Suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down off South Carolina coast
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Sixth Memphis police officer fired after death of Tyre Nichols
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a high-profile visit to China after the suspected Chinese spy balloon was discovered in U.S. airspace. Margaret Brennan has more on how the balloon will impact U.S.-China relations.
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon moving across U.S.
A suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting across the U.S. is carrying a payload of cameras and antennas as big as two or three school buses. China claims it's a weather balloon that lost its way, but U.S. officials don't believe it. David Martin reports.
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Sixth Memphis police officer fired after death of Tyre Nichols
In a statement earlier this week, the department said officer Preston Hemphill was under investigation for his participation in the "initial traffic stop" of Nichols "and the use of a Taser."
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down off South Carolina coast
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
Records lows set as Arctic air descends into Northeast
Record lows were set for cities across the Northeast on Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
FAA orders ground stop at 3 airports where suspected spy balloon last seen
The Federal Aviation Administration paused arrivals to and departures from airports in North and South Carolina.
Dolphin skull found in baggage at Detroit airport
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DNC passes new primary calendar making S.C. first and booting Iowa
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DNC passes new primary calendar making S.C. first and booting Iowa
New Hampshire's place in the process is still an open question, after state Democrats say they could skip the line.
Biden tells DNC that House Republicans "intend to destroy the progress we've made"
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down off South Carolina coast
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
Teenage girl killed by shark in Australia while jet skiing
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The Federal Aviation Administration paused arrivals to and departures from airports in North and South Carolina.
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A Royal Navy warship has returned to port in Britain after several sailors got sick from the vessel's drinking water.
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