Rural communities still at a disadvantage when competing for government grants
The Daily Yonder dives into why, despite efforts by the Biden Administration to level the playing field for low-capacity communities, applying for…
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When and where do fog-related fatal crashes occur most often?
Hill Law Firm analyzed over 700,000 fatal crash records from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to find when and where…
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The 'most American' vehicle for the last 3 years has been electric
CheapInsurance.com analyzed the emergence of electric cars as the “most American” using data from Tesla’s earnings reports and the Cars.com…
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University of Arizona boosting security after ‘attempted abduction’ of a female student and two other incidents, police say
KGUN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents…
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Satan club plans to meet after classes at Tennessee elementary school
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say an After School Satan Club will begin offering activities to children at a Tennessee elementary school…
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‘I feel trapped’: Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes…
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9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants carried out one of the…
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5 of the biggest gold heists you've never heard of
SD Bullion aggregated news articles to compile five of the biggest, most notorious gold heists in recent history.…
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Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% wanting US-backed Abbas to resign
By KARIN LAUB Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for Hamas, which…
Continue Reading Editor says Myanmar authorities have arrested 2 local journalists for an online news service
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An editor says Myanmar’s military government has arrested two journalists with a local online news…
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Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested his defense Tuesday and sought anew to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that…
Continue Reading Pakistan court says military trials can resume for 103 supporters of Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday allowed military courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime…
Continue Reading She won her sexual assault case. Now she hopes the Japanese military changes so others don’t suffer
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Rina Gonoi came forward in summer 2022 to demand a reinvestigation of the case that authorities…
Continue Reading Families of American hostages in Gaza say Biden reaffirms commitment to freeing their loved ones
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hosted family members of some of the eight Americans…
Continue Reading Suicide attacker used 264 pounds of explosives to target police station in Pakistan, killing 23
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say the suicide bomber who rammed his car into a police station’s main gate in…
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Harris County election shows progress. But challenges remain ahead of 2024.
Votebeat’s Texas bureau turns its attention to Harris County where a new election chief is working to bounce back after a court found that the county…
Continue Reading The pope says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary Major, not in the grottoes…
Continue Reading US announces new sanctions on Russia’s weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new…
Continue Reading Iran executes man convicted of killing a senior cleric following months of unrest
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state news agency says authorities have executed a bank guard who was convicted of fatally shooting a senior cleric in…
Continue Reading Lawsuit challenges Alabama inmate labor system as ‘modern day slavery’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Current and former inmates of the Alabama prison system have filed a lawsuit challenging the prison labor program. The…
Continue Reading Prominent Gaza professor and writer killed in airstrike, weeks after telling CNN he and his family had ‘nowhere else to go’
CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — In October, Refaat Alareer was deliberating whether to stay at his home in the heart of…
Continue Reading United Nations General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 16:39 ET By Caitlin Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an…
Continue Reading After 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
CNN, WCCO By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a…
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Biden to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at White House Tuesday
(CNN) — President Joe Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Tuesday as discussions on…
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A sobering history of drunk driving in the US and why it's still so prevalent
CheapInsurance.com analyzed federal data to trace the history of America’s battle with the dangers of drunk…
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The 10 best US cities for public transportation
Rent.com explores the top 10 best cities for public transportation in the…
Continue Reading Inside the unit deploying small explosive drones in Ukraine’s cash-strapped war
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak and Christian Streib, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — Zip-tying old grenades and mortars to tiny, online-bought…
Continue Reading After 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
WCCO, JUSTICE FOR MARVIN HAYNES 16, CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about a Texas woman’s battle for an abortion
CNN By Zoe Sottile, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In one of the most high-profile abortion cases since the fall of Roe V. Wade,…
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Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign will ‘take time’
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Monday pushed back…
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