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Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
TodayLucid summary: Wally Funk, a member of the Mercury 13 women's aviation program and the oldest woman to travel to space, has passed away at the age of 87.
Easyjet agrees in principle to £5.7bn takeover bid by US private equity firm
TodayLucid summary: Easyjet has received a £5.7bn takeover bid from US private equity firm Apollo, which supersedes a prior offer from Castlelake.
Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed for Trump
TodayLucid summary: Palm Beach International Airport has been officially renamed the Donald J. Trump International Airport, according to the FAA. The change was announced on Thursday.
Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport
TodayLucid summary: A Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-landed at Zakynthos airport, reportedly without landing gear, before catching fire. The runway has been closed following the incident.
Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion
TodayLucid summary: Manna, an autonomous drone delivery startup, is expanding to the U.S. with a new facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aiming to create 1,000 jobs.
Five crew remain missing after plane wreckage found in Pakistan
TodayLucid summary: Wreckage of a private cargo plane has been discovered in Pakistan. The Airports Authority is actively searching for the five crew members who are still missing.
Search under way for cargo plane that vanished off Pakistan coast
TodayLucid summary: A cargo plane carrying five people vanished off the coast of Pakistan after rapidly descending and losing contact with authorities, prompting a search operation.