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By The Associated Press
HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent dies at 39
LAS VEGAS | A prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with has died. Hydeia Broadbent was 39.
Her father said in a Facebook post that she had died unexpectedly Tuesday “after living with Aids since birth,” but didn’t provide more details
A 7-year-old Broadbent became a national symbol of HIV/AIDS advocacy when she joined Magic Johnson on a 1992 Nickelodeon channel TV special. There the basketball legend talked about his own HIV diagnosis.
Broadbent made the talk-show circuit as a child, met the president and first lady, spoke at the 1996 Republican National Convention and was featured on a segment on ABC’s “20/20.”
Private lander makes first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. | A private lander has made the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back. Intuitive Machines confirmed the spacecraft touched down Thursday.
Tension mounted in the company’s Houston control center when there was no immediate word from the lander following the designated touchdown time. A faint signal finally was acquired, and flight controllers scrambled to improve communication.
Although the craft’s condition was not immediately known, the landing put the U.S. back on the moon for the first time since NASA’s Apollo moonwalkers. The lander holds experiments for NASA, which wants to jumpstart the lunar economy before landing its astronauts there.
—From AP reports
