Shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon could be a lot harder than it sounds, former Navy pilot says

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The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor.
The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee says it's 'watching' Ticketmaster as the battle for Beyoncé tickets begins

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Beyoncé performs on stage headlining the Grand Reveal of Dubai's newest luxury hotel, Atlantis The Royal on January 21, 2023
Beyoncé performs on stage headlining the Grand Reveal of Dubai's newest luxury hotel, Atlantis The Royal on January 21, 2023.

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When a weather balloon went rogue almost 25 years ago, fighter jets fired 1,000 rounds at it and couldn't bring it down

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Two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet aircraft
Two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet aircraft.

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1 out of every 4 migrant kids separated at the border by Trump still hasn't been reunited with their family 2 years later

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In this Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, David Xol-Cholom of Guatemala hugs his son, Byron, at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated about one-and-half years ago during the Trump administration's wide-scale separation of immigrant families.
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A New York man who admitted to leaving threatening voicemails for Marjorie Taylor Greene dared her to file charges against him

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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia

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Video appears to show moments after a baby was ditched by parents at an airport, leaving airline staffers in 'shock:' 'She left him here!'

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A cell phone video published by N12 appears to show the moments after a baby boy was abandoned this week by his parents at an airport in Tel Aviv
A cell phone video published by N12 appears to show the moments after a baby boy was abandoned this week by his parents at an airport in Tel Aviv.

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Video: Watch 2 astronauts spacewalk today to prep solar arrays that will boost the space station's power supply

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Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), or spacesuit, during a seven-hour and 21-minute spacewalk to install a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure preparing the orbital lab for its next roll-out solar array.
Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) i

Parents late to their flight at an Israeli airport left their ticketless baby at check-in and raced away to try to get on board: Israeli authorities

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A picture taken on March 22, 2018 shows an overhead view of the departure hall in Ben Gurion International Airport
A picture taken on March 22, 2018 shows an overhead view of the departure hall in Ben Gurion International Airport.

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Wagner troops wouldn't 'stop coming' and climbed over bodies of dead comrades like something out of a 'zombie movie,' says Ukrainian soldier

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A defaced mural of Russia's mercenary group Wagner reading
A defaced mural of Russia's mercenary group Wagner reading "Wagner Group - Russian knights" on the side wall of an apartment bock in Belgrade on January 20, 2023.

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George Santos' campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens. That's enough to buy 1,131 orders of the rigatoni bolognese.

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Rep. George Santos (right) with an order of Il Bacco's ravioli campagnola in a pink sauce
Rep. George Santos (right) with an order of Il Bacco's ravioli campagnola in a pink sauce

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