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Falcon 9 launch of NROL-172 Mission scheduled from Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of NROL-172 mission is scheduled from Vandenberg SFB on Monday, May 11, between 3:28 p.m. and 7:28 p.m. Pacific Time.

A backup launch window has been designated for the following day from Vandenberg SFB on Tuesday, May 12, beginning at 3:15 p.m. Pacific Time.

A live webcast of the launch will begin about ten minutes before liftoff that you can watch here or on SpaceX's X/Twitter account.

Official launch patch of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

The mission, on behalf of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, will add to the existing proliferated architecture of orbiting platforms that started on May 22, 2024 with the launch of NROL-146.

Monday's launch will be the second launch on behalf of the federal agency this year.

"Having hundreds of small satellites on orbit is invaluable to the NRO's mission," stated Dr. Chris Scolese, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. "They will provide greater revisit rates, increased coverage, more timely delivery of information—and ultimately help us deliver more of what our customers need even faster."

Following first-stage separation, the booster assigned to this mission will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

A depiction of that launch sequence is shown in the image below.

There is the potential for one or more sonic booms associated with the launch to be heard across the region, but how far the sound travels will depend on weather and other conditions at the time.

This will be the second flight for the Falcon 9 on this launch. The booster previously supported a Starlink satellite mission shared SpaceX.

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Choque de percepciones: por qué las conversaciones entre Irán y Estados Unidos están estancadas

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Por Mostafa Salem, CNN

Estados Unidos esperó 10 días la respuesta de Irán a su propuesta para poner fin a la guerra. Cuando las exigencias de Teherán llegaron el domingo, señalaron que la República Islámica sigue decidida a arrancar una victoria pese al impulso del presidente Donald Trump para lograr la rendición del régimen.

Ninguna de las partes ha hecho públicos los términos exactos que se negocian, pero los medios estatales iraníes informaron que Teherán buscó en su respuesta un fin completo de la guerra, el reconocimiento formal de su soberanía sobre el estrecho de Ormuz y el levantamiento total de las sanciones.

Las exigencias envalentonadas conformaron una contrapropuesta que Trump rechazó con rapidez. La calificó de “totalmente inaceptable” antes de llamarla “un pedazo de basura”.

Sigue sin estar claro qué elementos específicos objetó Trump de la propuesta. Los medios estatales iraníes han enmarcado de manera constante la postura de Teherán durante toda la guerra como una de fortaleza, en consonancia con el aparente esfuerzo del Gobierno por proyectar una victoria iraní ante su audiencia interna.

Desde que Estados Unidos e Israel lanzaron ataques contra Irán hace más de 10 semanas, la República Islámica ha seguido una estrategia que rechaza firmemente cualquier señal de capitulación. En su lugar, Teherán muestra disposición a prolongar el conflicto si es necesario para aumentar la presión sobre Washington y arrancar compromisos importantes que fortalecerían financieramente al régimen y asegurarían su supervivencia a largo plazo.

“Creen que me voy a cansar, o me voy a aburrir, o voy a tener alguna presión”, dijo Trump a los periodistas en la Casa Blanca el lunes. “No hay presión en absoluto. Vamos a tener una victoria completa”.

Trump también se quejó de que los líderes de Irán “cambian de opinión” cuando ambas partes parecen llegar a puntos de acuerdo, una lamentación que quizá refleje la aparente negativa de las fuerzas iraníes a dar su visto bueno a medidas que satisfacerían sus exigencias.

El estancamiento se debe a prioridades diferentes: Trump busca lo que, según un analista, sería un triunfo “rápido y fácil” que incluya concesiones inmediatas sobre el programa nuclear de Irán, mientras que Teherán está decidido a retrasar esas exigencias y conseguir primero sus propias concesiones.

En una de sus propuestas, Irán ha planteado un enfoque escalonado y por fases para las negociaciones, con etapas iniciales enfocadas en declarar el fin de la guerra en todos los frentes, levantar las sanciones y poner fin a cualquier bloqueo naval estadounidense, mientras se aplazan las conversaciones sobre su programa nuclear para etapas posteriores.

Trump, sin embargo, ha exigido que Irán detenga formalmente su programa nuclear durante un período definido —los funcionarios estadounidenses parecen querer al menos 10 años— y entregue sus existencias actuales, estimadas en 440 kilogramos de uranio altamente enriquecido.

“Hay un choque de percepciones”, dijo Sanam Vakil, directora del Programa de Medio Oriente y Norte de África del grupo de reflexión Chatham House, con sede en Londres. “Estamos en un punto muerto porque el presidente Trump no entiende por qué estos tipos no están llegando a un acuerdo para salvarse”.

