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Copper wire replacement caused air traffic control issue that grounded flights across U.S.: White House

The White House on Saturday shared more detail on the issue that took down air traffic control equipment on Friday, grounding flights nationwide for hours. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a contractor was doing routine maintenance to upgrade copper wire to fibre optic cable when something went wrong.

Trump to meet with China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin at historic trilateral sit-down on nuclear non-proliferation

The leaders of the United States, China and Russia plan to meet Thursday on the sidelines of next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen — an unprecedented gathering of the heads of the world’s biggest nuclear powers.

SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first

SpaceX’s Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in midair by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier.

Bomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuations as authorities investigate

A bomb was found near an ethanol plant in central Illinois, sparking evacuations of those who live near the industrial site as law enforcement officials investigate, authorities said Saturday. The bomb was found Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables facility in Peoria. While officials say the device has since been “rendered safe,” as of Saturday morning, all residents within a 1-mile radius remained under an evacuation notice as officials continued to scour the facility for any other bombs and evidence.