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Stranded residents are rescued by a helicopter after the town was flooded by typhoon Hagibis n Marumori, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, on Sunday.
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Tokyo

Typhoon Hagibis leaves 19 dead in Japan

Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan on Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes in the wake of a ferocious typhoon.

Oct 13, 2019 at 5:07 AM
In this image made from video provided by SpaceX, Elon Musk, center, speaks of SpaceX's newly designed aircraft at its launch facility near Brownsville, Texas, on Saturday night.
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Space travel

Musk unveils SpaceX rocket designed to get to Mars and back

Elon Musk unveiled a spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo anywhere in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly.

Sep 29, 2019 at 1:44 AM

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Kingsport

Kingsport man visits Norway on first leg of six-month trip abroad

Last month, Kingsport native Jason Salley embarked on a six-month solo trip to seven countries across the globe. Throughout his trip, Salley will share photos with the Times News, including these from his time in Norway. Shown in the first two

Sep 21, 2019 at 1:30 PM
This image provided on Sunday by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe, annotated by the source, shows damage to the infrastructure at Saudi Aramco's Kuirais oil field in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. The drone attack Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq plant and its Khurais oil field led to the interruption of an estimated 5.7 million barrels of the kingdom's crude oil production per day, equivalent to more than 5% of the world's daily supply.
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Persian Gulf

Energy prices spike after Saudi oil attack

Global energy prices spiked on Monday after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record.

Sep 16, 2019 at 3:38 AM
Julia Aylen wades through waist deep water carrying her pet dog as she is rescued from her flooded home during Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
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Hurricane Dorian

'Catastrophic': Hurricane Dorian pounds The Bahamas

Ahead of the storm, over 2 million people in Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina were warned to evacuate as Dorian closed in on the Sunshine State on a projected track expected to take it up the Southeast coast.

Sep 3, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Strong winds whip palm trees at the moment of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sunday.
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Hurricane Dorian

Dorian continues menacing north Bahamas

Forecasters said Dorian was most likely to begin pulling away from the Bahamas early Tuesday and curving to the northeast parallel to the Southeast seaboard of the United States.

Sep 2, 2019 at 3:58 AM
A man stands on a store's roof as he works to prepare it for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.
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Hurricane Dorian

Dorian now catastrophic Category 5 storm

Large waves and heavy winds pounded the northern Bahamas on Sunday as Hurricane Dorian barreled toward the islands as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds.

Sep 1, 2019 at 12:16 PM
President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday.
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Trade Wars

Latest U.S., Chinese tariff hikes take effect

The United States and China went ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some consumer items in advance of the holiday shopping season.

Sep 1, 2019 at 5:56 AM
Kingsport native Jason Salley is gearing up for a six-month trip to seven different countries. He is shown here on a previous trip to Capri, Italy.
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travel

Kingsport native gearing up for six-month trip abroad

In just a few days, Jason Salley will embark on a six-month solo trip to seven different countries across the globe. Throughout his trip, Salley will share updates on his blog and with the Times News, including photos and interesting facts from his experience.

Aug 8, 2019 at 6:30 PM
LLumar window protection film enhances the driving experience. Eastman Performance Films products are available locally at Dentworx.
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Eastman

Beep beep beep beep yeah

Eastman Performance Films has taken over the automotive aftermarket world. The two major brands in the business segment are LLumar and SunTek. Both involve window and paint protection film.

Aug 5, 2019 at 8:00 AM
The Viking Explorers underwater robotics team from Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Ca., with pilot Triton Seibert, center, and software overseer Tim Recker, left in blue coat and glasses, at the 18th annual Marine Advanced Technology Education International ROV (remotetly operated vehicles) Competition at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
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Underwater robotics

Underwater robotics competition has 68 teams from across the world

Three-day event, at the Kingsport Aquatic Center, finishes up today with awards around noon.

Jun 22, 2019 at 6:02 PM
Tri-Cities Airport terminal at night.
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Global Entry Enrollment Center

TRI's Global Entry Center about to open

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global Entry Enrollment Center will have its grand opening on Wednesday, May 22 at Tri-Cities Airport. The Global Entry Program provides expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk international travelers.

May 14, 2019 at 7:00 PM
This image provided by Riccardo Dalla Francesca shows smoke rising from a fire on a plane at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday.
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Moscow

At least 40 killed in Russian plane's fiery landing

At least 40 people died when an Aeroflot airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport Sunday evening, officials said.

May 5, 2019 at 7:36 PM
Left to right, D-B EXCEL R-Mateys underwater robotics team pilot Quintin Folkner and equipment operator Ashlee Wahl Their team won a place in the international competition in Kingpsort June 20-22.
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Underwater robotics contest sets stage for ‘coopetition’

The inaugural underwater regional robotics competition held at Kingsport’s Aquatic Center this past Saturday will be followed by an international competition there in late June.

Apr 30, 2019 at 3:16 PM
Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris.
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Paris

Paris aghast after fire ravages Notre Dame Cathedral

Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, Notre Dame is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages. Some 13 million people visit it every year.

Apr 16, 2019 at 2:37 AM
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