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Trump waved from Air Force One alongside his grandchildren after arriving at Morristown Airport Friday evening. He's starting for a 17-day stay at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, while the White House undergoes some summer renovations.
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Public health officials confirmed Tuesday the U.S. has 57 people with the novel coronavirus, mostly those repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship — an increase they had expected after the passengers were allowed to return home from Japan against their initial advice.
The big picture: COVID-19 has killed more than 2,700 people and infected more than 80,000 others, mostly in mainland China. There's only been two cases of person-to-person infections in the U.S. so far, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned today that Americans should prepare for the outbreak to broaden here.
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Multiple space tourism companies are aiming to send their first customers to the edge of space before the end of this year.
Why it matters: Right now, most revenue in the space industry is tied up in government contracts, but experts say the maturing industry will need tourism to grow into the $1 trillion economy some predict it could be.