Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian
(CNN) — A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according…
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Pentagon launches ‘one-stop shop’ website for UFO information and reporting
(CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available…
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Maui wildfires: ‘If you want to help, keep your trip,’ Hawaii tourism official says
(CNN) — The Hawaii Tourism Authority announced Friday it approved more than $2 million to help rebuild Hawaii’s struggling tourism…
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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch Maui recovery fund
(CNN) — Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have launched a recovery fund for the people who lost housing in the Maui…
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US House Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls Russia-China alliance the biggest threat since WWII
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday that a partnership between the Russian and Chinese leaders…
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US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan through program typically used for sovereign nations
(CNN) — The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment…
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New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year
(CNN) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office…
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McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky
Originally Published: 30 AUG 23 13:43 ET Updated: 30 AUG 23 17:40 ET By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
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11 people taken to a hospital after ‘severe turbulence’ on Delta flight before landing in Atlanta, airline says
(CNN) — Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing “severe turbulence”…
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Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida
(CNN) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 storm with maximum…
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Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised…
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US consumer confidence wanes with prices still high and signs of a cooling job market
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling less confident as summer comes to a close as high prices and interest rates weigh on…
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Hawaiian Electric says power lines started morning fire on August 8, but not afternoon Lahaina Fire
(CNN) — Hawaiian Electric Company said that power lines falling in high winds seem to have caused a fire during the early morning of August 8,…
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Idalia is now a hurricane moving toward Florida with powerful winds and life-threatening storm surge
(CNN) — Hurricane Idalia is expected to intensify considerably as it heads toward Florida, where officials already have told…
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Rare blue supermoon brightens the night sky this week in the closest full moon of the year
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn…
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First-generation students feel the impacts after the Supreme Court strikes Biden's loan forgiveness plans
Best Universities examined what the end of Biden’s $10,000 loan forgiveness program means for first-generation students and…
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Wagner chief Prigozhin confirmed dead by Russian authorities after genetic tests
Originally Published: 27 AUG 23 08:14 ET Updated: 27 AUG 23 12:02 ET By Uliana Pavlova, Radina Gigova and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Russian…
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3 US Marines killed in aircraft crash in Australia during training exercise
Originally Published: 27 AUG 23 00:12 ET Updated: 27 AUG 23 17:10 ET By Heather Chen, Brad Lendon, Angus Watson, Jake Kwon and Irene Nasser, CNN…
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‘Multiple fatalities’ in shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, mayor says
Originally Published: 26 AUG 23 16:44 ET By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — There are “multiple fatalities” from a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida,…
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5 tips for managing workplace burnout
Using information from leading business schools and academic research, Wysa compiled five tips to help manage burnout at…
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Online college enrollment is on the rise: What brings students to virtual campuses?
Using data from the NCES and research from Education Dynamics, EDsmart explored why online college enrollment is on the…
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Dark Forest: A look inside controversial wilderness therapy camps
The Daily Yonder took a close look at the controversial practices employed by the wilderness therapy camp industry to treat troubled teens that,…
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Arrest photo of former President Donald Trump released
Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will surrender on Thursday to be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his…
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Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family
KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to helping the disgraced attorney steal millions of…
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Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting…
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Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the plane that crashed near Moscow, killing all 10 people on board, Russia’s transportation agency says
(CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, was listed among passengers on board a plane that crashed north of…
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As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl…
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Jail where Trump will be booked in Georgia has long been plagued with violence
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The jail in Georgia where former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender on Thursday is…
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Bear attacks 7-year-old boy in his suburban backyard
BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a black bear attacked a 7-year-old boy outside his family’s home in suburban New York and sent the child to a…
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Cities with the highest rates of obesity
Stacker examined data from the CDC’s annual PLACES report, released in July 2023, to see which cities had the highest share of adults with…
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