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NASA's Crew-12 members gather for a portrait in the pressure suits they wore while departing the International Space Station inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot.
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4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
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FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, on Sept. 23, 2026.
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South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute
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South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon
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Hurricane Isaias is heading toward the northern Gulf Coast, as seen in this satellite image captured at sunrise Thursday morning. Forecasters say the storm could make landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
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