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• 41st annual Burlington pride parade kicks off on Sunday
  41st annual Burlington pride parade kicks off on Sunday -

  For the third consecutive year, the parade will end in Waterfront Park

• Arts & Music, Your Weekend Things To Do
  Arts & Music, Your Weekend Things To Do -

  Meteorologist Andrew Grautski has you covered with this weekend's Things To Do.

• Exclusive interview: Astronaut shares her journey to space — and gets pranked by colleagues
  Exclusive interview: Astronaut shares her journey to space — and gets pranked by colleagues -

  Astronaut Jeanette Epps is living a dream very few get to see come true.

• Astronauts left behind in space as capsule returns to Earth empty
  Astronauts left behind in space as capsule returns to Earth empty -

  Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, descending on autopilot through the desert darkness.

• Eagles beat Packers 34-29 in Brazil
  Eagles beat Packers 34-29 in Brazil -

  Some Eagles players had expressed reluctance earlier this week about traveling to Brazil, which cost them the opportunity to play their season opener in front of a friendly crowd at Lincoln Financial Field.

• Who is moving to 2-0 on the season? Check out scores from the gridiron
  Who is moving to 2-0 on the season? Check out scores from the gridiron -

  CVU's Orion Yates throws four first half touchdowns in a 52-14 route of Essex

• Two schools team up on the soccer pitch to raise money for epilepsy awareness
  Two schools team up on the soccer pitch to raise money for epilepsy awareness -

  "We're here to support those fighting epilepsy," said Boquet Valley's Emma Conley

• Plattsburgh bubble tea shop supports charities with every purchase
  Plattsburgh bubble tea shop supports charities with every purchase -

  Kay’Z Boba on Clinton Street is allowing customers to donate 5 cents from each purchase to one of three nonprofits that serve northern New York and Vermont.

• VA ordered to build thousands more homes for veterans on West Los Angeles campus
  VA ordered to build thousands more homes for veterans on West Los Angeles campus -

  A federal judge slammed the VA for failing to build enough homes for veterans in West Los Angeles and ruled that a private school, UCLA, an oil driller, and a parking lot operator must vacate some of the most valuable real estate in America.

• Francois Clemmons of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' receives DAR Medal of Honor
  Francois Clemmons of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' receives DAR Medal of Honor -

  For more than 25 years, Clemmons played the role of "Officer Clemmons" on the PBS program 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'.

• Death Valley National Park has its hottest summer on record
  Death Valley National Park has its hottest summer on record -

  Death Valley National Park had its hottest meteorological summer (June-August) on record, with an average 24-hour temperature. See what the average 24-hour temperature was.

• 'I felt so helpless': Teacher's Facebook post describing Georgia school shooting goes viral
  'I felt so helpless': Teacher's Facebook post describing Georgia school shooting goes viral -

  "My planning paid off. Planning I wish I had never had to actually execute," the post said.

• WATCH: Boeing Starliner capsule is on its way home from space — without astronauts on board
  WATCH: Boeing Starliner capsule is on its way home from space — without astronauts on board -

  Boeing’s Starliner capsule undocked from the International Space Station Friday evening — concluding its nearly three-month stay in space. It's flying with an empty cabin

• Vermont bakery trying to break whoopie pie world record currently held by a Maine bakery
  Vermont bakery trying to break whoopie pie world record currently held by a Maine bakery -

  Wicked Whoopies currently holds the world record for largest whoopie pie, but Dream Makers Bakers in Killington, Vermont, is hoping they can claim the title.

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