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Sunday, September 24, 2023

A sample from space lands on Earth

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend.

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Sun Sep 24 2023
 

Catch up. Quick.

What happened this weekend? A NASA spacecraft returned to Earth after a years-long mission to an asteroid. A Supreme Court justice called for a code of conduct after new report about Clarence Thomas' relationship with conservative activists. And did we find out who will headline the next Super Bowl halftime show? In a word: Yeah!

Here's the biggest news you missed. 👇
This undated image made available by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After almost two years circling the ancient asteroid, OSIRIS-REx will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.

On Sunday, a capsule containing pieces from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu entered Earth's atmosphere, landing in Utah's West Desert.

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas listens as President Donald Trump speaks before administering the Constitutional Oath to Amy Coney Barrett on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after she was confirmed by the Senate earlier in the evening. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
 

Elena Kagan calls for new Supreme Court code amid Clarence Thomas flap

Her suggestion came the same day that ProPublica published another installment in a string of stories of Thomas' relationship with wealthy donors.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Usher attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) ORG XMIT: 775940010 ORIG FILE ID: 1473130900
 

Usher announced as the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show headliner

Usher is playing the NFL's biggest stage: He's headlining the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. Kim Kardashian made the reveal.
FILE - President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of
 

Joe Biden got a COVID booster and flu shot. White House urges others to do the same

Biden took the shot amid rising skepticism of vaccinations and a jump in COVID cases.
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) throws a pass while under pressure from Oregon linebacker Blake Purchase (17) during the first half at Autzen Stadium.
 

Colorado humbled to lead college football's Week 4 winners and losers

Week 4 in college football season saw highs and lows, including a flop by Colorado at Oregon and a breakthrough victory by Florida State at Clemson.
Taylor Swift is seen during a game between the Chiefs and Bears at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 24, 2023.
 

Is it a love story? Taylor Swift attends Travis Kelce's Chiefs game

Taylor Swift sat in a suite with Donna Kelce while wearing a Chiefs sweatshirt as Travis Kelce and Kansas City played the Bears.
A person rides a bicycle as heat waves shimmer, causing visual distortion, as people walk in the 'The Zone', Phoenix's largest homeless encampment, amid the city's worst heat wave on record on July 25, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. While Phoenix endures periods of extreme heat every year, today is predicted to mark the 26th straight day of temperatures reaching 110 degrees or higher.
 

Summer 2023 ends: Hotter summers could lead to work bans, bumpy roads

Rising global temperatures mean this past summer may be one of the milder ones in the coming decades. That trend is going to affect everyday life.
AUGUST 01: A sign outside of a CVS Health store on August 01, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
 

CVS pharmacists stage a walkout citing unsafe working conditions

The walkout in the Kansas City area comes amid national concern over patient safety. Pharmacists say staffing doesn't match rising workplace demands.
Colorado coach Deion Sanders, left, and Oregon's Dan Lanning meet at midfield after the game at Autzen Stadium.
 

Deion's message after Colorado's blowout loss: 'Better get me right now'

Deion Sanders called Colorado's loss to Oregon a "butt-kicking," but said teams better beat the Buffs now, because "this is the worst we're gonna be."
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaks during Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, March 22, 2023, in Washington. Menendez and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors on Friday announced the charges against the 69-year-old Democrat nearly six years after an earlier criminal case against him ended with a deadlocked jury.
 

Sweeping corruption charges: Here's who has called on Bob Menendez to resign

New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez is facing increasing pressure to resign after he was indicted on corruption charges.

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