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NASA astronauts prepare for two spacewalks

They will conduct a second similar spacewalk on July 1. The walks will begin at 7:35 am ET. Starting at 6 am ET, NASA will provide live coverage of each. Both astronauts are veteran spacewalkers. This will be Cassidy’s seventh adventure outside and Behnken’s eighth. Behnken, along with NASA astronaut …

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Seattle ‘autonomous zone’ leader says many protesters are leaving

A statement from a Twitter account associated with the protest zone, known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), or organized Capitol Hill protest, said “few people remain in our beloved CHOP.” The statement, signed by “The Capitol Busy Protest Solidarity Committee,” added that “the CHOP project is now complete.” …

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Venezuela criticizes US ‘provocation’ after naval operation

FILE PHOTO: USS Nitze, a Guided Missile Destroyer is pictured in New York Harbor, May 24, 2006. REUTERS / Peter Foley / File Photo / File Photo CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday called an incident this week in which a United States Navy ship sailed …

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WHO warns of oxygen shortage as COVID cases exceed 10 million

GENEVA (Reuters) – The world is facing a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global cases of coronavirus infection approaches the 10 million mark, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

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