Author: Associated Press
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SpaceX soars 25% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire
NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s richest man just became its first trillionaire. Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX soared 25% after opening for trading at noon Friday, an auspicious start for history’s biggest initial public offering and enough to push the net worth of its founder and CEO over the trillion dollar mark.…
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Texas shooting leaves 1 dead and 9 injured as police are in a standoff with a suspect
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A shooting Friday in Midland, Texas, left one person dead and nine others in the hospital, Mayor Lori Blong said. A suspect remained in a standoff with officers about two hours after the shooting, police said. The shooting started around 8 a.m. in one part of the city before ending up…
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Trump says US ‘must’ respond after Iran shot down US Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack. In the first known operation of its kind by the American military, a drone boat rescued the two aviators who were aboard the Apache…
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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
By JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said hours later that it was halting offensive operations as the renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East…
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A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire
By SAMY MAGDY and MICHELLE L. PRICE CAIRO (AP) — Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Iran said that it targeted American military…
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At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say
By JAIMIE DING and THOMAS PEIPERT A shooting near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio, wounded at least 12 people, and police said a search for the suspects was ongoing following an outbreak of gunfire that sent crowds scrambling for cover. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan…
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Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda. The majority opinion — by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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Trump says not to rush as details emerge of a potential Iran deal
CAIRO (AP) — The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, though U.S. President Donald Trump said he told representatives “not to rush…
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Suspect dead after approaching White House checkpoint with weapon, Secret Service says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials. The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement late Saturday that, according to a preliminary investigation, the person approached a checkpoint shortly after 6 p.m. ET “removed a weapon from his bag…
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Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at 41, NASCAR says
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given. Busch’s family said…