Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people
BEIJING (AP) — Flooding in central China continues to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas. Authorities said Friday that another 21 people…
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Officials: Northwest heat may have killed 1; ER visits spike
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are investigating one possible heat-related death in Oregon from a Pacific…
Continue Reading Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue Reading Prospects ever fainter for bipartisan policing overhaul deal
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects seem increasingly dicey for a bipartisan Senate deal on overhauling policing practices.…
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Thieves in California are stealing scarce water amid extreme drought, ‘devastating’ some communities
By Brisa Colon, CNN As an extreme drought grips California, making water increasingly scarce, thieves are making off with billions of gallons of the…
Continue Reading Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as President Joe Biden becomes more aggressive in pressuring Americans to get vaccinated, he…
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FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine doses for certain immunocompromised people
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized an additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people on…
Continue ReadingVaccine boosters are not unusual: CNN’s medical analyst explains why
By Katia Hetter, CNN With the Biden administration expected to announce that booster doses will be needed for most people who received the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are…
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Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are…
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Reporter presses Pentagon spokesperson on Afghanistan mission
The Pentagon announced that more than 3,000 US troops will be deployed to Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to gain…
Continue Reading Reporters describe ‘palpable fear’ in Afghanistan as Taliban continues to sweep across the country
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Continue Reading Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or…
Continue Reading AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
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Continue Reading Venezuelan government, opposition leaders meet in Mexico
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Venezuela and its opposition have met for the first…
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Santa Fe propels urbanization trend in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Among four major cities in New Mexico, the state capital of Santa Fe was the fastest growing over the past decade. The Census…
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Santa Fe propels urbanization trend in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Among four major cities in New Mexico, the state capital of Santa Fe was the fastest growing over the past decade. The Census…
Continue Reading Belarus floods the European Union with migrants, taking a page out of Putin’s playbook
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the forests…
Continue Reading Mexico City marks fall of Aztec capital 500 years ago
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the…
Continue Reading Heavy rainfall in Japan causes mudslide, threatens floods
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan triggered a mudslide that swallowed four people and was…
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El Paso truck driver arrested in Nashville with 50 pound load of fentanyl
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — An El Paso truck driver was arrested in Nashville late Thursday afternoon when Tennessee authorities said they caught him…
Continue Reading New Zealand loses its precious ‘Rings’ series to Britain
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the…
Continue Reading New Zealand loses its precious ‘Rings’ series to Britain
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the…
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CDC joins FDA in backing 3rd vaccine dose for those with weak immunity
UPDATE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel voted unanimously Friday to recommend an additional dose of Pfizer or…
Continue Reading Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field…
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Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field…
Continue Reading Two Georgia coaches have been charged with second-degree murder in the heat-related death of a 16-year-old
By Lauren M. Johnson and Rebekah Riess, CNN Two Atlanta-area high-school basketball coaches have been charged with second-degree murder after the…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Miggy swings for 500 at home, Flaherty off IL
By The Associated Press Miguel Cabrera is back home in Detroit on Friday night, one home run shy of 500, when the Tigers face Cleveland right-hander…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s foreign minister blames Afghanistan and India for suicide attack on Chinese workers
By Sophia Saifi and Ben Westcott, CNN Pakistan’s foreign minister has accused India and Afghanistan of backing a suicide bombing which killed…
Continue Reading Storm rout Sun 79-57 to win inaugural Commissioner’s Cup
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 15 of her 17 points in the first quarter and the Seattle Storm routed…
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