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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy said, "The United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward, and so will space." Sixty years later -- after sending men to the moon, spearheading the International Space Station and crafting a space telescope that can see billions of years into the past -- America is still moving forward.

The US audit regulator said on Friday it has signed an agreement with Chinese regulators, taking a first step toward inspecting and investigating registered accounting firms in China and Hong Kong.

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it proposes to label certain "forever chemicals" that are found in hundreds of household items and pollute drinking water systems across the country as hazardous substances.