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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Axiom Space launched its fourth private mission to the International Space Station early Wednesday, June 25, in partnership with SpaceX for the flight. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule lifted off at 2:31 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew consists of astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the United States, marking a historic first visit to the ISS for the three international participants.
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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that multiple systemic failures at Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) led to the January 2024 door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9. The incident occurred six minutes into Flight 1282, forcing an emergency landing in Oregon with 177 people aboard. The NTSB identified Boeing’s inadequate training, guidance and oversight of factory workers as the primary cause.
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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblyman from Queens, declared victory Tuesday night, June 24, in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. With 93% of scanners reporting, Mamdani held 43.5% of first-round ballots, ahead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 36.4%, according to unofficial results. Although ranked-choice tabulations will continue through July 1, Cuomo conceded, telling supporters he called Mamdani to congratulate him.
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3 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jason Morrell |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
President Donald Trump called it a perfect strike, but a new intel leak reveals that Iran’s nuclear sites may not have been wiped out after all. Plus, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dropped out of the mayoral race. A newcomer won in New York’s mayoral primary, catching the political world off guard. Also, a door plug blew off in midair in January 2024.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Mathew Grisham |Simone Del Rosario
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced some heat from both sides of the political aisle regarding the committee’s decision against lowering interest rates. During the first of two days of congressional testimony, the chair said the current data supports rate cuts, but inflation forecasts give him pause. President Donald Trump said he hoped Congress would work over “Too Late” Powell ahead of Powell’s testimony in front of the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, June 24.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Florida officials have begun construction on a new immigration detention center deep in the Everglades at the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. The 39-square-mile site features an abandoned 10,500-foot runway surrounded by swampland inhabited by alligators and pythons, earning the facility the nickname “Alligator Alcatraz.”Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed the location as part of the state’s support for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
Thousands of New Yorkers are headed to the polls Tuesday, June 24, for the city’s hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary, with initial results expected late in the evening but no final outcome until July 1. The ranked-choice contest is shaping up as a two-man race between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. Polling sites across New York City opened at 6 a.m. ET and will close at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
President Donald Trump will travel to The Hague on Tuesday, June 24, for his first NATO summit of his second term. While the summit was expected to highlight his push for increased defense spending among member nations, attention is now focused on recent U.S. airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Just days before the summit, the U.S. launched airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
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4 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jason Morrell |Kaleb Gillespie |Lauren Keenan
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran shattered within hours, with Israel accusing Iran of breaking the deal. The two nations have since returned to war. Also, Justice Sonia Sotomayor raises concerns while the Trump administration celebrates a victory on immigration, warning that the rule of law is at risk. Plus, it’s election day in America’s biggest city. The mayoral primary could redefine New York City and have a significant impact on the Democratic Party.
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5 days ago | 
san.com | Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Lauren Keenan |William O. Jackson
A federal judge in Tennessee has ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from criminal custody while he awaits trial on federal smuggling charges, rejecting government claims that he poses a danger to the community. The ruling follows months of legal battles over his disputed deportation and subsequent return to the United States. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling immigrants without legal status across the United States.