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Deaths reported after chemical tank implodes at pulp and paper mill in Washington state

Fatalities have been confirmed at the scene of an implosion at a manufacturing plant in Longview, Washington, where emergency responders were continuing a recovery operation Tuesday afternoon.

Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans

A three-judge panel blocked Alabama Republicans’ congressional map on Tuesday that would’ve given the party a potential pickup opportunity in the midterms.

Trump declares himself in perfect health after physical exam

U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, said "everything checked out perfectly" after ​having his physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, following a year of public attention on apparently ‌minor health issues.

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies.