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| For the first time in 50 years, humans are a step closer to landing on the moon. The missile that landed in Poland may have been an accident. And it's official: Donald Trump has entered the race for president again. |
| 👋 Hello! Laura Davis here. It's Wednesday! Let's get to the news. |
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One small step closer to sending humans back to the moon |
| NASA launched its massive Artemis I moon rocket early Wednesday , bringing the United States a step closer to landing on the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years, since the end of the Apollo program. The launch had been scrubbed and delayed four times – twice due to technical issues, once for a hurricane and once for a tropical storm. The Artemis I launch will send a new, empty capsule around the moon. This first test flight is expected to last for four to six weeks, and will end with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. |
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 | | NASA's Artemis I lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday, November 16, 2022. | | Craig Bailey, Florida Today-USA TODAY NETWORK | |
Mitch McConnell: 'I'm not going anywhere' |
| Eight days past Election Day, control of the House was still undecided, with the Republican Party just one seat away from winning a majority. One thing is for sure: Sen. Mitch McConnell will continue in his role as Senate minority leader for another session after his reelection to the post Wednesday. McConnell, who has been the GOP Senate leader since 2007, bested his only challenger, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, winning about 75% of the vote. Here are the latest updates. |
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 | | Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. was re-elected to his longtime role as Senate Republican leader, fending off a challenge by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., an ally of former President Donald Trump. | | J. Scott Applewhite, AP | |
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25 LA sheriff's recruits struck by wrong-way driver |
| Five people were critically injured after a driver in an SUV struck 25 Los Angeles County sheriff's and police recruits who were on a run Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Recruits were doing a morning training exercise when they were struck by a vehicle driving in the wrong lane, witnesses said. At least 20 recruits were injured, officials said, and five people were in critical condition. The driver suffered minor injuries and was detained "pending further investigation." Here's the latest. |
 | | An investigator walks past a mangled SUV that struck Los Angeles County sheriff's recruits in Whittier, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. The vehicle struck several Los Angeles County sheriff's recruits on a training run around dawn Wednesday, some were critically injured, authorities said. | | Jae C. Hong, AP | |
Trump's running for president in 2024 |
| Former President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that he would seek the presidency again in 2024, even as a rising number of Republicans are urging the party to look elsewhere in light of their 2022 midterm debacle. Trump filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring himself a candidate before making the announcement in a speech at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. |
| 💡 What to know: Some Republicans are looking to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as an alternative to Trump. DeSantis was a rare bright spot in a disappointing midterm cycle for the GOP, winning reelection with more than 59% of the vote. Trump has already started attacking him. |
| 🗣️ What they've said: Many in the GOP blamed Trump and Trump-like candidates for a poor showing in the midterms, and noted that the party also fared badly in the 2018 and 2020 elections. |
| 👉 What about Trump's legal woes? Facing substantial legal threats from federal prosecutors and in Georgia, Trump's decision to run for president brings up questions about how investigations would be handled. Here's what experts say. |
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 | | Former President Donald Trump after announcing a third run for president at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 15, 2022. | | Andrew Harnik, AP | |
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| 👉 UVA shooting: Suspect had twice failed gun background checks, worked at local Boys & Girls Clubs. More updates. |
| ❄️Snowfall will be measured in feet, not inches, around Buffalo, New York, over the next few days as a potentially historic lake-effect snowstorm wallops the western part of the state. Lake-effect snow is likely over the next few days in other parts of the Northeast, weather.com said. Here's the forecast. |
Poland says missile was likely an accidental strike from Ukraine |
| As it turns out, the missile that slammed into a Polish border town on Tuesday and killed two people may have been an errant air defense projectile launched by Ukraine. Poland President Andrzej Duda said Wednesday that there was no evidence the incident was an intentional attack on his country. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and NATO leaders supported Duda's assertion. The missile appeared to be Russian-made, Duda said, but Ukraine's weaponry includes Russian-made missiles. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if the evidence shows the missile came from Ukraine, "then we need to apologize." |
| 👉 More Ukraine coverage: Kremlin has rare praise for US leaders; Lviv struggles with power limitations. Wednesday's updates. |
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 | | Children look at a crater created by an explosion in a residential area after Russian shelling in Solonka, Lviv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. | | Mykola Tys, AP | |
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