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Why NASA’s moon mission is a big deal | CNN

NASA is getting ready to launch four astronauts around the moon on a mission called Artemis II. CNN’s Space & Science reporter, Jackie Wattles, explains why this mission is so important.

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I thought I had a tummy bug, but it was bowel cancer

Marie McGrath says it is "unfathomable" that bowel cancer screening in Northern Ireland begins at 60, a decade later than the rest of the UK.

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Travelodge boss was sent email by sex assault victim in 2023

The victim of a sexual assault in a Travelodge - by a man given the key card to her room - sent an email to the chief executive soon after the attack.

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Scott Mills confirms he was investigated by police in first statement since sacking

Mills says the announcement of his sacking from the BBC had led "to the publication of rumour and speculation".

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Iran authorities await war ‘victory’ as supporters mark 1979 anniversary

Officials, government supporters take to streets to mark Islamic Republic Day, even as US, Israel continue bombing.

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My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16

Diagnosed just before her fourth birthday, Sophia, now 15, can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.

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Mamdani Spars With NYC City Council Over $127 Billion Budget

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin outlined a budget proposal that she said would close a $6 billion deficit without raising taxes, cutting services or raiding the city’s savings — a plan Mayor Zohran Mamdani immediately deemed “unrealistic.”

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Super Micro Co-Founder Pleads Not Guilty in China Smuggling Case

Super Micro Computer Inc. co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw pleaded not guilty Wednesday in New York to charges that he helped illegally divert billions of dollars in Nvidia Corp.-powered servers to China in a hearing in Manhattan.

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Judge delays Luigi Mangione’s federal trial by about a month but won’t push it to next year

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to delay the federal trial of Luigi Mangione until next year, denying a request by his attorneys who had expressed concern they couldn’t prepare for trial while defending the 27-year-old at the same time in state court.

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‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law

Celebrations in the Israeli parliament mark the passing of legislation intended to apply to Palestinians only.

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UAE Asks UN to Approve Measures, Including Force, to Open Hormuz

The United Arab Emirates called on the United Nations to authorize a range of measures, including force, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Persian Gulf countries pressure Iran to restore free passage along the vital global energy corridor.

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Florida Keys Resort, Favored by George H.W. Bush, Listed for $300 Million

Northwood Investors is exploring a sale of Cheeca Lodge & Spa in the Florida Keys as hotel investors chase assets that appeal to affluent vacationers.

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Bain’s Gross Says CEOs Get AI Wrong, Focus on Tech Over Strategy

Artificial intelligence is being misapplied by executives who treat it as a technology rollout rather than a fundamental rethink of how businesses operate, Bain Capital Managing Partner David Gross said in a TV interview.

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After Decade of Slumps, Argentine Peso Becomes Surprise ‘Haven’

For more than a decade, investors could rely on the Argentine peso to do one thing — plunge. Now, as the war in Iran roils global markets, it’s thriving.

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Six Met officers investigated after black child suffers broken knee in Tottenham search

The IOPC is investigating six Met officers, looking at the level of force and whether race was a factor.

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Secret Codes and Yuan Fees Get Ships Through Iran’s Hormuz Tollbooth

Vessels wanting to transit the strategic waterway need to be from friendly countries, and some have to pay fees in Chinese currency or crypto before being escorted through the strait.

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Mangione’s Federal Murder Trial Delayed to Oct. 5, Judge Says

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial over the killing of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive was tentatively delayed by about a month to Oct. 5, giving him and his lawyers more time to mount a defense in a separate New York state murder case slated to go before a j…

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Trump Set to Address Nation on Iran as US Seeks War Off-Ramp

President Donald Trump is set to deliver a rare primetime address on Iran amid uncertainty about how long he’s prepared to continue a five-week war that has largely shuttered the Strait of Hormuz.

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Nigerian Banks Raise $3.4 Billion to Meet New Capital Standards

Nigerian lenders raised 4.7 trillion naira ($3.4 billion) in fresh capital to meet a deadline to strengthen their balance sheets, the Central Bank of Nigeria said.

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SpaceX reportedly files plans for massive IPO

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company that merged earlier this year with artificial intelligence company xAI, confidentially filed plans for an initial public offering Wednesday in what might be the largest of all time, according to multiple reports.

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CPS giving 'advice' to police over Andrew and Mandelson probes

Police are carrying out inquiries into Lord Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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History’s biggest census: Why India’s new population count is controversial

The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.

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UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Before talks with 35 countries, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says reopening strait ‘will not be easy’.

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Another GLP-1 weight loss pill gets FDA approval, and it has fewer restrictions on how it’s used

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second GLP-1 pill for weight loss, adding another option to a rapidly growing arsenal of obesity therapies.

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Iran War: What a Marine Expeditionary Unit is – and other US military terms

The US has deployed thousands of additional Marines and airborne troops to the Middle East since the Iran war began.

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Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire

Donald Trump says US will continue ‘blasting Iran into oblivion’ until Strait of Hormuz is reopened.

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Stella McCartney's Highland home approved by councillors

The fashion designer and her husband plan to build the house overlooking a sea loch in the Highlands.

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Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is coming

The prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures.

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Russia claims to take full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region

No immediate comment from Ukraine on Kremlin’s claim of advance in part of larger industrial Donbas area.

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Supreme Court hears arguments in birthright citizenship case

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over President Trump’s executive order attempting to end automatic birthright citizenship. Follow here for the latest.

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Supreme Court skeptical of Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments over President Trump’s executive order attempting to end automatic birthright citizenship. Follow here for the latest.

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Supreme Court hears arguments in birthright citizenship case

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments over President Trump’s executive order attempting to end automatic birthright citizenship. Follow here for the latest.

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Supreme Court hears arguments in birthright citizenship case

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments over President Trump’s executive order attempting to end automatic birthright citizenship. Follow here for the latest.

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Two teenage girls arrested after large gathering in Clapham

A large crowd of young people cause anti-social behaviour in Clapham High Street, says the Met.

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Keir Starmer: UK will seek closer ties with EU in light of Iran war

It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM's refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war.

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US Supreme Court to hear constitutional test of birthright citizenship

Advocates warn of fallout for immigrants as challenge to Trump executive order to be heard before top US court.

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Iran war: What is happening on day 33 of US-Israel attacks?

Trump says US could leave Iran war in 2-3 weeks without a deal; Iran’s FM Araghchi says he has no faith in talks.

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Iran war live: Trump says deal ‘irrelevant’; steel plants in Isfahan hit

US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, with pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar hit.

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Here’s what astronauts could find in their upcoming 10-day mission around the moon

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

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