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NASA Artemis Astronaut
FILE - NASA astronaut Victor Glover, a member of the NASA's Artemis II crew, speaks during a news conference on April 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, file)

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Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

SEPT. 9, 2026

APTOPIX Climate Peatlands Restoration
A juvenile black bear walks through a clearing where peatlands are being restored Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

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In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

SEPT. 9, 2026

Ultimate Championship Athletics
FILE - Gabby Thomas competes in the women's 200-meter semifinals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

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Track stars racing for $150K at Ultimate Championship is sign of progress and work yet to be done

SEPT. 9, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz
A boy plays in wet sand as others swim and commercial vessels lie anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Photos show daily life in Iran on the beach along the Strait of Hormuz

SEPT. 6, 2026

Lebanon Donkey Racing
A participant races his donkey during the traditional summer donkey race in Roum village, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Donkeys don bows and sunglasses for a summer race in southern Lebanon, in photos

SEPT. 6, 2026

America 250 The AP in History
The logo of The Associated Press circa 1900. (AP Corporate Archives)

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Across US history, the AP has watched, chronicled and helped people understand a complex world

SEPT. 3, 2026

Mercury Mission
This composite image provided by NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Mercury as it appeared to the Messenger spacecraft following a flyby of the planet. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington via AP)

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A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

SEPT. 3, 2026

APTOPIX US Open Tennis
Ben Shelton, of the United States, returns the ball to Hubert Hurkacz, of Poland, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Week in Pictures

SEPT. 3, 2026

US Open Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts during a match against Roman Safiullin, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match

SEPT. 1, 2026

Gardening-Specialty Mums
Pink Homecoming mums appear in full bloom at Longwood Gardens' annual Chrysanthemum Festival in Kennett Square, Pa., on Nov. 9, 2023. (Candie Ward/Longwood Gardens via AP)

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A guide to choosing mums for the fall garden — beyond the classic cushion

SEPT. 1, 2026

Malaysia Ghost Festival
Participants take part in a ceremony in front of a paper statue of Da Shi Ye, the Guardian God of Ghosts, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Bukit Metajam, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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The living care for ancestors and wandering spirits at Malaysia’s Hungry Ghost Festival

SEPT. 1, 2026

What to Know-George Clooney-Venice
FILE - George Clooney poses on the red carpet at the premiere of his film "The Ides of March," opening the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medechini, File)

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George Clooney’s long love affair with Venice enters a new chapter

SEPT. 1, 2026

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