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India launches first mission to the sun

Ten days after India’s success in landing the first ever spacecraft on the southern side of the moon, the country has launched ‘Aditya L1’, its first mission to study the sun.

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Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn’t have plans to meet him

President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor’s office threw cold water on the idea. (Image credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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A coalition representing the biggest private-equity and hedge funds sued the SEC to block new regulations aimed at giving investors more transparency from asset managers.

A coalition representing the biggest private-equity and hedge funds sued the SEC to block new regulations aimed at giving investors more transparency from asset managers.

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Israelis rate Gallant as best-performing minister, and Ben Gvir the worst — poll

In TV survey, 22% of respondents rank defense minister as most effective in government; 45% say Foreign Minister Cohen should step down after revealing meeting with Libyan envoy

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Mitch McConnell May Be Experiencing Small Seizures, Doctors Suggest

Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not involved in his medical care.

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Drones give Ukraine’s underdogs an advantage – but their daring raids won’t end this war | Sean Bell

Ukraine might have thwarted Russian ambitions to subjugate the whole of the country, but it faces a herculean task if it is to expel Russian forces from occupied territories completely.

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‘Evil’ but ‘a people person’: Saddam Hussein according to the soldier who guarded him

This year marks 20 years since the Iraq war and the capture of dictator Saddam Hussein.

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A Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites is unconstitutional, judge rules

A federal judge said the latest state law to require age verification on adult websites doesn’t serve its purported purpose: protecting minors from viewing sexually explicit content. (Image credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP)

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Biden Won’t Meet DeSantis in Florida as He Tours Hurricane Idalia Damage

Though the president said earlier on Friday that he would see the governor on Saturday, Mr. DeSantis’s office said there were no plans for a meeting.

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Berkeley AEPi shellfish dump wasn’t antisemitic vandalism, police and fraternity say

Investigation finds multiple sites hit with the non-kosher food, which the Jewish house had interpreted as an anti-Jewish act

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