The most hurricane-vulnerable counties in 2024
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The teacher 'pay penalty' is trending in the wrong direction post-pandemic
HeyTutor analyzed data from the Economic Policy Institute to illustrate how teacher wages compare to other…
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ANÁLISIS | El equipo de Trump ataca a Walz y a su historial militar en un intento de frenar a Harris
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Era el primer gran día de la lucha por el Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos que probablemente decida las…
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A powerful quake hits off Japan’s coast, causing minor injuries but prompting new concerns
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s southern coast and injured nine people, but most of the injuries are…
Continue Reading Czech power company CEZ says its net profit in the first half of 2024 totaled $912 million, down 5%
PRAGUE (AP) — The dominant Czech power company CEZ says its net profit in the first half of the year totaled 21.1 billion Czech crowns ($912…
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Japan’s stock market rally fades as fear returns
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A comeback rally in Japanese stocks has quickly lost steam, as the specter of a US economic slowdown and…
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Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State…
Continue Reading La tasa de muertes por accidente cerebrovascular entre adultos estadounidenses de mediana edad alcanzó su nivel más alto en dos décadas durante la pandemia de covid, según un informe
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Según un nuevo informe de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por su sigla en …
Continue Reading Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain. But then he vanishes again
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for fugitive Carles Puigdemont, a celebrated campaigner…
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Tug of war, pistol dueling and other strange Olympic Games
By Jack Hillcox, CNN (CNN) — By now, you’ve probably heard that breakdancing, or “breaking,” is one of the newest competitive Olympic…
Continue Reading US Ambassador to Japan to skip Nagasaki peace ceremony after Israel excluded
By Yumi Asada, Nodoka Katsura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will sit out Nagasaki’s peace…
Continue Reading Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state’s first execution since 2010
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah death row inmate Taberon Dave Honie has been put to death by lethal injection for the stabbing death of…
Continue Reading Three people arrested in rural Nevada over altercation that Black man says involved a racial slur
Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with a verbal altercation last week in Virginia…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | La supuesta conspiración terrorista contra Taylor Swift encaja en una preocupante tendencia de ISIS a atacar a adolescentes en internet
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Los detalles que están apareciendo sobre el presunto complot terrorista dirigido contra los tres conciertos de Taylor…
Continue Reading La inteligencia militar ucraniana asalta una pequeña isla ocupada por Rusia en el mar Negro
Julia Hernández (CNN) — La inteligencia militar de Ucrania (HUR, por sus siglas en ucraniano) asaltó el martes el espigón de Tendra, una…
Continue Reading Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift fans express heartbreak, fear and relief after terror threat stops shows
By Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung and Samra Zulfaqar, CNN (CNN) — Tiffany Kidd, a 41-year-old nurse from Arizona, had never left the United States…
Continue Reading Facing budget crunches, Chinese tax collectors descend on companies
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are chasing unpaid taxes from companies and individuals dating back decades, as the government…
Continue Reading Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A wave of disappointment swept over opposition activists in Belarus last week as the biggest East-West…
Continue Reading On Long Island, Republicans defend an unlikely stronghold as races could tip control of Congress
Associated Press It’s a 2024 election battleground where millions of dollars are being spent and big names in American politics are popping up. But…
Continue Reading Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White shakes up US Senate primary race in Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White has shaken up a U.S. Senate primary race in Minnesota.…
Continue Reading In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic.…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on fear of repression in post-election Venezuela
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the…
Continue Reading An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the…
Continue Reading China reitera la necesidad de un alto el fuego en Gaza en llamadas con Egipto y Jordania
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El ministro chino de Asuntos Exteriores, Wang Yi, reiteró la necesidad de un alto el fuego en Gaza durante…
Continue Reading The Borderplex Alliance gets International Organization for Standardization certification
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Bordplex Alliance has announced it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification.…
Continue Reading A deadly tornado, flooding rains and swollen rivers plague residents in the path of Debby
Associated Press LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the…
Continue Reading Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor
Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A powerful former North Dakota lawmaker has pleaded guilty to traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for…
Continue Reading The Walz record: Abortion rights, free lunches for schoolkids, and disputes over a riot response
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats have enacted big changes in the two years that they’ve had full…
Continue ReadingDebby spreads torrential rain and tornado threat north as it rapidly accelerates toward the Northeast
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to a…
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