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China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, and said one crew member will remain aboard for a year to study human adaptability in long-duration spaceflight.
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Sen. Ted Cruz and one of President Donald Trump’s outside advisers exchanged posts on social media Saturday after Cruz said he was “deeply concerned” about the terms of an emerging U.S.-Iran deal.
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NASCAR’s Truck Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series paid tribute to Kyle Busch with moments of silence ahead of races at Charlotte Motor Speedway following his death Thursday.
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The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Jalen Brunson scoring 30 points, Fox News reported.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on northern progressives to travel to Southern states to fight what she called political injustice, prompting criticism from conservatives on social media.
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The British military said it plans to send a destroyer to help secure the Strait of Hormuz if and when a war with Iran ends. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Lyme Bay was in the port of Gibraltar in 2014, the military said.
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President Donald Trump announced on social media that a not-yet-finalized agreement with Iran and steps to open the Strait of Hormuz are “largely negotiated,” he said, after talks with Israel and other allies. He said the pact aims to end the war and includes a two-month negotiation on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival Saturday for his film ‘Fjord,’ festival organizers said. The festival described the film as a culture-war drama set in Norway.
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A suspect was fatally shot and a bystander wounded after an exchange of gunfire outside a White House checkpoint, the U.S. Secret Service and a law enforcement official said.
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A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people and left 247 workers trapped, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Friday evening.
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