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Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed…

Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks

Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks. The 31-year-old…

An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight

An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight

By PATRICK AFTOORA ORSAGOS, JULIE CARR SMYTH AND ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio.…

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

By JOHN HANNA and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to…

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

By JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics.…

Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

WPTF StaffSep 11, 2024
Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became increasingly clear the…