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Crew killed in 'catastrophic implosion': Timeline of mission to find OceanGate's missing Titanic submarine

Crew killed in 'catastrophic implosion': Timeline of mission to find OceanGate's missing Titanic submarine News of OceanGate Expedition's missing submarine exploded on Monday as the U.S. and Canadian coast guards sprang into action with search and rescue missions.  Unfortunately, the search came to a tragic end Thursday after rescue officials discovered debris from the imploded vessel near the wreckage of the Titanic.  Here is the timeline of how  OceanGate's Titan submersible  went missing during its descent to the wreckage of the Titanic. JUNE 17 U.K. billionaire Hamish Harding, one of the tourists aboard the missing sub, posts to Facebook one day before the sub is set to begin its descent. "Due to the worst winter in Newfoundland in 40 years, this mission is likely to be the first and only manned  mission to the Titanic  in 2023," Harding wrote "A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow. We started steaming fro

State election officials prepare for efforts to disqualify Trump under 14th Amendment

  State election officials prepare for efforts to disqualify Trump under 14th Amendment Efforts to keep former President  Donald Trump  off the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment are gaining momentum as  election  officials in key states are preparing for or starting to respond to legal challenges to Trump's candidacy. The  argument to disqualify Trump  from appearing on primary or general election ballots in 2024 boils down to Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment, which states that an elected official is not eligible to assume public office if that person "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against" the United States, or had "given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," unless they are granted amnesty by a two-thirds vote of Congress. Several advocacy groups have said that Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, fit that criteria -- that he directly engaged in an insurrection. The legal theory has been pursued, unsuccessfully, against a few