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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97Aug 08, 2025 2:47 pm - James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday.
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Judge to consider the fate of an agreement on protecting immigrant children in US custodyAug 08, 2025 12:22 pm - A federal judge on Friday will hear a Trump administration request to end a nearly three-decade-old policy on ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children held in federal custody.
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Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportationsAug 08, 2025 12:19 pm - A split appeals court panel tossed out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump's administration on Friday in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.
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Justice Department subpoenas New York AG James as it investigates whether she violated Trump rightsAug 08, 2025 12:18 pm - The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of an investigation into whether she violated President Donald Trump’s civil rights, according to people familiar with the matter.
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‘Outlander’ prequel series ‘Blood of My Blood’ goes back in time again — to meet the parentsAug 08, 2025 11:31 am - “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” tells the love story of Jamie’s parents, Ellen and Brian, and Claire’s parents, Julia and Henry. The characters are inspired by the stories of Diana Gabaldon, but there are no novels for showrunner Matthew B. Roberts to follow.
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College endowment tax is leading to hiring freezes and could mean cuts in financial aidAug 08, 2025 7:04 am - A big increase in the tax on university endowments is adding to financial uncertainty for the wealthiest colleges in the U.S., leading several already to lay off staff or implement hiring freezes.
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Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump’s deadline for Russia arrivesAug 08, 2025 6:52 am - Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Friday deadline for the Kremlin to stop the killing arrived and he eyed a possible summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflict.
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Another WNBA game, again in Chicago, disrupted by a sex toy tossed onto the courtAug 07, 2025 10:13 pm - CHICAGO — A sex toy was thrown onto the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream's 86-65 victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night, the latest such incident...
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Atlanta controls the second half and beats the Sky 86-65 for 4th straight victoryAug 07, 2025 9:24 pm - CHICAGO — Allisha Gray scored 25 points, Jordin Canada had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Atlanta Dream controlled the second half and beat the Chicago ...
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Aaron Glenn will play Justin Fields and the Jets' starters in the preseason opener against PackersAug 07, 2025 7:57 pm - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Justin Fields and the rest of the New York Jets' starters will play for at least some of the team's preseason opener at Green Bay on Saturday night. ...