Correction: Skyscraper Test Tower story
ATLANTA (AP) — In a story published Oct. 16, 2021, about a new elevator test tower, The Associated Press misidentified the company’s CEO for…
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New skyscraper lab will test elevators high above Atlanta
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — One of the world’s largest elevator towers will soon be opened to test elevators of the future…
Continue Reading Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Frustrated with persistently low prices, ranchers and others in the beef industry are…
Continue Reading Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Frustrated with persistently low prices, ranchers and others in the beef industry are…
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The global economy’s 2020 hangover is far from over
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business It’s almost 2022, but 2020 isn’t done with us yet. Despite good news about Covid-19 vaccinations, a solid…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
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AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading Cyprus, Egypt sign deal to speed up electricity grid linkage
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says an undersea cable linking the electricity grids of Cyprus and Egypt could be key to helping…
Continue Reading Cyprus, Egypt sign deal to speed up electricity grid linkage
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says an undersea cable linking the electricity grids of Cyprus and Egypt could be key to helping…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue Reading Horrific delay? Norway eyes police response to arrow attack
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Norway has announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and…
Continue Reading Police: 1 deputy killed, 2 wounded in ambush at Houston bar
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man with an AR-15-style rifle ambushed three constable deputies outside of a Houston bar, killing one and wounded…
Continue Reading Police: 1 deputy killed, 2 wounded in ambush at Houston bar
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man with an AR-15-style rifle ambushed three constable deputies outside of a Houston bar, killing one and wounded…
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Four train passengers are hurt in Amtrak crash with truck in Oklahoma
By Alta Spells, CNN An Amtrak train struck a truck near Thackerville, Oklahoma, on Friday, injuring four train passengers, a spokesperson for Amtrak…
Continue Reading Removing the %&*@ from Maine’s vanity plates will take time
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press A Maine law banning obscene license plates goes into effect Monday, but getting the foul language off the roads and…
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5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 last week
By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…
Continue Reading 5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 this week
CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…
Continue Reading Africa’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Africa’s largest film festival is kicking off in Burkina Faso for the first time…
Continue Reading Iran sentences ex-central bank chief to 10 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A judiciary spokesperson says a court has sentenced the former governor of Iran’s central bank to 10 years in prison for…
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Cambridge University to return Benin bronze to Nigeria in historic moment
Hannah Ryan, CNN Cambridge University is due to return a Nigerian artifact looted during a British raid to its country of origin, in a historic…
Continue Reading Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1000 for the first time as the country…
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Rock star Randy Bachman’s treasured Gretsch guitar was stolen 45 years ago. An internet sleuth helped find it
By David Williams, CNN Decades after it was stolen, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman says he’s finally found the rare guitar he used to write…
Continue Reading Gunman ‘out of nowhere’ shoots 3 deputies outside Houston bar, killing one, authorities say
By Jason Hanna and Alta Spells, CNN A gunman “came out of nowhere” and fired on constable’s deputies who were trying to detain…
Continue Reading Deputy killed in shooting outside Houston bar had just returned from paternity leave, official says
A gunman fired on constable’s deputies who were trying to detain someone else outside a Houston bar, ultimately killing one deputy and injuring two…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s leader pays respects to 46 dead in building inferno
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has paid her respects at a morgue to the dozens of people killed in a deadly inferno that ripped through…
Continue Reading Merkel party leader urges unity after German election loss
BERLIN (AP) — The leader of outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has urged supporters to emulate the unity and discipline of their…
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Tuffy’s Pet Foods issues recall for dog food with high levels of vitamin D
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Tuffy’s Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling dog food with potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D. The recall is for…
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