By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak interrupted NASA’s launch countdown for its new moon rocket early Monday, reappearing in the same place that saw seepage during a dress rehearsal back in the spring. Launch controllers halted the tanking operation, which already was running an hour late because
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak interrupted NASA’s launch countdown for its new moon rocket early Monday, reappearing in the same place that saw seepage during a dress rehearsal back in the spring. Launch controllers halted the tanking operation, which already was running an hour late because
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — Train services have ground to a near standstill around Amsterdam as the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the Dutch capital. The industrial action Monday is halting international services and affecting lines to and from the busy Schiphol international airport. Eurostar, the company that runs trains between London
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Palau’s vice president and her eight-member delegation have been quarantined in Taiwan after two of them tested positive for the coronavirus. Palau is one of the 14 countries still maintaining formal relations with Taiwan, which China claims as its own and has relentlessly sought to deprive of diplomatic partners. Vice President
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis wrestled with the destruction of their homes and businesses Monday as the military and volunteers tried to evacuate thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by “monster monsoons” that have killed more than 1,000 people this summer. In the southeastern town of Shikar Pur not far from
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, y el expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva se enfrentaron en el primer debate televisado del país el domingo por la noche antes de las elecciones presidenciales de octubre. Tres de los candidatos presidenciales de Brasil (de izquierda a derecha) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT),
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Defense Ministry says that one of three Dutch soldiers wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend has died. The ministry said in a statement Monday that the commando “died tonight of his injuries. That happened surrounded by family and colleagues.” The soldier, whose
Continue ReadingCNN By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for Duke,
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, Nouran Salahieh and Stella Chan, CNN NFL rookie punter Matt Araiza has been released from the Buffalo Bills days after he and two other football players were accused in a lawsuit of gang-raping a then-17-year-old girl during an off-campus party at San Diego State University last year. “This afternoon, we
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS and JALAL BWAITEL Associated Press TUBAS, West Bank (AP) — At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces have carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages, making it the deadliest in the occupied territory since 2016. The military says the vast majority
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. The plunge in Asia paralleled the drop on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week sinking more than
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. The plunge in Asia paralleled the drop on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week sinking more than
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La policía de Nueva Zelandia identificó a dos niños cuyos restos fueron encontrados a principios de este mes en maletas compradas por una familia en una subasta en línea. En un comunicado el viernes, la policía confirmó que ambos niños han sido identificados y su familia ha pedido que se mantengan sus
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By Liam Reilly, CNN The Columbus, Ohio, teacher’s union voted Sunday to ratify an agreement with Columbus City Schools, which will allow students to return to in-person learning Monday after a dayslong strike over classroom conditions and teacher pay. A majority of members of the teachers’ union, Columbus Education Association, voted to accept the agreement,
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The woman was crumpled on the floor of a mangled Mercedes, unconscious and struggling to breathe. The French doctor had no idea who she was, and focused on trying to save her. Twenty-five years later, Frederic Mailliez is still marked by what happened in the Alma
Continue Reading By JAKE STARR Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For a week and a half at the Little League World Series, no team came close to Hawaii. The championship Sunday was no different. Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Lawyers for Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz have urged an appeals court to throw out testimony from a former first lady of Guinea that contributed to his conviction for corruption over the secret payment of millions by his firm to win coveted iron-ore contracts in the west
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Lawyers for Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz have urged an appeals court to throw out testimony from a former first lady of Guinea that contributed to his conviction for corruption. The case involved the secret payment of millions by his firm to win coveted iron-ore contracts in
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business The Chinese yuan sank to the lowest level in two years after hawkish comments by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spurred a recent rally for the greenback. The yuan — also known as the renminbi — lost about 0.5% against the dollar on Monday in offshore trading outside mainland China.
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