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Prada and Axiom Space reveal modernized NASA spacesuits for the 2026 moon landing

5:45pm October 17, 2024

The suits will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission, marking humankind’s first return to the moon since 1972. It will see the first woman and the first person of color walk on the moon.

Fentanyl deaths in the U.S. have dropped faster than expected, CDC says

4:46pm October 17, 2024

If the downward trend holds, this year is expected to be the first since 2020 to see overdose deaths fall below the 100,000 mark. However, Black and Native American communities remain vulnerable.

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Judge unseals Ruben Gallego divorce filing that has hovered over Arizona senate race

3:51pm October 17, 2024

An Arizona judge unsealed Gallego divorce filings Wednesday, rejecting efforts to keep the records hidden. Yet the filings did not offer the October surprise the Democratic Senate candidate's rival, Kari Lake, was hoping it would.

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A father and son are indicted on murder charges in Georgia high school shooting

3:45pm October 17, 2024

The grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children. His father, Colin Gray, faces 29 counts including second-degree murder.

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Helene’s damage to North Carolina’s Green River affects businesses that depend on it

3:43pm October 17, 2024

In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

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Mitzi Gaynor, star of the big-screen musical ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93

2:19pm October 17, 2024

Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor, starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.

A housemaid is suspected of killing a child in 'Clean,' a novel about class and power

12:53pm October 17, 2024

Chilean author Alia Trabucco Zerán has written an intense novel about the kind of deep down rot that lingers, despite the most vigorous scrubbing.

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Specter Of Regional War Looms Over Lebanon

Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?

12:52pm October 17, 2024

Yahya Sinwar is widely considered to have been the mastermind behind Hamas’ cross-border assault on Israel a year ago.

A former inspector general shares stories of government waste, fraud and abuse

12:51pm October 17, 2024

by Dave Davies

As IG, Glenn Fine oversaw investigations of the mishandling of documents in the Oklahoma bombing case, the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo and corruption in the Navy. His book is Watchdogs.

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FILE PHOTO: Palestinians Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally

Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

10:54am October 17, 2024

The news marks a major development — the death of Israel's most wanted man — a year into the war in Gaza after Israel vowed to crush Hamas following its attack on Israel.