By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX has once again delayed the kickoff of its latest mission: a bold and risky trek into Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts by a four-person crew of civilians who will also aim to conduct the first commercial spacewalk. The mission, dubbed Polaris Dawn, was set to take off as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from a government watchdog says President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year over warnings from staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The report from USAID’s inspector general says multiple staffers had expressed concerns that the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden authorized the troubled Gaza pier operation as officials warned the humanitarian aid effort would face weather challenges in the Mediterranean Sea and security problems in an active war zone, according to a newly released government watchdog report. Officials from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) also feared that
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials cautioning residents against heavy rain and violent winds in the region in the coming days. The Japan Meteorological Agency said typhoon Shanshan was about 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of the southern island of Amami on Tuesday morning as it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday. The trial is seen as an indicator for press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The trial of Stand News’ former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) –El sistema inalámbrico de AT&T estuvo fuera de servicio para algunos clientes durante parte de este martes debido a un problema de software que ya se ha resuelto, según informó la empresa. “Hemos resuelto un problema de software que interrumpió la capacidad de un número limitado de nuestros clientes para conectarse
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys representing Republicans accused of scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential race in Arizona are arguing that a grand jury indictment against their clients was politically motivated. An Arizona judge is considering requests from at least a dozen people to dismiss charges of forgery, fraud and conspiracy.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, as well as on the Qatari prime minister’s meeting this week with Iran’s president, according to a U.S. official.
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Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — AT&T wireless service was down for some customers for parts of Tuesday because of a software issue that has since been fixed, according to the company, which has experienced several outages this year. “We’ve resolved a software issue that disrupted the ability of a limited number
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Una serie de apagones afectó este martes a nueve estados de Venezuela, dijo el ministro del Interior, Diosdado Cabello, quien atribuyó el problema a “un ataque terrorista al servicio eléctrico nacional”, sin dar pruebas de ello. Los estados afectados fueron Táchira, Barinas, Mérida, Zulia, Falcón, Nueva Esparta y, en algunos
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The morning after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was clear: She wanted attention to be on getting Donald Trump out of office. While in the car on her way to the Capitol, Pelosi’s senior aide, Drew Hammill, was
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Días después de que Hezbollah e Israel intercambiaran algunos de los ataques transfronterizos más intensos de los últimos años, las autoridades estadounidenses se muestran tímidamente esperanzadas de que la amenaza de un conflicto de mayor envergadura entre ambos bandos se haya evitado, al menos por ahora, aunque siguen vigilando de cerca
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be banned from personalizing any of their work equipment. Lawyers on Monday announced the details of the settlement of a wrongful death
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be banned from personalizing any of their work equipment. Lawyers on Monday announced the details of the settlement of a wrongful death
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner said it “took some time to get in the rhythm,” but the world No. 1 in men’s tennis advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 win against American Mackenzie McDonald. His win Tuesday in New York was Sinner’s first
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Este miércoles se cumple un mes de las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, en las que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) dio por ganador al presidente Nicolás Maduro, sin que hasta la fecha se conozcan los resultados detallados de los comicios por centros y mesas de votación. Han sido semanas de
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region is covering some of the same territory on which the Soviet Union scored one of its most important victories over German invaders in World War II, one that some historians say turned the tide of the war in Europe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KOLKATA, India (AP) — Police in India have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a top elected official in the country’s east, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor earlier this month. The Aug. 9 killing
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Sisters Rodeo tickets are going on sale a month later than usual. You can purchase tickets for the 85th anniversary in October. In other sports news: Redmond High football receives $5,000 from T-Mobile. The Trans-Mississippi Mid Master and Mid Amateur Championship is coming to Brasada Canyon golf course. And the Seattle Mariners fire their manager
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