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Round-the-world racing yachts dock at The Wharf in DC ��� see them up close 06/17/2024 12:03pm • The more than 40,000 mile "Clipper Round the World Yacht Race" made an impressive arrival before docking at The Wharf in Southwest D.C. Monday morning. Eleven clippers will remain there for a week before setting off on the final leg back across the Atlantic Ocean. Hannah Brewis and a first mat NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem 06/17/2024 11:31am • DALLAS (AP) ��� NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is sending science data again. Voyager 1's four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in November, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. The team first received meaningful information again from Vo An ammunition blast in a Czech military area kills 1 service member, injures 8 other people 06/17/2024 10:22am • PRAGUE (AP) ��� An ammunition explosion in a military training area in the Czech Republic killed one service member and injured eight other people, including one civilian, the Defense Ministry said Monday. The accident took place in Libava, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) east of Prague, as ammunit China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea. Manila calls the report deceptive 06/17/2024 09:16am • TAIPEI (AP) ��� A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China���s coast guard said, in the latest flare-up of escalating territorial disputes that have sparked alarm. The coast guard said a Philippine supply ship ente Sea turtles are under threat from trawlers in the Adriatic. A center offers them a sanctuary 06/17/2024 09:09am • MARINA DI RAVENNA, Italy (AP) ��� On a crisp morning off the coast of Marina di Ravenna, the Adriatic Sea glistens under the sun as marine biologist Linda Albonetti stands in a gently bobbing boat. Reaching into a plastic tub, she hefts out a sizeable loggerhead turtle and eases it over the side. Th CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires 06/17/2024 08:41am • The United States is bracing for chaotic weather this week, with the South set to experience another heat wave following a short respite from searing temperatures earlier this month. The National Weather Service expects some areas to reach temperatures so high they'll hit new daily records. And it' At least 9 dead, dozens injured as trains collide in India's Darjeeling district, a tourist hotspot 06/17/2024 08:09am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� A cargo train rammed into a passenger train in India's eastern state of West Bengal on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, officials said. Television channels showed video of one train rammed into the end of the other, with one compartment rising ve Soccer fans unhappy with transport issues at Euro 2024 but authorities downplay concerns 06/17/2024 08:07am • GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) ��� Complaints from soccer fans about transportation issues around the European Championship game between England and Serbia in Gelsenkirchen were downplayed by local authorities on Monday. Supporters experienced long and crowded lines for trams to and from Arena AufSchal The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more 06/17/2024 06:42am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks. Then, branch by branch, 173 of Youssef Salem���s relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in a matter of days in Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front 06/17/2024 06:41am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Although the influx of Western munitions has shrunk Kyiv's glaring artillery disadva Panthers and Oilers turn to poker and Mario Kart on long flights in the Stanley Cup Final 06/17/2024 06:00am • When the Florida Panthers' first flight of the Stanley Cup Final was delayed, it meant extra time on the tarmac before the nearly six-hour trek across North America. As forward Anton Lundell joked upon arrival, ���The guys who played cards had a little bit more time to win or lose some money.��� Don Euro 2024: Georgia makes debut at a major tournament against Turkey in Group F 06/17/2024 05:10am • DORTMUND, Germany (AP) ��� Georgia makes its debut at a major soccer tournament when the South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people plays Turkey in Group F at the European Championship. The other teams in the group are Portugal and the Czech Republic. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) in The trial of a US reporter charged with espionage in Russia is to begin June 26 06/17/2024 04:09am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� The espionage trial in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will begin on June 26 and will be held behind closed doors, a statement from the court that will hear the case said Monday. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, has been behind bars since his March 2023 arrest and Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing 06/17/2024 01:35am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� Singapore authorities said Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control that led it to hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island's southern shores. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Photos offer a glimpse of Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee 06/17/2024 01:15am • MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) ��� The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is underway in Tennessee, bringing tens of thousands of fans to a 700-acre farm campground and concert venue for more than 150 performances this weekend. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Pretty Lights are among those headlining