“No le darán concesiones al inicio del acuerdo porque no confían en él”, dijo Vakil, y añadió que los iraníes han sido “personalmente perjudicados por él”.

En su conferencia de prensa semanal, el portavoz del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Irán, Esmaeil Baghaei, dijo que el “desacuerdo” con Washington es “entre una parte que solo busca sus derechos fundamentales y una parte que insiste en violar los derechos de la otra parte”. Agregó que las exigencias de Irán son “razonables” y “responsables”.

“La respuesta del régimen iraní refleja la mentalidad de un liderazgo que cree que sobrevivió a la

Virginia Democrats ask US Supreme Court to let them use new congressional map

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By John Fritze, CNN

(CNN) — Democratic officials in Virginia asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate a congressional map that would benefit their party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, the latest map drawing appeal to reach the high court amid a flurry of mid-decade redistricting.

The emergency appeal follows a decision from the state Supreme Court last week that voided Democrats’ attempt to redraw Virginia’s US House map via an April referendum in a way that would help Democrats pick up four additional seates. The Democrats are asking the US Supreme Court to effectively put that order on hold for this year’s midterm election.

The decision, the officials said, was “deeply mistaken on two critical issues of federal law with profound practical importance to the nation.”

The US Supreme Court is already deeply enmeshed in a flood of redistricting taking place in states across the country as both parties seek to eke an advantage out of House boundaries in the fall election. Several southern states have moved to redraw their maps following a blockbuster decision in late April that severely weakened the scope of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Virginia’s redistricting was seen by Democrats as a way to offset the advantage Republicans have picked up from that effort. But the state’s highest court ruled that the process state officials used to create the referendum violated the state constitution.

“The irreparable harm resulting from the Supreme Court of Virginia’s decision is profound and immediate,” Democrats told the US Supreme Court on Monday. “By forcing the commonwealth to conduct its congressional elections using districts different from those adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to a constitutional amendment the people just ratified, the Supreme Court of Virginia has deprived voters, candidates, and the commonwealth of their right to the lawfully enacted congressional districts.”

The redistricting in Virginia would have given Democrats the chance to win as many as four more seats, potentially reducing the state’s GOP representation to a single district.

This story has been updated with additional details.

CNN’s Devan Cole contributed to this report.

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Jesus Gonzalez-Arteaga sentenced to life without parole for years-long abuse of a family member

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Jesus Gonzalez-Arteaga was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of six felony counts of sex crimes against a child he knew through family.

Gnzalez-Arteaga was also sentenced to additional consecutive prison terms that totaled more than 91 years to life and because of his conviction on the aggravating circumstance that he inflicted great bodily injury during a forcible rape, his sentence of life without parole was mandated by state law explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release Monday.

Below are the charges and special allegations that Gonzalez-Arteaga was convicted of in April of this year.

Charges:

  • PC 288.5(a)–Continuous Sexual Abuse
  • PC 288.7(a)–Unlawful Act with a Child 10 Years and Under {Three Counts}
  • PC 261(a)(2)–Forcible Rape
  • PC 311.11(a)–Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Special Allegations:

  • PC 667.6(d)(1)– Prior Consecutive Sentence Imposed
  • PC 288.5(a)–Substantial Sexual Contact
  • CRC 4.41(a)(3)–Victim was Vulnerable
  • CRC 4.421(a)(11)–Defendant Took Advantage of a Position of Trust
  • CRC 4.421(a)(8)–Manner in which the Crime was Carried Out Indicates Planning, Sophistication, and Professionalism
  • PC 667.61(d)(6)–Personally Inflicted Great Bodily Injury
  • PC 12022.8–Sexual Offenses Inflicting Great Bodily Injury
  • PC 667.61(d)(7)–Sex Crimes Aggravated Circumstances
  • PC 667.61(j)(1)–Victim Under the Age of 14

Between 2018 and 2024, Gonzalez-Arteaga repeatedly raped a child he knew through family and shared a home with starting when she was six years old noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

The child shared what had been happening with a trusted family member who then brought that information to law enforcement detailed the local prosecutor's office.

"The sentence imposed today reflects the devastating and lifelong harm caused by the defendant's
actions," said Senior Deputy District Attorney Twyla Atmore who prosecuted the case. "Even after being convicted, the defendant has refused to accept responsibility, continuing instead to blame the child he abused in a demonstration of his complete lack of remorse and accountability."

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