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It’s time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13’s distance record. What to know about the moon flybyApr 05, 2026 5:06 pm - HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it’s time to set a new distance record. Launched last week on h...
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It’s a hit: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ box office blasts off with $372.5 million globallyApr 05, 2026 4:48 pm - Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. It earned $130.9 million over the weekend and a massive $190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: US carries out daring rescue of service member in IranApr 05, 2026 4:46 pm - The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a comp...
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Story of the birth of ESPN will be showcased in a documentary on Monday nightApr 05, 2026 4:37 pm - ESPN is literally going back to the beginning on Monday night when it debuts a 90-minute documentary about its creation.
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Cubs' Cade Horton placed on 15-day IL, set for tests after leaving 2nd start with forearm discomfortApr 05, 2026 3:52 pm - CLEVELAND — Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton will return to Chicago for more tests on his right arm after being forced to leave his second outing of 2026 in the second i...
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Amaya hits RBI single, Cubs pitchers combine for 1-hitter in 1-0 win over Guardians in DH openerApr 05, 2026 3:30 pm - CLEVELAND — Miguel Amaya hit an RBI single in the eighth inning — only the second hit for Chicago — and four Cubs pitchers combined for a one-hitter in a 1-0 victory over...
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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and TehranApr 05, 2026 12:14 pm - Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emergeApr 05, 2026 8:39 am - TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tue...
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Boisvert scores first NHL goal as the Blackhawks beat the Kraken 4-2Apr 05, 2026 12:47 am - Sacha Boisvert scored his first NHL goal with 5:42 to play to give Chicago a two-goal lead and Tyler Bertuzzi scored his team-leading 32nd goal as the Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night.
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Michigan overpowers Arizona and reaches national title game with 91-73 winApr 04, 2026 10:56 pm - Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night.