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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse

HOUSTON (AP) — After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now. Their flyby of the moon — NASA’s first return since the Apollo era — even …

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Trump’s mixed messages on Iran: ‘Winding down’ the war and easing sanctions but adding more troops

President Donald Trump frequently contradicts himself, sometimes in the same speech, social media post or even sentence. Within the space of a few hours Friday, he sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration’s strategy. During this time, Trump …

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Trump says Iran’s supreme leader is dead 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneiwas killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media. Trump said his death is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their …

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When conflict meets competition: Trump’s immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics 

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — As the Winter Olympics opened in Milan, Vice President JD Vance hailed the competition as “one of the few things that unites the entire country.” That unity didn’t last long. The early days of the Milan Cortina Games have been roiled by the tumultuous political debate in the U.S. American athletes have …

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Lindsey Vonn tests injured left knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonnopened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful downhill training run on Friday — two days before the race. Vonn got tight with her line midway down and only narrowly cleared …

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The Milan Cortina Olympics officially open with a multi-site ceremony for a spread-out Winter Games

MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina …

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