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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms

SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of ...

Nov 19, 2024

US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez as the "president-elect" of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicol...

Nov 19, 2024

New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to...

Nov 19, 2024

NY prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose dismissing President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to delaying it unti...

Nov 19, 2024

Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says

VIENNA (AP) - Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, according to a confidential report by the United Nations' ...

Nov 19, 2024

Rafael Nadal will play Davis Cup singles for Spain against the Netherlands ahead of retirement

MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal was picked to play singles for Spain against the Netherlands on Tuesday at the Davis Cup Final 8, the 22-time Grand Slam champion's last event before he retires. The ...

Nov 19, 2024

Rafael Nadal will play Davis Cup singles for Spain against the Netherlands ahead of retirement

MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal was picked to play singles for Spain against the Netherlands on Tuesday at the Davis Cup Final 8, the 22-time Grand Slam champion's last event before he retires. The ...

Nov 19, 2024

Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot and plans to kill President Lula, others

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian police arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill President Luiz Incio Lula da Sil...

Nov 19, 2024

Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMs at the Bryansk region

Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Ukraine fired six U.S.-made ATACMs missiles at Russia's Bryansk region. In a statement carried by Russian news agencies, the ministry said the military shot...

Nov 19, 2024

Russian President Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joi...

Nov 19, 2024