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China successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in a breakthrough for the country’s space program, state media said.

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Democrats in Maine are scrambling to replace Graham Platner in Senate race following accusations from two former girlfriends of sexual assault and abuse; world leaders departing this week’s NATO summit in Turkey were each given a revolver engraved with their name; nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, ground has been broken for the final skyscraper to be built within the footprint of the fallen towers; a new California law has banned “sell by” food labels; the nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards have been unveiled; construction crews have worked for days to reinforce a Manhattan high-rise after steel columns buckled during a residential conversion project; tributes pour in for singer Bonnie Tyler, who died at 75 due to an illness she was being treated for; and John Oliver fulfilled a lifelong dream by popping up on the soap opera “General Hospital.”

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Parts of France were hotter than the Sahara Desert, with temperatures reaching 107 degrees, as a massive heat wave sweeps across Europe.
ABC News’ James Longman reports.

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Nintendo has confirmed that “Mario Kart Tour” will end service on September 29, concluding a seven-year journey for the mobile racing game.

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A grandfather out on a walk with his grandson was attacked by a charging bison and thrown at least eight feet into the air in Yellowstone National Park.

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