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LeBron James heckled by fans during Lakers game, refs briefly stop play
There were a limited number of fans in Atlanta, Ga., Monday night due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t appear to stop Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James from getting in a heated argument with some along the sidelines. Hecklers appeared to jaw with James during the fourth quarter of the contest between the Lakers and …
Trump briefly leaves press briefing after shooting near the White House
Trump returned to the briefing room minutes later, confirming a shooting. “There was a shooting outside of the White House and it seems to be very well under control. I’d like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work,” Trump said when he returned. After he returned to the …
Chief Justice John Roberts was briefly hospitalized last month for head injury after fall
Chief Justice John Roberts was briefly hospitalized last month after he fell and suffered an injury to his forehead while walking near his home, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court said Tuesday. Roberts, 65, was treated at a hospital June 21 and spent the night there after he fell while walking for exercise, the spokeswoman, …
Health Ministry briefly signals Israel could close borders over coronavirus
The Health Ministry said Saturday that Israel would likely soon close its borders to non-citizens amid fears of an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but later appeared to backtrack. At the same time, South Korea protested to Israel over a decision to deny entry to some 200 people aboard a plane from Seoul. A notice …
Second all-female space walk briefly hampered by helmet issue
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch ventured out of the space station shortly before 7 a.m. Eastern Time for the first spacewalk of 2020. Their mission is to replace batteries on solar arrays on the outside of the ISS. They are the same astronauts who made history after successfully completing the very first all-female …
Washington Monument elevator briefly breaks down after years of elevator renovations
Days after it reopened to the public, the elevator inside the Washington Monument temporarily broke down on Saturday, park officials said. The monument — the tallest building in Washington, D.C. — opened on Thursday after a three-year renovation in which its elevator and security systems were upgraded. WASHINGTON MONUMENT WILL REOPEN TO PUBLIC ON THURSDAY AFTER THREE YEARS OF …
SpaceX’s new test rocket briefly hovers during first free flight
Late on Thursday, July 25th, SpaceX launched a test version of its next big rocket from Texas, sending the vehicle hovering in the air for a few seconds before it landed back on the ground. The hardware didn’t get very high, but it was the first time the test vehicle flew detached from the ground, …
