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A neighbor apparently angry about fireworks at a noisy Fourth of July party shot three people to death early Thursday and wounded two others, police said. Terrance Hough Jr., a 35-year-old off-duty firefighter, was arrested in connection with the shootings, police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho said. No charges had been filed Thursday morning because police were still gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses, Stacho said. There was no phone listing for Hough’s address.

PARIS — SpaceX hopes to launch 24 Starlink missions in 2020 as the company builds out a broadband megaconstellation that could ultimately number close to 12,000 satellites, a company executive said Sept. 10.  SpaceX’s Starlink launch cadence will likely average “two a month,” in addition to customer launches, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, said at the World Satellite Business Week conference here.  “Next year, I hope we launch 24 Starlinks,” Shotwell said.

It's a Wonderful Life is one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time, and it also has one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history. At the end of the film, George Bailey's young daughter Zuzu says, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings," giving her father the peace of mind that Clarence served his purpose. The movie came out 74 years ago, and the actor who played Zuzu in It's a Wonderful Life, Karolyn Grimes, is now 80 years old.

The Maui News Brooke Van Sickle hit a blistering .520 while putting down a match-high 14 kills to lead the University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-23, 25-16 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday night in Honolulu. Van Sickle had just one hitting error in 25 attempts as she recorded her 30th career double-digit kill match. She also had four aces and nine digs. Riley Wagoner added 13 kills and setter Kate Lang had 37 assists and 10 digs for UH (14-6, 11-1 Big West Conference).