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Prime Minister Morisson and President Trump. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Australia is set to invest $101 million into President Trump's efforts to achieve another Moon landing by 2024 and send future U.S. missions to Mars, Reuters reports.

Driving the news: Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the investment while visiting NASA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Morrison outlined the 5-year investment plan as part of a broader effort to triple the size of Australia's space sector and create 20,000 new jobs by 2030, per Reuters.

Between the lines: "The announcement came after Morrison made a state visit to the White House on Friday, with the red carpet rolled out, signaling Australia’s strong ties with the United States after a period of tense relations with China," Reuters' Lidia Kelly notes.

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Virginia Supreme Court clears way for removal of Lee statue in Richmond

An 8-foot fence was erected around the Robert E. Lee monument on January 25, 2021, in Richmond, Virginia.

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled on Thursday that the state can remove a six-story-tall statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.

Why it matters: The 130-year-old, 60-foot-tall statue will be the latest Confederate monument to come down. Proponents of its removal say such statues pay deference to America's legacy of slavery and racism.

Deadly Northeast floods: At least 9 killed in New York City area

People caught in heavy rains in New York City's Times Square on Wednesday. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The governors of New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency on Wednesday, as historic rainfall and flash flooding caused travel chaos and power outages across the Northeastern U.S.

The latest: At least nine deaths have been reported from the flooding in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York Times.

New York region's historic floods send deadly climate change lesson

A motorist drives a car through a flooded expressway in Brooklyn, NY early on Sept. 2, 2021. (Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

The remnants of Hurricane Ida brought a tropical deluge of unprecedented proportions to the New York City metro area on Wednesday night into Thursday.

Driving the news: The flooding that resulted from the heavy rainfall shut down Newark Airport, and turned city and country roads in all five boroughs and surrounding areas of New Jersey and Pennsylvania into rivers.