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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the mission released 25 views of cosmic objects ranging from supernova remnants to galaxy clusters and more. NASA/SAO/CXC hide caption

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Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope

NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.

ME astronomers scamble to save Chandra X-ray telescope

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Fighter jets are parked on the deck of the U.S.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, also known as the 'Ike', on the south Red Sea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption

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A Navy pilot becomes the first woman aviator to kill an air-to-air contact in combat

The military branch said last week that the unnamed aviator recently notched the achievement against an attack drone deployed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

A nurse takes care of a dengue fever patient at the Sergio Bernales National Hospital in the outskirts of Lima on April 17, 2024. Peru recorded 147 deaths from dengue fever and more than 155,000 reported cases as of April 17, according to the Ministry of Health. These figures far exceed the 39 deaths and 34,000 cases recorded in the same period in 2023.  Juan Carlos Cisneros/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Dengue fever is — unfortunately — having a banner year. Can it be quelled?

Case counts are skyrocketing in countries like Brazil and Peru and the virus is popping up in new turf, from Florida to Iran. What's the cause? And what's the solution?

Law enforcement personnel stand outside of Schemengees Bar in Lewiston, Maine, where one of two mass shootings took place in October 2023. Robert Card, who allegedly killed 18 people in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston was found dead in nearby Lisbon. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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An Army report finds failures that let a gunman evade treatment before a Maine mass shooting

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Investigators were unable to solve an enduring mystery about Robert Card, the gunman and Army reservist who was discharged from a psychiatric hospital less than three months before killing 18 people.

Palestinian detainees are viewed after they have been released by Israeli army, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza on June 20. Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Palestinian detainees from Gaza say they are facing abuse in Israeli prisons

Most Palestinians who've been rounded up since Oct. 7 are incarcerated without due process or contact with the outside world, Israeli human rights organizations say. Israel denies abusing detainees.

Gazans held in Israeli jails allege abuse

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Duke Fakir holds his life time achievement award backstage at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009. Fakir, the last of the original Four Tops, died Monday of heart failure at age 88. Matt Sayles/AP hide caption

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Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, dies at 88

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

US President Joe Biden during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden's brand was overcoming obstacles. But this one, he couldn't beat

President Biden had made a career of digging in and proving the doubters wrong — until he finally met a political crisis he couldn’t ride out.

President Biden's brand was overcoming obstacles. But this one, he couldn't beat

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(From left) Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova all feature in new documentary series, Gods of Tennis. Mindhouse Production Team hide caption

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'Gods of Tennis' explores trailblazing legends of the sport and why we remember them

John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and other tennis legends discuss their legacies in a new PBS documentary series.

GODS OF TENNIS - Simon Draper

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Some airline issues continued Monday after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights, but the number of flights impacted is declining. Here, a Delta Air Lines jet leaves the gate on Friday at Logan International Airport in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption

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Delta canceled hundreds of flights Monday as it recovers from CrowdStrike failures

As of Monday afternoon, the Atlanta-based airline has canceled more than 800 flights and delayed roughly 1,400 flights, according to FlightAware.

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia on May 31, 2024. A Russian court has convicted Kurmasheva of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said on Monday. ‎‎‎‎‎/AP hide caption

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Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial

Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted of "spreading false information" about the Russian army.

FILE - Christopher Dunn, right, listens to his attorney Justin Bonus from New York City during the first day of his hearing to decide whether to vacate his murder conviction, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis. A Missouri judge on Monday, July 24, 2024, overturned the conviction of Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool, File) Laurie Skrivan/Pool St. Louis Post-Dispatch hide caption

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Missouri judge overturns murder conviction of man imprisoned for over 30 years

The ruling means Christopher Dunn is likely to be freed from prison, but no date has been set.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, takes the stage with his wife Usha Vance during a rally at Middletown High School in his home town of Middletown, Ohio, Monday. Paul Vernon/AP hide caption

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JD Vance vows to fight for ‘forgotten communities’ in hometown rally

Ohio Sen. JD Vance used an address at his hometown high school to share his plans for America if elected vice president alongside Donald Trump.

J.D. Vance vows to fight for ‘forgotten communities’ in hometown rally

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - JULY 20: Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at the first public rally with his running mate, former U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is former President Trump's first public rally since he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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The economic mind of JD Vance

The Republican vice presidential candidate represents a sharp break from the Republicanism of yesteryear.

Stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) hangs from a crane on the set of an action movie in The Fall Guy. Universal Studios hide caption

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Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

Filmmaker David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. "You are responsible for their safety," he explains. "Your heart goes through your chest."

David Leitch

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