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Four astronauts back on earth aboard a SpaceX capsule

Four astronauts returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX capsule on Friday, ending their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather in Florida delayed their return to Earth. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the green light on Friday, and the astronauts were able to leave the International Space Station, their residence since April. The capsule parachuted into the ocean off Jacksonville, Florida about five hours after leaving the ISS. She carried American NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, the first black woman to complete a long-duration spaceflight, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti from the European Space Agency. SpaceX delivered their replacements last week. Before leaving the station, the astronauts said they were looking forward to drinking a cold drink, eating pizza and ice cream, taking a shower, enjoying nature and, of course, reuniting with their families. NASA plans ...

Nearly 600,000 homes and businesses still without electricity

Several days after skies cleared and winds died down in Florida, the impact of Hurricane Ian was still being felt on Monday, when some victims may be without power for another week and others had to be rescued from homes flooded by waters that refused to recede. The storm continues to move up the east coast of the United States and dump heavy rains there. Meteorologists have warned that offshore winds blowing towards land could push even more water into an already flooded Chesapeake Bay. Virginia's Hampton Roads area could be hit with its worst flooding in a decade. The cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach have declared states of emergency, pending Monday's magnitude of tides. Coastal flooding is possible in North Carolina from the Outer Banks to Long Island. The death toll stands at at least 68: 61 in Florida, four in North Carolina and three in Cuba, where Ian made landfall on September 27. Relief efforts continued Monday in Florida. More than 1,600 people have already been r...