US home construction up 3.9% in August after July drop
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…
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Invasive fungus that harms bats is spreading in Washington
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — An invasive fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats continues to spread in Washington. The fungus was detected in late…
Continue ReadingKnee injury rules Messi out of PSG-Metz game midweek
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Lionel Messi will miss the next French league game against last-place Metz after a knock to his left knee.…
Continue ReadingIndia calls new UK COVID-19 vaccine rules ‘discriminatory’
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says the British government’s decision not to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The…
Continue ReadingDutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue ReadingDutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue ReadingChipotle is adding a new meat to its menu
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Chipotle is adding smoked brisket to its menus nationwide following a successful test conducted last year. The chain…
Continue ReadingNorthern Hemisphere’s summer of wildfires let off record-breaking carbon emissions
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The amount of carbon emitted from severe wildfires that tore across many parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer broke…
Continue ReadingIT phoned home: Storytelling box foils kindergarten thief
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have solved a burglary case at a kindergarten after a storytelling gadget the suspect had swiped revealed his…
Continue ReadingJapanese sisters, age 107, certified as world’s oldest identical twins
By Jack Guy, CNN Two Japanese sisters have been confirmed as the world’s oldest living identical twins and the oldest ever identical twins at…
Continue ReadingRussia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko’s assassination, European court rules
By Kara Fox and James Frater, CNN Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died in…
Continue ReadingRussia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko’s assassination, European court rules
CNN By Kara Fox and James Frater, CNN Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died…
Continue ReadingSki jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria retires
INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Ski jumping record-holder Gregor Schlierenzauer has retired only a few months before trying to compete at his fourth…
Continue ReadingLuan Peres flourishing in Marseille under coach Sampaoli
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer There has always been a rich tradition of great defenders at Marseille even though the nine-time French…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrat asks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for policies on extremist violent content
By Whitney Wild, CNN Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters has written Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,…
Continue ReadingUS to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors
By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors…
Continue ReadingA nurse’s training didn’t protect her from vaccine misinformation. Now, she’s one of the victims of Covid-19
By Dan Simon and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Natalie Rise was a registered nurse in Idaho who loved her job as a home health care worker before she decided…
Continue ReadingJ&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson released data showing that a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response…
Continue ReadingJ&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people…
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