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Monday

The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019. Boeing assembles its 737s at its factory in Renton, Wash. Jennifer Buchanan/Pool photo by Seattle Times via Getty Images hide caption

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BOEING TO PLEAD GUILTY

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A man walks past boarded up shop windows before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who took famous photo of Earth during Apollo, dies at 90

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Friday

This picture, taken by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, is one of the most famous images ever photographed in space. It shows the earth rising against the barren lunar landscape on the first human mission to the moon in 1968. Bill Anders/NASA hide caption

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Tuesday

Tuesday

A federal judge, appointed by Donald Trump when he was president, has delayed the start of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

British gymnast Ondine Achampong announced Monday she's torn her ACL. The injury will likely keep her out of this Summer Olympics in Paris where she was expected to be a medalist. Naomi Baker/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

O.J. Simpson, accompanied by his parents, his son, Jason, and Ralph Wilson, owner of the Buffalo Bills, is inducted into the Wall of Fame in Rich Stadium on Sept. 14, 1980. Ross Lewis/Getty Images hide caption

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O.J. Simpson, football legend acquitted of notorious killings, dies at 76

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Tuesday

Monday

Boeing announced a major managerial shakeup — including that CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year. The embattled planemaker also said the president of the commercial airplanes division would retire and its board chairman would not stand for reelection. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Astronaut Tom Stafford (left) and cosmonaut Alexey Leonov shake hands after the first docking of U.S. and Soviet spacecraft in 1975. AP hide caption

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NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

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