1. Yemen: Almost 80 die in Ramadan crush at Sanaa school 
- At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sanaa, during a charity event for Ramadan.
- The incident began after hundreds crowded into a narrow street in the bab al-Yemen area late on Wednesday to get handouts of $9 from a merchant.
- Video showed people screaming for help and others trying to pull them free.

2. Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina men's yard
- Police in North Carolina are searching for a man accused of shooting a 6-year-old girl and her father after their basketball rolled into the suspect's yard.
- Two other victims, a woman and a man, were also injured.
- Police said the suspect remains at large.

3. SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk's firm to try again with big rocket launch
- Elon Musk's SpaceX company will have another go on Thursday at launching its mammoth new rocket, Starship.
- An attempt to fly the 120m-high vehicle on Monday was thwarted nine minutes from lift-off by a frozen valve.
- Airspace and ocean restrictions are again in place to allow Starship to head skyward from Texas' east coast.
1. Yemen: Almost 80 die in Ramadan crush at Sanaa school 
- At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sanaa, during a charity event for Ramadan.
- The incident began after hundreds crowded into a narrow street in the bab al-Yemen area late on Wednesday to get handouts of $9 from a merchant.
- Video showed people screaming for help and others trying to pull them free.

2. Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina men's yard
- Police in North Carolina are searching for a man accused of shooting a 6-year-old girl and her father after their basketball rolled into the suspect's yard.
- Two other victims, a woman and a man, were also injured.
- Police said the suspect remains at large.

3. SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk's firm to try again with big rocket launch
- Elon Musk's SpaceX company will have another go on Thursday at launching its mammoth new rocket, Starship.
- An attempt to fly the 120m-high vehicle on Monday was thwarted nine minutes from lift-off by a frozen valve.
- Airspace and ocean restrictions are again in place to allow Starship to head skyward from Texas' east coast.
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