3 U.S. citizens, 2 Spaniards held over alleged plot to “destabilize” Venezuela

Three American citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country through “violent actions,” the government said Saturday, adding that hundreds of weapons had been seized. The Venezuelan government identified the men detained on Saturday in an online video. One of them was identified…

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Tropical Storm Ileana brings pounding rain as it moves over southern Gulf of California, flooding roads

Mexico issued a tropical storm warning Saturday along the coast, from Altata to Huatabampito, and has discontinued all watches and warnings for Baja California Sur after rain from Tropical Storm Ileana pounded the resort-studded Los Cabos a day before. Ileana moved northward over the southern Gulf of California at 7 mph, according to the U.S. National…

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Record-setting Polaris Dawn crew aims for early Sunday splashdown in Gulf of Mexico

The Polaris Dawn crew closed out a record-setting commercial spaceflight and packed up Saturday for re-entry and a pre-dawn splashdown early Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico northwest of Key West, Florida. Flying along a southwest-to-northeast trajectory, the Crew Dragon capsule, carrying billionaire Jared Isaacman, pilot Scott Poteet and company engineers Anna Menon and Sarah…

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