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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled to the launch pad ahead of the NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test. The launch, scheduled for Saturday, would come after years of delays and setbacks.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MAY 30: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this NASA handout, A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test May 30, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is the first launch with astronauts of the Boeing CFT-100 spacecraft and United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The flight test, targeted for launch at 12:25 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 1, serves as an end-to-end demonstration of Boeing's crew transportation system and will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the orbiting laboratory. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images) NASA/Getty Images hide caption

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Space

The launch of Boeing’s crewed Starliner space capsule is called off yet again

The Boeing Starliner launch was halted with just minutes to spare. The mission to the International Space Station was to carry two NASA astronauts. Starliner has already faced years of delays.
Palestinians carry some salvaged belongings as they leave the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip after they returned briefly to check on their homes on May 30, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

Palestinians carry some salvaged belongings as they leave the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip after they returned briefly to check on their homes on May 30, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

In Gaza, months of war have left Palestinians with barely the necessities to survive

Housing, medical care, schools, water and electricity are all in short supply in Gaza, which has endured a nearly eight-month siege by Israeli forces.
A pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University in early May. Chants calling for

A pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University in early May. Chants calling for "intifada" have become central at many demonstrations against the war in Gaza and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Adrian Florido/NPR hide caption

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Campus protests over the Gaza war

Chants of 'intifada' ring out from pro-Palestinian protests. But what's it mean?

Chants calling for “intifada” have been a prominent feature of pro-Palestinian student protests. It’s a charged word whose use is perceived differently by people with opposing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Dollar General is attracting new customers, as inflation-weary shoppers hunt for bargains. Many of the discount chain's core customers are checking out with fewer items in their baskets. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Discounting is back in fashion, as Americans get tired of paying more

After two years of paying more for things, Americans are growing more cautious about how they spend their money and are forcing retailers to offer more discounts.
African National Congress (ANC) polling agents set up a tent decorated with party paraphernalia outside a polling station in Umlazi on May 29 during South Africa's general election.

African National Congress (ANC) polling agents set up a tent decorated with party paraphernalia outside a polling station in Umlazi on May 29 during South Africa's general election. Zinyange Auntony/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Africa

In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time

In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time.
Chad Daybell sits at the defense table after the jury's verdict in his murder trial was read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday.

Chad Daybell sits at the defense table after the jury's verdict in his murder trial was read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday. Kyle Green, Pool/AP hide caption

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Law

Chad Daybell is sentenced to death in Idaho 'zombie murder' trial

A year after Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow met, both of their spouses and two of Vallow's children were dead. On Saturday, Daybell was handed down the death penalty in the murders of the children and his first wife.
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A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon's far side to collect rocks, in growing space rivalry with U.S.

The lunar probe mission aims to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
Researchers say multiple factors are likely impacting early puberty, including obesity, stress and endocrine-disrupting hormones which are widespread in the environment

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Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and ‘60s. And the number of girls starting their period before age nine has doubled. Researchers say parents can help prepare their kids for early puberty.
In this image from an AlertCalifornia/UC San Diego monitoring camera, smoke rises from the Corral Fire near the city of Tracy, Calif., Saturday, June 1, 2024.

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National

California firefighters battle wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco

California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning Saturday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.

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Former President Donald Trump holds a press conference following the verdict in his hush-money trial at Trump Tower in New York City on Friday. A New York jury found Trump guilty Thursday of all 34 charges of covering up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story of their alleged affair from being published during the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of crimes.

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Trump allies say his felony conviction has helped unify Republicans

Allies of former President Donald Trump say his felony conviction Thursday in a New York hush money case has helped energize and unify the Republican Party.

Trump allies say his felony conviction has helped unify Republicans

Kimberly Hardy speaks at a DNC event at the Impact Center World Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount, N.C., on May 23, 2024.

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Elections

Biden wants to win North Carolina. Improving turnout among Black voters is key

Black voters have traditionally been a critical part of the Democratic Party’s coalition. But polls this year show a softening of that support.

Biden will hold a rally to launch his campaign’s Black voter outreach effort

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President Biden delivers remarks on former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush-money trial before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on Friday.

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Middle East crisis — explained

President Biden unveils and endorses details of a new Israeli cease-fire proposal

President Biden gave remarks on the Middle East at the White House on Friday. He said it is time for the war in Gaza to end and discussed a "road map" to a cease-fire agreement.

President Biden unveils and endorses details of a new Israeli ceasefire proposal

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Jerry Smith moved to Cape Coral from New Jersey because,

Jerry Smith moved to Cape Coral from New Jersey because, "i\t was my vision of what I wanted the Florida lifestyle to be like.” Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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Hurricane Ian walloped Cape Coral, Fla. Two years later housing costs have spiked

Nearly two years after Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida, for many, the dream of living in paradise is becoming unaffordable. Making the situation worse, because of lax permitting and development following the hurricane, FEMA is hiking the cost of flood insurance in vulnerable coastal communities like Cape Coral.

Hurricane Ian housing costs

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Signage is displayed outside of a vote center on presidential primary day in Nevada in February.

Signage is displayed outside of a vote center on Election Day during the Nevada 2024 presidential primary election in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

It's not just young voters. New citizens will head to the polls this year, too

For recently naturalized citizens, the 2024 election could mark their first time casting a ballot in a U.S. presidential race. Here are the handful of states where new citizen voters could hold political power.
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