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Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

● AP • 17 July 2026 • 5:40 PM

America's most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere.

The U.S.-Iran battle over the Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways

● NPR • 17 July 2026 • 4:51 PM

Recognizing Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent, with other countries attempting to claim important waterways, analysts say.

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A body is recovered after San Francisco boat tragedy but 2 remain missing

● AP • 17 July 2026 • 4:31 PM

Police have recovered the body of a woman who was one of three people missing after a boat sank this week in San Francisco Bay.

Takeaways: The ICE officer who killed a man in Maine has a violent history, family and records say

● AP • 17 July 2026 • 3:24 PM

The Immigration and Customs Officer who shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine this week has a long history of serious psychiatric issues and a violent history with the women in his life, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.

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Threat of dangerous flooding continues in Texas while hard-hit areas launch cleanup efforts

● AP • 17 July 2026 • 2:39 PM

Parts of Texas remain under threat for dangerous flash flooding as cleanup efforts begin in hard-hit areas.

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Pakistani forces kill 24 militants in border raids near Afghanistan

● NPR • 17 July 2026 • 1:18 PM

The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants over the previous 24 hours. The operations were in response to attacks by militants earlier in the week.

'Superworms' help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens

● NPR • 17 July 2026 • 11:03 AM

The larvae of a beetle native to South and Central America, the critters are the perfect solution to sticky problem: How to prepare an animal skeleton for scientific use.

Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases

● NPR • 17 July 2026 • 10:39 AM

Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.