NASA scrubs $4.1 billion launch

NASA's new moon rocket was set to launch this morning – but setbacks stopped the operation. A new poll reveals what voters want in 2024: to win. Keep reading to hear about Taylor Swift's new album and Eminem and Snoop Dogg's NFT-inspired performance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

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🌅 But first, meet Clark, the 19-year-old bald eagle spotted traveling through airport security. A majestic bird moving alongside metal detectors isn't an everyday sight – so photos and video footage took off on social media, with Clark capturing many hearts. Read more

Fuel leaks force NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket

Fuel leaks have forced NASA to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight. The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning with three test dummies aboard on its first flight, a mission to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon. The shakedown flight, when it happens, will be a big step forward in America’s quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. NASA hopes to send four astronauts around the moon in 2024 and land humans there as early as 2025. Read more .

One thing to know: The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest.

• What will Artemis I do? The mission will send an unmanned capsule on a 42-day trip around the moon before splashing down back into the Pacific Ocean. Artemis I's main priority is to test a new heat shield as it reenters Earth's atmosphere at 25,000 mph.

• The operation will launch the first of the Space Launch Systems program. The giant SLS rocket is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. It will cost taxpayers $4.1 billion every time it launches, watchdog groups say.

🍩 One more thing: If you stop by Krispy Kreme today, maybe try their special filled, dipped donut celebrating Artemis 1.  

More news to know now:

• 🟡 An American was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainians in the contested Donbas region.

• 🟣 A pregnant Louisiana woman who was denied an abortion — even though her fetus has a rare and fatal condition — has demanded lawmakers clarify the state's ''vague'' ban on the procedure.

• ⚫ An Oregon grocery store shooting left two people dead, authorities say.

• 👉 Washington Commanders RB Brian Robinson has been hospitalized after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.

• 🔥 The Rum Creek Fire in southwest Oregon has burned almost 15 square miles.

🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, national political reporter Mabinty Quarshie looks at ‘Defund the FBI’ slogans and their potential effect on this fall’s midterms. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker.

What do voters want in 2024? Democrats want a unifier, Republicans want a fighter

It's not just that Democratic and Republican voters disagree about who should be the next president. A new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds they also have different visions of the crucial characteristics needed for the job. Democratic voters say they want most of all a unifier who will focus on bringing the country together and finding compromises, while Republican voters value first and foremost a fighter who will battle on behalf of "the freedom and dignity of all Americans." Partisans on both sides do want this: a nominee who can win. Read more

• Early 2024 scorecard: Could Biden face a challenger? Could Pence beat Trump? What about Cheney?

• ''I dread 2024'': America's local election officials are being pushed to their limits.

• Will Republican calls to ''defund the FBI'' boost Democrats in midterm races?

• Takeaways from the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit: Classified material, confidential sources, Trump's retort.

Just for subscribers:

• 🟣 If you say you don’t ''believe'' in abortion, is that really what you mean?

• 🏫 Opinion: Teachers unions want parents to forget what happened during COVID. Don’t let them.

• ⭐ ''Selling the OC'': Not sold on the show's flirty office relationships? How close is too close?

• 👩‍🦽 This park was ranked as the best national park for seniors and accessible travel.

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International aid reaches flood-ravaged Pakistan

International aid is reaching Pakistan, as the military and volunteers desperately tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by “monster monsoons” that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer. Two cargo planes from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates landed near Islamabad on Sunday and more help arrived. Since mid-June, rains and floods have affected 33 million Pakistanis, damaged one million homes and killed at least 1,061 people. Read more

• Climate change is fueling extreme heat. Who's looking out for the most vulnerable Americans?

• ''Get out now'': Mississippi neighborhoods brace for second major flood in less than three years.

Women in Afghanistan cope with fear, loss of rights under Taliban rule

The fall of Afghanistan, the hasty retreat of U.S. and allied troops last August, and the Taliban’s resurgence changed the lives of Afghan women in unthinkable ways. A report last month by the human rights group Amnesty International catalogued the hardships inflicted upon women and girls under the Islamic militant regime. The organization interviewed more than 100 women and girls, as well as staff members of Taliban-run detention centers, international experts and journalists. The 98-page report’s description of their lives under Taliban rule: “Death in slow motion.” Read more

• ''A self-inflicted wound'': US withdrawal from Afghanistan still haunts Biden's presidency one year later.

• Former Afghan attorney general: I felt helpless: A year after the fall of Kabul, the world can still help Afghanistan.

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ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday

• ⚠ ''They treated me like nothing'': Britney Spears shares revelations from 13-year conservatorship.

• 📰 Nebraska school officials shut down a high school newspaper after its coverage of LGBTQ issues.

• 📺 ''House of the Dragon'' recap: Crab feeders, child brides and dragon eggs.

• 🥤 From our product experts at Reviewed, here are 22 dorm essentials that every college freshman needs.

• ⚾ A Mickey Mantle baseball card sold at auction for a record-setting $12.6 million.

2022 VMAs Recap: Taylor Swift announces new album, Nicki Minaj is honored

It was all fireworks at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey, where Taylor Swift celebrated her video of the year win for "All Too Well" by announcing her new album "Midnights." Elsewhere during the ceremony, Eminem and Snoop Dogg teamed up for a NFT-inspired performance, while Video Vanguard Award honoree Nicki Minaj brought a stripper pole to the Prudential Center stage for a career-spanning medley of her greatest hits. Read more

• Who won big at the MTV VMAs 2022? Here's every winner, including Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X and Bad Bunny.

• Taylor Swift announces new album ''Midnights'': ''A journey through terrors and sweet dreams.''

📷 Photo of the day: Must-see photos of Anitta, Nicki Minaj, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and more 📷

One of the night's many epic performances included Bad Bunny, who delivered a dynamic remote performance of “Tití Me Preguntó,” from his chart-dominating fifth album “Un Verano Sin Ti.”  The sunglass-clad reggaeton superstar had no trouble captivating the enormous stadium audience, making the VMAs feel like his own personal concert as he set Twitter ablaze by kissing male and female dancers. Bad Bunny took home the artist of the year award. Click here to see more viral photos from the VMAs 2022.

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