Israeli spacecraft Beresheet made its final maneuver ahead of a planned descent to the moon on Thursday, which, if successful, will propel Israel into an elite group of countries that have mastered the lunar landing.
The unmanned robotic lander dubbed Beresheet – Hebrew for the biblical phrase “in the beginning” – has traveled through space for seven weeks in a series of expanding orbits around Earth before crossing into the moon’s gravity last week.
The final maneuver brought the spacecraft into a tight elliptical orbit around the moon, just 15-17 kilometeres from the surface at its closest. The landing is set to begin late on Thursday, with touchdown expected around 3:30 pm ET, the Israeli space team said.

U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose moderately this week, remaining at historically low levels that can lure potential purchasers in the spring homebuying season.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage increased to 4.12% from 4.08% last week.

Vehicle began moving while driver was outside, hit tents used by young men; some of the injured were trapped under vehicle; two evacuated in helicopters

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Washington – A founder of the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel has been blocked from entering the United States. The movement says in a statement that Omar Barghouti (bar-GOO’-tee) was traveling to the U.S. for a speaking tour, including meetings with journalists and policymakers in Washington. It says Barghouti was told by airline staff at [...]