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SpaceX launches mega Starship rocket in successful test flight

SpaceX has conducted the boldest test flight of its size yet Spaceship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning carrier with mechanical arms at the launch pad. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fictional part.” AP AUDIO: Correspondent Julie Walker reports on SpaceX's latest technical achievement. At nearly 400 feet (121 meters) […]

By Andrew Jack

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

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Ariana Grande is hosting “SNL” for the first time since 2016.

Ariana Grande took the New York 30 Rock stage “Saturday Night Live” for the third time as hostess and found herself in familiar circumstances. “The last time I hosted was in 2016, and we were about to elect our first female president,” the 31-year-old singer and actress said in her monologue. “So I guess the […]

By Andrew Jack

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

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North Carolina football player Tylee Craft dies of rare lung cancer at age 23

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina football player Tylee Craft died Saturday morning of a rare form of lung cancer, coach Mack Brown said. Brown made the announcement his post-game press conference after the Tar Heels' loss to Georgia Tech. Craft was 23. “This young man fought so hard in his two and a […]

By Andrew Jack

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

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Harris is traveling to North Carolina to resume campaigning in a state hit hard by Hurricane Helene

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris Her campaign says she will meet with black leaders in North Carolina on Saturday, go to church and hold a rally in the state on Sunday. The weekend trip is their second to the embattled state after it was hit Hurricane Helenewith Harris returning to campaign mode at […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage is showcased at the 50th annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend as the Acadiens and Creoles Festival marks half a century of honoring and celebrating culture through music, art, food and community. What began in 1974 as a one-day concert to entertain 150 French-speaking journalists in Lafayette – the heart of Cajun […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Yamamoto defeated Darvish in a historic matchup as the Dodgers beat the Padres 2-0 and reached the NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $1 billion on Japanese talent in the offseason, and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto defeated Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández defeated the San Diego Padres 2-0 […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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During the festival, a hot air balloon crashes into the radio tower in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hot air balloon hit a radio tower and collapsed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday the city's famous festival – the second time in 20 years that a balloon came into contact with this tower. There were no reports of injuries, said Kevin Carhart, a spokesman for the Bernalillo County […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Boeing wants to lay off 10% of its employees in the wake of a factory strike

Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers, about 17,000 people, in the coming months as the company continues to lose money and tries to cope with a strike that is crippling production of the company's best-selling planes. New CEO Kelly Ortberg told employees in a memo Friday that the job cuts will […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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Ethel Kennedy, activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at age 96

BOSTON (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after his assassination and spent decades thereafter supporting social causes and the family's legacy, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our great […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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BrucePac is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat due to listeria

A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products produced at an Oklahoma plant because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, which can cause illness and death. BrucePac of Woodburn, Oregon, recalled the roughly 5,000 tons of ready-to-eat food this week after U.S. Department of Agriculture officials discovered listeria in […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024