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Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation's space station Friday after more than a week's delay because their original return capsule was damaged, likely from being hit by space debris.

The team left their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in orbit and came back using the recently arrived Shenzhou-21 that had ferried a three-person replacement crew to the station, China’s Manned Space Agency said.

It wasn’t clear if the change in spacecraft would affect the timing of future missions to the Tiangong space station. The space agency said that... Read More

She wanted to keep her son in his school district. It was more challenging than it seemed

ATLANTA (AP) — It was the worst summer in years. Sechita McNair’s family took no vacations. Her younger boys didn’t go to camp. Her van was repossessed, and her family nearly got evicted — again.

But she accomplished the one thing she wanted most. A few weeks before school started, McNair, an out-of-work film industry veteran barely getting by driving for Uber, signed a lease in the right Atlanta neighborhood so her eldest son could stay at his high school.

As she pulled up outside the school on the first day, Elias, 15, stepped onto the curb in his new She... Read More

Fresh off commissioning new aircraft carrier, China starts sea trials of amphibious assault ship

BANGKOK (AP) — China began sea trials of its most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday, only a week after commissioning its latest aircraft carrier as part of the rapid modernization of its navy, which is already the world's largest.

The Sichuan Type 076 vessel, which set sail from Shanghai's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard, combines some of the attributes of an aircraft carrier and earlier amphibious assault ships, with the ability to launch both aircraft and landing craft loaded with troops.

It is about half the size of the Fujian, the latest aircraft carrier 7, wit... Read More

The Dune of Dreams: Upstart league Baseball United hosts inaugural game in Dubai with its own rules

UD AL-BAYDA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emerging like a mirage in the desert outskirts of Dubai, a sight unfamiliar to those in the Middle East and Asia has risen up like a dream in the exact dimensions of the field at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Now that it's built, though, one question remains: Will the fans come?

That's the challenge for the inaugural season of Baseball United, a four-team, monthlong contest that will begin Friday at the new Barry Larkin Field, artificially turfed for the broiling sun of the United Arab Emirates and named for an investor who is a... Read More

Russia's massive attack on Kyiv kills 4, injures 27

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four people were killed after Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said.

At least 27 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration. At least 430 drones and 18 missiles were used in the attack across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

He said the attack, which struck other regions of the country, was targeting Kyiv... Read More

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Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage

She wanted to keep her son in his school district. It was more challenging than it seemed

Fresh off commissioning new aircraft carrier, China starts sea trials of amphibious assault ship

The Dune of Dreams: Upstart league Baseball United hosts inaugural game in Dubai with its own rules

Russia's massive attack on Kyiv kills 4, injures 27

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