Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West…
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France’s government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail in the final stretch before a high-stakes…
Continue Reading Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor, to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director
Associated Press Tarmo Peltokoski has been hired to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The philharmonic says…
Continue Reading Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it’s launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in…
Continue Reading Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians ahead of the Summer Games
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Just three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement that was building up in the host city is now mingled with…
Continue Reading Britain’s top players at Wimbledon stick to tennis on UK election day
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Some of Britain’s top tennis players are avoiding election talk like double-faults at Wimbledon. Polls opened…
Continue Reading Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An Iranian-born Norwegian man has been found guilty of terrorism in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival…
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Laws and loopholes still perpetuate school segregation across America
The 74 reports on loopholes, laws and lack of protections allowing Black, brown, low-income students to be excluded from America’s most coveted…
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Needs-based salaries are upending workplace norms
Reasons to be Cheerful reports that a growing number of organizations are challenging conventional ways of paying workers to make salary structures…
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Four lost pregnancies. Five weeks of IVF injections. One storm.
The 19th reports on how a couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby, and then Hurricane Ian hit and changed their…
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Don't forget homeowners insurance for your new home
CheapInsurance.com answers questions about homeowners insurance coverage and provides cost-saving…
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To understand the evolving American diet, read the label: A brief history of nutrition facts
FoodReady dug through National Institute of Health reports and other resources to explore the history of nutrition labeling through the…
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15 of the richest self-made teenagers in the US
Stacker has compiled a list of 15 teenagers, from actors to influencers to bakers, who have created their own opportunities and…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners…
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A third Japanese climber has died on a mountain in northern Pakistan in less than a month
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Japanese climber has died while descending one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan, the…
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Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane…
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Chihuahuas host 2 day Independence celebration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The El Paso Chihuahuas kicked off a fun filled 2-day Independence day celebration.The festivities started with the El Paso…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits new record close, leading Asian shares higher
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged Thursday to a record close of 40,913.65, leading markets in most of Asia…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nikkei 225 index hits a record high close of 40,913.65
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index has closed at a fresh record high of 40,913.65, pushing past its most recent record close set in…
Continue Reading Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are attending the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to…
Continue Reading Despite hardships brought by war, flowers fill Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On his way to the Kyiv train station to greet his wife and daughter returning from Poland to Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
Associated Press CHEBAA, Lebanon (AP) — With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border,…
Continue Reading Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Cybersecurity experts and French officials say Russian disinformation campaigns against France are zeroing in on…
Continue Reading The 1st All-Star nod for Padres’ Profar has a Texas flair, 12 years after his debut with Rangers
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jurickson Profar never thought he had the chance to show the Texas Rangers and their fans the player he…
Continue Reading These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds that are still…
Continue Reading India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this…
Continue Reading Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, runs to be Iran’s next president
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was…
Continue Reading Ahead of Iran’s presidential runoff, a floated rise in gasoline prices may spark new protests
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran’s runoff presidential election nears, comments by an official in the campaign of…
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Movies and TV shows casting in El Paso
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in El…
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These are the most prevalent disabilities in Texas
AccessiBe charted disability statistics in Texas using Census…
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