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Nasa’s effort to resume flying American astronauts on American spacecraft — something that hasn’t happened since the Space Shuttle programme ended in 2011 — faces a major test this weekend.

NAYA, a female wolf, arrived in Belgium in January last year.

Based on the surprisingly moving comedy starring Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell and Toni Collette, this promises to be the feel-good show of the summer.

Shares in Glanbia fell over 8%, bringing their losses to 12% in the last year, despite the foods firm saying it is on course to secure its earnings goal and pointing to a less threatening foreign currency “headwind” from its US operations.

Widespread public shock followed the recent release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report that identified more than 1,000 child victims of clergy sexual abuse.

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Students at a New Mexico high school hid in their classrooms as a gunman opened fire and killed two classmates before also being found dead.

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to scale back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, pledging to "reverse federal overreach and restore the rights of this land to your citizens".

The gunman who killed 26 people at a small-town Texas church went aisle to aisle looking for victims and shot crying babies at point-blank range, a couple who survived the attack said.

The gunman who slaughtered 26 people at a Texas church was able to buy weapons because the US Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction to the federal database that is used to conduct background checks on would-be gun purchasers, authorities said.

A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope yesterday as crews battling the flames reported their first progress toward containing the massive blazes.

Fifteen US states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in New York challenging President Donald Trump's plan to end a programme protecting young immigrants from deportation.

Movies have long had the power to spark tourist trends, but changing viewing habits and increased TV production values mean it’s the small screen that’s now inspiring serious wanderlust, writes Carolyn Moore

Glanbia said the popularity of health and sports nutrition products such as whey protein powder will fuel growth in the coming months, as its global cheese production helped raise its revenues almost 10% to over €2bn in its first half results.

Jack Chen’s compelling debut is a clever twist on our current fascination with setting ‘stuff’ in space. 

Stories regularly circulate about crashes and near misses involving motorists and out-of-control deer which get onto public roads from Killarney National Park, writes Donal Hickey. 

Despite its reluctance to fly, the roadrunner is not in danger and Richard Collins tells us how the grounded bird keeps thriving.

Taking over today, Patrick O’Shea discusses student funding, the arts and science, and how UCC benefits the community. He talks to Education Correspondent Niall Murray.

Two separate deals yesterday sparked foods shares into life, as Glanbia eyed a big cheese expansion in the US, while Tesco unexpectedly unveiled a €4.3bn purchase of restaurants supplier Booker.

With Donald Trump set to enter the White House later this month and populists on the march across Europe, political risk will loom large in 2017.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Two corrupt cops in New Mexico come up against a really big bad.

ENGLAND: Birmingham has been crowned the funniest city in the UK, according to a study.

USA: A five-year-old boy in New Jersey has picked up the lunch bill for his local police department.

It was in early morning darkness that officers scrambled to sort out the chaos at an Albuquerque apartment complex where a couple had reportedly been attacked, the woman bleeding from a head injury and the man sporting a black eye and wearing blood-stained shorts.

Spacewalking astronauts have installed a new door for visitors at the International Space Station, the crucial first step in welcoming commercial crew capsules as soon as next year.

A bear hitched a lift on top of a rubbish truck in New Mexico.

A bear hitched a lift on top of a rubbish truck in New Mexico.

A woman has died after collapsing while hiking and mountain biking during a record-breaking heatwave in Phoenix.

Claiming her place in history, Hillary Clinton declared victory in her bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.