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Spacesuit problems prevent astronauts from completing job

Spacesuit problems prevent astronauts from completing job CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacesuit problems prevented astronauts from completing the installation Wednesday of powerful, new solar panels outside the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough encountered a pair of spacesuit issues midway through the seven-hour spacewalk, forcing him to temporarily retreat back into the…

UK’s Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks

UK’s Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing, Johnson voiced his confidence that he won’t need to delay the plan to lift restrictions…

India says Twitter knowingly not complying with local laws

India says Twitter knowingly not complying with local laws NEW DELHI — The standoff between the Indian government and Twitter escalated Wednesday when the country’s technology minister accused the social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” when it comes to following new…

Pulitzers: NYT virus coverage wins for public service, Star Tribune reporting on Floyd’s killing wins for breaking news

Pulitzers: NYT virus coverage wins for public service, Star Tribune reporting on Floyd’s killing wins for breaking news NEW YORK — Pulitzers: NYT virus coverage wins for public service, Star Tribune reporting on Floyd’s killing wins for breaking news.   Found at: ABC NEWS – Source

Golfer arrested after attacking fellow player on the course during Korn Ferry Tour qualifier event, police say

Golfer arrested after attacking fellow player on the course during Korn Ferry Tour qualifier event, police say A golfer attempting to qualify for this week’s Wichita Open on the Korn Ferry Tour was arrested after allegedly attacking another player during a qualifier Monday. According to police in Newton, Kansas, Luke Smith of Covington, Tennessee, punched the victim in the face and tackled him…

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day CHICAGO — A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday. Dan O’Conor said he started jumping into the lake at Montrose Harbor on the city’s North Side last year to relieve stress. “It was during the pandemic, it was during the…

The Next 1000: How And Where Entrepreneurship Has Surged In The Past Year

The Next 1000: How And Where Entrepreneurship Has Surged In The Past Year When the Covid-19 pandemic brought the economy to a standstill, more than 30 million small businesses across the U.S. were cast into financial freefall. But from the downturn, marked by the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression and a staggering 22 million jobs lost, emerged a surge in entrepreneurship—one…

Biden’s ‘watch me’ comment raises stakes ahead of Putin summit: The Note

    The TAKE with Rick Klein Amid all the high-level shadow boxing setting up President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Biden has added a new wrinkle — one that amounts to a test for himself that awaits him back home. Biden has cast this moment in the world community in broad terms for the United States — a chance to assert the power of democratic nations in the face…

Kawhi Leonard once again ‘leading the way’ for LA Clippers, who even series with Utah Jazz at 2-2

    LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard blew by  Royce O’Neale and took off down the lane before throwing down an explosive one-handed dunk all over  Utah Jazz center  Derrick Favors. Leonard’s powerful second-quarter slam put the exclamation point on a first half that saw the LA Clippers lead by as many as 29 points before evening their Western Conference semifinal series with the Jazz at two games…

Mexican president to make National Guard part of army

    MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Tuesday he plans to make the National Guard part of the army, erasing the thin pretense of a civilian-controlled force that was used to gain approval for its creation two years ago. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador dissolved the former Federal Police soon after taking office in late 2018, saying the force was corrupt. He replaced it with the…

Record rise in US wholesale prices over the past year

    WASHINGTON — Wholesale prices, driven by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May and by a unprecedented amount over the past year as the U.S. economy emerges from pandemic lockdowns and pushes inflation higher. The monthly gain in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressure before it reaches consumers, followed a 0.6% increase in April and a 1% jump in March, the Labor…

Bothered by ailing knee, Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid fades in second half as Atlanta Hawks rally to tie series

    ATLANTA — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid‘s second-round series against the Atlanta Hawks went from historical comparisons to the “Big Dipper” —  Wilt Chamberlain — to a big oh-fer in the second half of Monday’s 103-100 loss that tied things up 2-2. Embiid went 0-for-12 in the second half, accounting for the most attempts without a make in a playoff game in the past 25 years, according…

Sri Lanka seeks UN help in assessing damage from ship fire

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government is seeking help from the United Nations and other countries in assessing the environmental damage caused by a fire on a container ship carrying chemicals that is sinking off its capital, officials said Tuesday. The 12-day fire on the MV X-Press Pearl ravaged the vessel, destroyed most of its cargo and caused severe pollution in the ocean and…

At least 2 dead, 2 injured in early morning shooting at Alabama plant

    At least two people are dead and two people have been injured in a shooting at a fire hydrant plant Tuesday morning in Alabama, according to ABC’s Huntsville affiliate WAAY. The shooting occurred at the Mueller Co. plant in Albertville, Alabama — about 47 miles southeast of Huntsville — where the plant manufactures fire hydrants and other water distribution products. Albertville police…

Report: Gang violence displaces thousands in Haiti’s capital

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Escalating gang violence has pushed nearly 8,500 women and children from their homes in Haiti’s capital in the past two weeks, according to a UNICEF report. Officials say the gangs’ fight over territory in Port-au-Prince has forced hundreds of families to abandon burned or ransacked homes in impoverished communities, with many of them staying in gymnasiums and other…

Harris invites all female US senators to have dinner at Naval Observatory

    Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s highest-ranking woman in government, is hosting a first-of-its-kind dinner at the Naval Observatory Tuesday evening for her female colleagues in the Senate — a show of bipartisanship in a deeply divided Washington. Harris invited all 24 of the country’s female senators — 16 Democrats and eight Republicans. It will mark the first time she’s hosted…

Saudi Arabia executes young Shiite man for violent rebellion

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia executed a young man Tuesday who was convicted on charges stemming from his participation in an anti-government rebellion by minority Shiites. A leading rights group said his trial, however, was “deeply flawed.” It was unclear whether Mustafa bin Hashim bin Isa al-Darwish, 26, was executed for crimes committed as a minor, according to Amnesty…