Modular construction is on the rise. Can it build high-quality affordable housing?
Next City reports on a Minneapolis housing authority’s initiative to build affordable homes through modular construction and asks if it is a sign of…
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These US cities boast the most active nightlife scenes
Lyft shares the U.S. cities with the most active nightlife scenes, according to its rideshare…
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A dose of inspiration: Why doctors are prescribing museum visits
Reasons to be Cheerful explores “museo-therapy,” a unique initiative by the Palais des Beaux-Arts which draws on the power of art to improve health…
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How to let someone test drive your car
CarGurus breaks down key steps you can take to safely arrange a test drive when selling your…
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Seal pup once rescued on a British beach hits the big 5-0. Sheba may be the oldest seal in captivity
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As gray seals go, Sheba is grayer than most. The grand dame of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in England was celebrated…
Continue Reading Tourists are rushing to see glaciers before they disappear. The trips are turning deadly.
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — On a summer’s evening in 2019, Zach Sheldon watched huge chunks of ice break off Valdez Glacier in Alaska as…
Continue Reading New DNA analysis unravels the mystery of ‘lost prince’ Kaspar Hauser
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — “His birth was unknown, his death hidden.” So reads the headstone (translated from Latin) marking the…
Continue Reading Rescue workers search for at least 6 people missing after heavy rain pounds Japan’s Noto region
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Rescue workers are searching for at least six people missing after heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region…
Continue Reading Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap…
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Hamas retuvo a una rehén israelí en condiciones “inhumanas” en Gaza, según cuentan sus hermanas a CNN
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Las hermanas de una mujer israelí secuestrada y asesinada por Hamas han descrito las condiciones…
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Harris’ cash edge funds advertising blitz as Elon Musk cuts big check to House Republicans, new filings show
By David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris entered September – and the closing weeks of the presidential campaign –…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not…
Continue Reading New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, foreign minister says
By Manveena Suri and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity…
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After latest tough start, Houston’s Verlander says he believes he returned from neck injury too soon
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander missed almost two months this summer with a neck injury. After his latest tough start on Friday…
Continue Reading A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been…
Continue Reading Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — The trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose husband repeatedly drugged her has…
Continue Reading The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fall is back, and bringing with it jack-o’-lanterns, football, pumpkin spice everything and — in…
Continue Reading Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter
Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump returned to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state with…
Continue Reading The US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East. It fears making things worse
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation…
Continue Reading AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence,…
Continue Reading With immigration and abortion on Arizona’s ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Voters will decide ballot measures on abortion and immigration in Arizona, a key battleground…
Continue Reading With immigration and abortion on Arizona’s ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Voters will decide ballot measures on abortion and immigration in Arizona, a key battleground…
Continue Reading Goodbye, ‘welcome culture.’ Germany bows to far-right pressure and tightens its borders
By Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt and Matthies Otto, CNN (CNN) — In Frankfurt an der Oder, an ironic sign reads, “Frankfurt Oder/Slubice…
Continue Reading Tucker, Bregman and Meyers homer to help Astros to 9-7 win over Angels
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker had four hits, including a home run, and Jake Meyers and Alex Bregman both hit home runs while…
Continue Reading Julio Rodríguez homers twice for wild card-chasing Seattle and Kirby beats Rangers again in 8-2 win
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Julio Rodríguez homered twice to drive in five runs, George Kirby went six innings for his 13th victory…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court rules voters caught in proof-of-citizenship glitch can still get ‘full ballot,’ including state races
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 100,000 residents who may not have fulfilled the state’s…
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Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new…
Continue Reading California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law making it illegal for social media…
Continue Reading Slain Israeli hostage held by Hamas in ‘inhuman’ conditions underneath Gaza, sisters tell CNN
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The sisters of an Israeli woman kidnapped and killed by Hamas have described the “inhuman” conditions in which…
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Rising local star impresses with electric guitar performances
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Adonis Loya, a 16-year-old student from El Paso, is juggling multiple responsibilities while pursuing his passion for rock…
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