France up to No. 3 in FIFA rankings, Belgium still No. 1
ZURICH (AP) — France’s Nations League title moved the country’s national team up to No. 3 in the FIFA rankings. France still trails both…
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Australian town overwhelmed by response to free land offer
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian Outback town of Quilpie (Quill-Pea) hoped its offer of free residential…
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If you don’t know where your onions came from, throw them away to prevent salmonella, CDC says
By Aya Elamroussi and Virginia Langmaid, CNN A salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 600 people in 37 states has been linked to various…
Continue Reading Official: US at turning point in dealing with Myanmar crisis
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A senior U.S. official says the United States is at a turning point in deciding how to…
Continue Reading Turkish media: Russians held over targeting of Chechens
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state broadcaster TRT News says six suspects have been jailed pending trial over an alleged plot against Chechen…
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33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs
Stacker looks at more than 30 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs, including missions such as Apollo 11, the Space Shuttle Program, and the…
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Where US military aid is being spent, ranked
How much military aid does the U.S. provide to different countries? Stacker analyzed U.S. military spending data from 2011 to 2020 using…
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Space discoveries that will blow your mind
In honor of World Space Week, Stacker is sharing space discoveries that will blow your…
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20 starter houseplants anyone can keep alive
From pretty flowering plants to succulents and unusual-looking cacti, Stacker compiled a list of indoor plants anyone can grow at home without any…
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25 memorable TV teachers
Teachers make a big impact on people’s lives, including the lives of beloved TV characters. Ahead of World Teachers’ Day on Oct. 5, Stacker surveyed…
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A history of LGBTQ+ representation in film
LGBTQ+ representation has always existed in films, but how much has it evolved? A great deal, as it turns out, so Stacker revisited some key…
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LGBTQ+ history before Stonewall
Stacker put together a timeline of LGBTQ+ history prior to the Stonewall riots on June 28,…
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Best TV show released the year you were born
Stacker has compiled a list of the best TV shows released over the last 60-plus years, pulling data from IMDb and ranking series by user…
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The best school district in every state
Stacker takes a look at the best school district in every state based on 2022 data from…
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What to know about getting the flu vaccine this year
Flu shots are especially important in fall 2021, public health experts say. Stacker compiled a list of 10 key flu shot facts from the CDC and other…
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100 actors who served in the military
Stacker takes a look at 100 actors who served in the…
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30 famous people you might not know were college athletes
Stacker dug deep to find 30 celebrities who were previously college athletes. This list includes a range of sports and covers celebrities from a wide…
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Best value public colleges in America
Stacker looked at Niche’s 2021 list of the best value colleges in America. This ranking includes only public, four-year colleges and weighs the cost…
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States with the most power outages in the last year
An aging power grid and a growing climate crisis have left U.S. residents in the dark. Stacker analyzed Department of Energy data to find the 15…
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Best Disney princess movies
With more than 80 years of work to draw on, Stacker ranked every stand-alone movie released by Disney that features a princess character or is in the…
Continue Reading Iran holds nationwide air force drill, latest armed exercise
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has kicked off an annual air force drill across the country, a week after holding another massive exercise in air defense.…
Continue Reading Year after Nigeria’s deadly protests, police still accused
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Joshua Samuel painfully recalls the day, one year ago, that Nigerian soldiers opened fire…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 squeaks to new record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late-in-the-day wave of buying pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record high.…
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Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 squeaks to new record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late-in-the-day wave of buying pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record high.…
Continue Reading Strong winds cause damage, disruptions in western Europe
PARIS (AP) — A powerful autumn storm, named Aurore, has blasted parts of western Europe. It has knocked out power to a quarter of a million French…
Continue Reading California police officer charged with assaulting a teenager during a traffic stop
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Los Angeles County police officer has been charged in connection with the arrest of a 16-year-old male he allegedly kicked…
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NYT: Agreement reached to scrap race as a factor in NFL concussion settlements
By Dave Alsup and Joe Sutton, CNN The National Football League and lawyers for Black players who accused the league of discrimination have filed a…
Continue Reading Dental records show remains found at Carlton Reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, FBI says
By Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Romine, Leyla Santiago, Randi Kaye and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The FBI’s Denver office said Thursday that remains found a…
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Dental records show remains found at Carlton Reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, FBI says
Steven Bertolino, an attorney for the Laundrie family, explains why the family initially refused to talk with police after Gabby Petito was reported…
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The timeline of Brian Laundrie’s disappearance still doesn’t jibe among authorities and his family’s lawyer
The FBI’s Denver office said that remains found in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, the man who went missing last month. The FBI…
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