Dog wants family for 4th birthday after more than 340-day shelter stay
Click here for updates on this story Allegan, MI (WXMI) — A dog at the Allegan County Animal Shelter is about to…
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Military aircraft lands off runway at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Click here for updates on this story Hampton Roads, VA (WTKR) — A military plane that landed at Newport…
Continue Reading AV Restaurant Named Most Haunted Restaurant in Pennsylvania by Food Network
Click here for updates on this story Scranton, PA (WNEP) — A restaurant in downtown Scranton has creepy bragging rights…
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Renewable energy is booming. But it’s not growing fast enough to fight climate change
Nearly a third of the Earth’s electricity will come from renewables by 2024, according to the International Energy Agency. Renewable power…
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American Airlines flight diverted after cleaning chemical spillage in cabin
An American Airlines flight from London to Philadelphia landed in Ireland after cleaning chemicals leaked in the aircraft cabin on Monday.…
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Houston Astros pitcher gives World Series tickets to fans who were taunted at Yankee Stadium
Three Houston Astros fans needed a security escort after they said they were hassled in the stands at Yankee Stadium, but they’re getting the…
Continue Reading A West Point cadet is missing along with an M4 rifle, military academy says
A West Point cadet is missing along with an M4 rifle, the military academy said after military, federal, state and local agencies conducted extensive…
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Julián Castro says he’ll end presidential bid if he doesn’t raise $800,000 by end of October
Julián Castro announced Monday in an email to supporters that his presidential campaign needs to raise $800,000 by the end of October or he will end…
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The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is going private
Hudson’s Bay Company, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue, has agreed to be taken private in the latest upheaval to hit the retail sector. The…
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Trump again defends Doral G7 plan despite weekend reversal
President Donald Trump on Monday lamented that his Trump National Doral resort would no longer be hosting the 2020 G7 and blamed Democrats for his…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton suggests Russians are ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Thursday the Russians are currently “grooming” a Democrat running in the…
Continue Reading Weekend shootings in Philadelphia leave a 2-year-old dead and an 11-month-old in critical condition
Philadelphia police are searching for leads after a violent weekend that left a 2-year-old girl shot to death and an 11-month-old in critical…
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Presidente del Parlamento británico no aprueba una nueva votación sobre el brexit
(CNN) — El presidente de la Cámara de los Comunes, John Bercow, anunció que la moción presentada por el gobierno para presentar un voto…
Continue Reading Los 10 edificios terminados más altos del mundo en 2019
(CNN) — Elevándose desde hace más de un siglo, los rascacielos han surgido para convertirse en el sÃmbolo de estilo urbano y poderÃo. Y lo que…
Continue Reading Was Trump’s plan to host the G7 at his golf course unconstitutional?
President Donald Trump has reversed his plan to invite world leaders to attend an official government summit at his Florida golf course, but still…
Continue Reading Spain will exhume and move former dictator’s remains this week
It is an issue that has divided Spanish opinion for decades, but the remains of fascist dictator Gen. Francisco Franco will be exhumed and relocated…
Continue Reading A Vietnam veteran in hospice care got to see his beloved dog for the last time
When a veteran was admitted to hospice care last week, he had only one last wish: to say goodbye to his beloved dog, Patch. John Vincent is a Marine…
Continue Reading Food Network names most haunted PA restaurant
Click here for updates on this story Scranton, PA (WNEP) — A restaurant in downtown Scranton has creepy bragging rights…
Continue Reading White House staff rally around Mulvaney amid rising frustration
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney earned a show of support from his colleagues on Monday after facing days of withering criticism over…
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Is team’s decision to walk off pitch over racist abuse a watershed moment for soccer?
As soccer’s authorities search for answers in the ongoing fight against racism, the manager of a club in England’s ninth tier decided…
Continue Reading A driver is rescued alive after his car is impaled by logs from a truck
A Georgia driver made it out alive after he rear-ended a log truck, and his car was impaled by logs from the front windshield to the back window.…
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St. John is bouncing back
Longing for the Caribbean but want to go where the hotel crowds aren’t? Aim for wild, rambling St. John. The littlest sister of the three main…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe says 55 elephants have died in two months following severe drought
A severe drought that has drained water sources in Zimbabwe’s largest national park has left 55 elephants dead since September, a spokesman for…
Continue Reading A man named Tupac Shakur was arrested in Tennessee for meth possession and other charges
Police in Tennessee arrested a man named Tupac A. Shakur, 40, after they say he pulled a knife on them and was found with methamphetamine. Officers…
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How to avoid toxic metals in your baby’s food (and yours)
Upset by reports that up to 95% of baby food contains one or more toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury? Here’s the…
Continue Reading Mick Mulvaney’s deeply cringey defense of his quid pro quo comments
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is flailing these days as he tries to appease his boss — and keep his job — with a series…
Continue Reading A clever African toad learned to copy a deadly snake to trick predators out of eating it
The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival,…
Continue Reading What I learned from teaching Brexit to freshmen
This past spring, I first taught a new freshman seminar titled “Imagining Europe,” focusing on the shifting geographic, political,…
Continue Reading The Orionid meteor shower will peak early this week
The Orionid meteor shower will peak on Monday and Tuesday, sprinkling remnants of Halley’s Comet in Earth’s atmosphere to create a…
Continue Reading Why Washington Nationals fans are obsessed with the ‘Baby Shark’ song
The Washington Nationals are headed to the World Series for the first time in the franchise’s history, and if you caught any of their…
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