Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The condition ratings of thousands of dams across the U.S. remain a secret despite changes to improve the…
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Stefan Wilson hired to drive 33rd car at Indianapolis 500
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar veteran Stefan Wilson will return to the cockpit for this month’s Indianapolis…
Continue ReadingFox chews through fence, kills 25 flamingos at National Zoo
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foxes are known to raid henhouses. But this raid, on an outdoor zoo yard housing dozens of…
Continue ReadingUS says superyacht owned by Russian oligarch seized in Fiji
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say a superyacht owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged…
Continue ReadingMore than 1 million people have died of Covid-19 in the US
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday…
Continue ReadingNASA climate research scientist wins World Food Prize
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A NASA climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global…
Continue ReadingSandstorm suspends flights, many Iraqis struggle to breathe
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis have rushed to hospitals with breathing problems and the Baghdad airport…
Continue ReadingHowie Mandel afraid after Dave Chappelle attack
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel and other comics are sounding the alarm after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage following a performance.…
Continue ReadingHarassment is a problem in VR, and it’s likely to get worse
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business If you believe Mark Zuckerberg, the future is virtual. Last year, Meta plowed $10 billion into Facebook Reality Labs,…
Continue ReadingRenowned flamenco artists win Spanish arts prize
MADRID (AP) — Two renowned figures from the world of flamenco have been awarded one of Spain’s most prestigious awards for fine arts.  The july…
Continue Reading“Tiene que venir Dios a explicarlo”: asà reaccionó el mundo del fútbol a la extraordinaria victoria del Real Madrid en la semifinal de la Champions League
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — “Tenemos una cuenta que saldar”, tuiteó la estrella del Liverpool Mo Salah después de que el Real…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose this week, continuing an upward trend that has pushed rates more than two percentage points…
Continue ReadingAliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism…
Continue ReadingAliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism…
Continue ReadingCerca de 15 millones de personas murieron por la pandemia de covid-19, según la OMS, casi tres veces más de las que se informaron
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Alrededor de 14,9 millones de personas en todo el mundo murieron como resultado directo o indirecto de covid-19 en…
Continue ReadingAs diversity rises, US boards still disproportionately white
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the push to get U.S. boardrooms to look more like companies’ customers and employees,…
Continue ReadingAs diversity rises, US boards still disproportionately white
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the push to get U.S. boardrooms to look more like companies’ customers and employees,…
Continue ReadingHere’s what it’s like to have a robot paint your nails for $10
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids’…
Continue ReadingInflation forces Czech central bank to again raise key rate
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate, to the highest level in 23 years, to continue its fight…
Continue ReadingGroup to retrieve lost crab pots, save marine wildlife
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — While most crab pots dropped into the Salish Sea are recovered, many are not, and the Northwest Straits Foundation is going…
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