How car infrastructure is changing cities
Stacker reviewed historical records, news reports, and government documents to create a list of cities significantly impacted by car infrastructure.…
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Italy’s weight loss secrets, the man who built a plane and more
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In travel news this week, the Italian village whose residents boast of a “fat-killing gene,” the man who…
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US to face Vietnam, Netherlands at women’s soccer World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The defending champion United States will face Netherlands in the group stage of the women’s soccer World Cup next…
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China’s Xi emerges from Communist Party Congress with more power, set for third term
By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s top leader Xi Jinping is set to begin a norm-breaking third term with an even greater…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping enters third term as China’s most powerful leader in decades surrounded by loyalists
CNN By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Steven Jiang, Yong Xiong and Wayne Chang, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his…
Continue Reading Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi thanks supporters on social media, as official denies she is under house arrest
By Jomana Karadsheh and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A female Iranian rock climber, who competed without a hijab at an international competition in South…
Continue Reading Ukrainian military says 18 Russian cruise missiles destroyed amid attacks on energy infrastructure
By Pierre Meilhan and Richard Roth, CNN The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy Russian…
Continue Reading Tourists apprehended after taking gondola for Venice joyride
Julia Buckley, CNN Another week, another spate of terrible behavior from tourists in Italy. Hot on the heels of a woman posing naked on the steps of…
Continue Reading Italy’s pious village with a profane secret
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Crunchy yet tender, sweet and high in calories, there’s a peculiar Italian snack which is sandwiched between two pieces…
Continue Reading What we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal
By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN In May 2020, Mississippi’s state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had wasted…
Continue Reading Unfavorable weather cancels women’s World Cup season opener
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Rain and snowfall have wiped out the first women’s race of the Alpine skiing’s World…
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Inflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of…
Continue Reading Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Party Congress comes to a close
By Simone McCarthy, Yong Xiong and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s former top leader, Hu Jintao, was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing…
Continue Reading Meet Massachusetts’ new state dinosaur
By Zoe Sottile, CNN In addition to a state dog (the Boston terrier) and a state bird (the chickadee), Massachusetts now has an official state…
Continue Reading Plane crash into multi-family home in New Hampshire kills 2 people on board, officials say
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN A single-engine airplane crashed into a home Friday evening near an airport in New Hampshire, killing both people…
Continue Reading Lillard has 41 points Trail Blazers beat Suns 113-111 in OT
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 41 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns…
Continue Reading Zoo announces death of Rusty, DC’s famous fugitive red panda
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Rusty, the red panda who made headlines in 2013 following his successful escape from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington,…
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Record fish caught in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of fishing records in Texas from Land Big…
Continue Reading Nikola Jokic notches triple-double as Nuggets top Warriors
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nuggets coach Michael Malone so appreciates Nikola Jokic taking over a game and leading the…
Continue Reading Yemeni rebel drones target Greek ship in government-run port
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels targeted a cargo ship Friday off an oil terminal in the…
Continue Reading GOP campaigns against the IRS, vowing to slash its funding
By KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS pleas for more funding from Congress — made over the years by one…
Continue Reading Reed, stout defense lead Western Kentucky past UAB 20-17
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Austin Reed ran for two touchdowns and the Western Kentucky defense didn’t allow a point in the second half as the…
Continue Reading Australia flags new corporate penalties for privacy breaches
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’…
Continue Reading Profar loses his cool, Padres lose to Phils in NLCS Game 3
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jurickson Profar lost his cool just before the San Diego Padres lost the game. With a runner on…
Continue Reading Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she’s promised to take
By Valentina Di Donato, Ben Wedeman and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who was sworn in as Italy’s first female…
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Venezuelans expelled from US decide next steps in Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a shelter on Mexico City’s east side, Venezuelan mechanic José Cuicas is waiting…
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Venezuelans expelled from US decide next steps in Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a shelter on Mexico City’s east side, Venezuelan mechanic José Cuicas is waiting…
Continue Reading Texas state trooper who was among the first to respond to Uvalde school massacre has been fired, official says
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Sgt. Juan Maldonado, a Texas state trooper who was among the first…
Continue Reading Prince, Stokes shine as Tulsa rallies past Temple 27-16
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Deneric Prince rushed for a career-high 231 yards, scoring on an 84-yard fourth-quarter run, and Tulsa rallied to beat Temple…
Continue Reading Kuhlman scores tiebreaking goal, Kraken beat Avalanche 3-2
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Karson Kuhlman scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the…
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