US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission | AP News

US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission | AP News

The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years.Like previous missions, the reusable plane resembling a mini space shuttle carried classified experiments. There’s no one on board. The space plane took off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space

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Students launch 24-hour traffic blockade in Serbia’s capital ahead of weekend election protest | AP News

Students launch 24-hour traffic blockade in Serbia’s capital ahead of weekend election protest | AP News

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A group of university students on Friday launched a 24-hour blockade of a main street in Serbia’s capital during New Year’s holiday rush as protests continued in the troubled Balkan country after reports of irregularities that marred a recent election.The students set up small tents, tables and chairs, brought food and

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Trump slams Maine move to block him from 2024 primary ballot | AP News

Trump slams Maine move to block him from 2024 primary ballot | AP News

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to return to the White House.The

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Pistons match longest losing streak in NBA history at 28 games, falling 128-122 to Boston in OT | AP News

Pistons match longest losing streak in NBA history at 28 games, falling 128-122 to Boston in OT | AP News

BOSTON (AP) — Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that would match the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-best Celtics on Thursday night before Boston recovered to win 128-122.Despite making it to overtime for the first time in the skid, Detroit matched the “Trust the Process”

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard set to be paroled years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother | AP News

Gypsy Rose Blanchard set to be paroled years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother | AP News

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, is set to be paroled on Thursday. The case sparked national tabloid interest after reports emerged that Gypsy Blanchard’s

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Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital’s city hall | AP News

Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital’s city hall | AP News

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. The country’s populist authorities have denied rigging the vote. President Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday

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