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China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth

China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth

BEIJING — China’s government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said Monday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S. and other space programs.
Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel

Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian judge on Monday rejected a challenge to a temporary COVID-19 ban on citizens returning from India.
In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come

In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come

GAUHATI, India — With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India’s northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infections by converting a massive stadium and
Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting

Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said.
Bye, bye, bye: Latin American boy band CNCO loses member

Bye, bye, bye: Latin American boy band CNCO loses member

NEW YORK — The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing. The group announced on its official Instagram page Sunday that 22-year-old Joel Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet.
Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert

Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert

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Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if

Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if

LONDON — Scotland's leader told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday that a second Scottish independence referendum is “a matter of when, not if," after her party won its fourth straight parliamentary election.
Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988

Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988

WILMINGTON, Del. — Among the moneyed du Ponts, who preferred the privacy of their elegant homes and the offices and plants of the chemical company that bore their name, Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV was a bit of a rebel.
Denver officer shot in the leg; police search for shooter

Denver officer shot in the leg; police search for shooter

DENVER — An officer in Colorado was shot in the leg and police launched a search for the shooter.
Maldives police say key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested

Maldives police say key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested

MALE, Maldives — Maldives police said Sunday they arrested a person believed to be the prime suspect in an explosion that critically wounded the country's former president and which was blamed on Muslim extremists.