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Border wall prototypes pass testing by U.S. commandos

Recent assaults by tactical teams on prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall with Mexico indicate their imposing heights should stop border crossers, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the rigorous assessment told The Associated Press.

Arizona assures Grand Canyon will remain open if shutdown ensues

Arizona officials on Friday guaranteed that Grand Canyon National Park will remain in full operation if Congress fails to pass a budget and a government shutdown ensues.

NASA silent after bumping astronaut off space station mission

NASA has bumped an astronaut off an upcoming spaceflight, a rare move for the space agency so close to launch. Astronaut Jeanette Epps was supposed to rocket away in early June, and would have been the first African-American to live on the International Space Station.

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Delta Air Lines imposes new rules for onboard service animals

Delta Air Lines will soon require owners of service and support animals to provide more information before their animal can fly in the passenger cabin, including an assurance that it’s trained to behave itself.

 
Nuns protest pipeline through cornfield on religious grounds

An order of nuns known as the Adorers of the Blood of Christ brought their fight to stop a natural gas pipeline project on their rural Pennsylvania property to a federal appeals court Friday.

Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump’s travel ban

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the legality of the latest version of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the United States by residents of six majority-Muslim countries.

 
Last-minute efforts fail to stop government shutdown

Despite last-minute efforts to forge a compromise, Senate Democrats blocked a stopgap spending bill Friday that punctuated President Donald Trump’s first year in office with a government shutdown.

Coolest place to stay in Finland is ‘Game of Thrones’ ice hotel

A “Game of Thrones”-themed ice hotel complete with a bar and a chapel for weddings has opened in northern Finland in a joint effort by a local hotel chain and the U.S. producers of the hit TV series.

 
TV crew trying to pass fake bomb through security arrested

Authorities say at least seven people who claimed to be working for a TV network were arrested at a New Jersey airport after they tried to film themselves passing a fake explosive device through a security checkpoint.