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SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. Unlike his…

Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race

Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race

By JOSH BOAK, JILL COLVIN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s presidential race is a genuine contest of ideas between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump — with clear differences on taxes, abortion,…

Harris’ past debates: A prosecutor’s style with narrative flair but risks in a matchup with Trump

Harris’ past debates: A prosecutor’s style with narrative flair but risks in a matchup with Trump

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — From her earliest campaigns in California to her serving as President Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris has honed an aggressive but calibrated approach to debates. She tries…

Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane

Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane

By SARA CLINE and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where…

Wall Street rallies to claw back some of last week’s sharp loss

Wall Street rallies to claw back some of last week’s sharp loss

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Monday to claw back some of the losses from their worst week in nearly a year and a half. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2%,…

Kate, princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

Kate, princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make a limited number of public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain’s royal family after it was…