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Astronauts trapped in space, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, said Friday it was tough watching the Boeing capsule return to Earth without them.It was their first public comment since the Boeing Starliner capsule that carried them to the International Space Station in June returned last week, after NASA decided the troubled capsule was too risky for them to board, so they remained.”That’s the way it is in this industry,” Williams said, adding, “You have to turn the page and look for the next opportunity.”Wilmore and Williams are now full-time crew members aboard the space station, helping with routine maintenance and…

The Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) aims to diversify the tourism sector not only by destination but also by segment, with a focus on luxury tourism, which will offer more attractive and diverse services to attract more demanding visitors with higher purchasing power who want a more personalized and private treatment. Promotional activities are already underway to position the country in the aforementioned areas, so that the Dominican Republic becomes a benchmark for all-inclusive travel and a flagship country for luxury tourism. To this end, Alejandro Reynal, president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, credits the Dominican Republic with…

Click here to subscribe.To submit a letter to the editor, click here.Want to buy today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter hereIllinois beat Central Michigan in front of a homecoming crowd at Memorial Stadium to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2011. Reporter Joey Wright offers 10 quick thoughts on the blowout win.Start slowlyThings haven’t always been easy for Illinois, who racked up 171 yards of total offense in the first 30 minutes and led 13-6 by halftime. An 11-yard pass from Luke Altmyer to Pat Bryant was the…

Letters from Wicklow/Larry Donnelly It was not the first time that an American college football “season opener” had been played at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. Georgia Tech and Florida State faced off across the Atlantic, with around 27,000 fans in attendance. The game itself was thrilling, with Kerry-born David Shanahan’s Yellow Jackets upsetting the opposition 24-21. Objectively, the event was a great success. Thanks to his adoptive father, his eldest son, Sean, a huge football fan and Patriots aficionado, also attended. Sean said the atmosphere was great and there were no signs of trouble in the nation’s capital, which unfortunately has…

High school grades football Class AADevils Lake 27, Jamestown 23West Fargo Holes 33, Minot North 7Grand Forks Red River 46, Watford City 6St. Mary’s 23, Fargo South 21Wahpeton 31, Valley City 27Dickinson 21, Grand Forks Central 14 Class AAALegacy 43, Shanley 14Mandan 26, Fargo North 7Bismarck High 28, West Fargo Sheyenne 7Century 22, West Fargo 14Davis 17, Minot 10Class A Ellendale/EK 30, Thompson 7Bottineau 27, Park River 8Kindred 63 Hillsboro/CV 0Killdeer 34, Bowman County 6Belva Drake Anamoose 56, Nedrose 8Langdon/AEM 36, TMCHS 6Southern McLean 22, Hazen 6Northern Cass 18, Oaks 6Rugby 38, Grafton 24Shiloh Christian 41, Heart River 14Ray Powers…

September 14, 2024 10:42 PM ABC’s Lindsey Davis acknowledged that the previous CNN debate, which went unfavorably for President Joe Biden, influenced Trump’s fact-checking. ABC hosts Lindsey Davis and David Muir were slammed by critics for being biased towards Donald Trump’s Democratic rival, Kamala Harris. During the most-anticipated first presidential debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates, the hosts fact-checked Trump’s comments five times but did not correct Harris once. ABC hosts Lindsey Davis and David Muir have been slammed by critics for being biased toward Donald Trump’s Democratic rival, Kamala Harris. (Associated Press) Trump also subsequently slammed the ABC…

“She’s a total supermodel,” Minnesota Lynx star Dorka Juhasz commented on NYFW snapshots of University of Connecticut Huskies player Paige Bueckers. Bueckers has had the best fashion experience this summer. From making her New York Fashion Week debut to attending the U.S. Open in perhaps her best outfit of the year, Bueckers has been captivating with her glamorous side wherever she goes. But contrary to expectations, the 22-year-old hasn’t been rocking the same look while attending classes at the University of Connecticut. Instead, she’s keeping it casual and simple. And during one of our recent chats, she revealed the reason…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  It’s hard to make sense of tariffs in today’s political conversation. Voters uniformly complain about inflation, but both Republicans and Democrats are, to some degree, supportive of tariffs, or taxes on imports. Former President Donald Trump has pledged to jack up tariffs on China and impose across-the-board tariffs on imports from other countries, something that feeds into his economic nationalism but confounds his promise to fight inflation. Vice President Kamala Harris has lambasted Trump’s tariff plan as…

France said its final farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade down the Champs-Elysees, followed by concerts by artists from the opening and closing ceremonies. France says final farewell to Olympics with parade down the Champs-Élysées The highly acclaimed sport’s final event of the summer will see tens of thousands of fans gather on the French capital’s most famous street, where President Emmanuel Macron is due to present the country’s highest civilian award to a host of medal winners. Around 4,000 police officers, who were almost unanimously praised for keeping the Games and 12 million spectators safe…

WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden was hosting an event celebrating Black excellence with lawmakers, activists and celebrities at the White House last week, Kamala Harris was on her way to Pennsylvania. Harris has promoted her background and goals rather than her race to win the support of black voters. The nation’s first black vice president spoke to Pennsylvania voters about helping small businesses, building more housing and expanding the child tax credit. He said the country “deserves a president of the United States who works for all Americans.” What she didn’t do was spend time talking about her race,…