A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch JUPITER 3, a school bus-sized Hughes communications satellite, Wednesday night from Florida's Kennedy Space Center was aborted as the countdown ticked toward liftoff. The Justice Department has filed a preliminary injunction to force Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to remove a floating barrier, installed to deter migrants in the Rio Grande, after suing the state earlier this week. The oldest Black intercollegiate fraternity in the nation, Alpha Phi Alpha, is moving its 2025 convention out of Florida, citing Gov. Ron DeSantis' "harmful, racist and insensitive policies against the Black community." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a sweeping reshuffling of his Cabinet, the largest overhaul of his government to date. Michigan has become the 22nd state in the nation to ban conversion therapy for minors after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law Wednesday, prohibiting any counseling to convince LGBTQ minors to change. An Ohio police officer who released the police dog that mauled a surrendering Black man has been fired from the department where he worked. In an effort to drive EV sales, seven major automakers are joining forces to build a nationwide network of 30,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030, with the first stations expected to open next summer. A group of five teachers and the Tennessee Education Association, the state's largest union for educators, have filed a lawsuit alleging the state's limitations on race-related lessons are unconstitutional. Former Ohio congressman Tim Ryan has announced the creation of a new advocacy group called We the People 250 Action Fund. Cardiovascular risks linked to sleep apnea are caused by a reduction in blood oxygen levels, according to a new National Institutes of Health-supported study. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had an apparent medical incident in the middle of a news conference Wednesday but later said he was fine when asked about his health. A 16-year-old jump rope expert in China broke a Guinness World Record by skipping rope 374 times in one minute. The House Oversight Committee on national security heard from a witness Wednesday morning who urged more government transparency on unidentified anomalous phenomena, formerly known as UFOs. Travelers at Philadelphia International Airport were treated to a rare spectacle when a raccoon showed up on the belt at baggage claim. Police in Ohio responded to an "emusing" call when a runaway emu was spotted running loose in southwest Columbus. Ghana's parliament voted Tuesday to abolish the death penalty for all crimes besides acts of high treason, and will likely commute the sentences of 176 people on death row to life in prison. An Arkansas woman is $200,000 richer after her stepfather made good on a long-running "joke" that he would give her a winning lottery ticket. MLB team owners voted to extend commissioner Rob Manfred's contract through the 2029 season, the league announced Wednesday. Singer Sinéad O'Connor died Wednesday according to a statement her family released to the Irish press. President Joe Biden Wednesday announced his intent to nominate former Maryland Gov. Martin O' Malley as Social Security Administration commissioner. A construction crane caught fire and collapsed atop a New York City skyscraper under construction Wednesday. Six people, including two firefighters, were injured as a result of the collapse. Despite progress in the inflation fight the Fed Wednesday raised interest rates by another 0.25 points, increasing the federal funds rate range to a 22-year high of 5.25% to 5.5%. K-pop group Treasure released a poster for the album "Reboot" and a performance version of the teaser for its "Bora Bora" music video. |
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