to know when a car is special, and this 1985 Rolls-Royce was – well, he’d never seen anything like it.
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Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, says the new poll's results 'are less about China and more about the United States' and the economic realities of the U.S. trade war.
January 10, 2026 - 04:00 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
The award-winning blues musician JW-Jones was stressed when he found out his work visa wouldn’t be approved in time for his tour through the United States starting later in January. Read More
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