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Today is Monday, April 12, 2021.

And we begin with the highly anticipated first-ever chopper flight on Mars pushback a few more days.

Ingenuities big event was supposed to happen overnight last night, but a test to get its rotors up to full-flying speed

ended earlier than it was supposed to, and NASA needs to find out why.

The helicopter will now stay grounded until at least this Wednesday.

Great Britain is gearing up for a royal goodbye.

99-year-old Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, will be laid to rest this coming Saturday following eight days of national mourning,

a ceremonial procession to Windsor Castle, and a kingdom-wide moment of silence.

The affair will be colorful, but still smaller than usual, mostly because of COVID,

but also because the former naval officer and World War II veteran didn't want a fuss to be made.

Prince Harry has already made the trip from California to England, and sources say he'll be by the side of his brother William for their grandfather's farewell service.

The Duke of Edinburgh was just weeks away from celebrating his 100th birthday when he passed away peacefully at his home Friday morning.

If you're a middle schooler, you're likely next in line for a vaccine.

Over the weekend, Pfizer officially asked the Food and Drug Administration to okay shots for those between 12 and 15 years old.

The urgent request comes just one week after the company announced that its vaccine is 100% safe and effective for that age group,

and as cases continue to spike among young teens in some states.

Michigan, for example, case rates in kids 10 to 19 are at an all-time high.

The process to greenlight its use down to 12 is expected to take days or weeks instead of months,

which means shots could begin by summer in time for camps and before kids head back to school.

It's considered the most important discovery since that of King Tut's tomb a hundred years ago.

Egypt's best known archaeologist says he and his team have unearthed an ancient city that dates back to the golden age 3,400 years ago.

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