Extreme weather may cost the global fashion industry $65 billion by 2030
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Extreme heat and flooding are set to deal a massive blow to the global fashion industry, with four of…
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At the University of North Carolina, two shootings 30 years apart show how much has changed
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Three decades ago, as a University of North Carolina student, he covered a deadly shooting for the school newspaper.…
Continue ReadingAfter days of heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes in New England, Hurricane Lee up next
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After several days of torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and…
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Bank volunteers help fight human trafficking
On their Volunteer Day, some First Interstate Bank volunteers helped In Our Backyard fight human trafficking by placing ‘freedom stickers’ with a…
Continue ReadingOn the road again: Commuting makes a comeback as employers try to put pandemic in the rearview
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If you think the roads have gotten busier on your morning commute, you’re not alone. The…
Continue ReadingFirefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when…
Continue ReadingGOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the…
Continue ReadingAs the nation fixates on a Pennsylvania manhunt, a DC murder suspect is on the run and off the radar
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the nation has been transfixed by the two-week manhunt for escaped prisoner Danilo Souza…
Continue ReadingPaintings on pesos illustrate Argentina’s currency and inflation woes
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A jaguar lies beside George Washington. The United States’ first president…
Continue ReadingBoth sides rest in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, moving historic case closer to a verdict
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial on corruption…
Continue ReadingBiden’s rules on clean cars face a crucial test as Republican-led challenges go to DC appeals court
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from automobile tailpipes — a major…
Continue ReadingDoes Gen Z struggle more with mental health than millennials? New polling shows signs of a shift
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — A smaller share of Gen Z is thriving compared to millennials at the same age, and members of Gen Z are…
Continue ReadingIndian authorities rush to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A state in southern India is taking measures to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two people died from…
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Library holds family birding expedition at Shevlin Park
Kids spotted 11 species of birds and nests, as well, during a family birding outing Wednesday at Shevlin Park, west of Bend, organized by the…
Continue ReadingSon of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis
By GRANT PECK and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always…
Continue ReadingPentagon watchdog establishes new team in Ukraine to monitor US aid
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon’s watchdog is establishing a new team in Ukraine to monitor ongoing US security assistance to…
Continue ReadingDeSantis warns against Covid-19 boosters for people under 65 contradicting CDC guidance
By Kit Maher and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is advising people under the age of 65 against getting…
Continue ReadingBefore-and-after satellite images show Libya flooding damage
From CNN Digital’s Photo Team (CNN) — More than 5,000 people have died following catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya, according to…
Continue ReadingNew Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as ‘green,’ will be powered by coal, report says
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An industrial park being built in Indonesia on the tropical island of Borneo that has…
Continue ReadingGuatemalan president-elect suspends presidential transition process
By Sahar Akbarzai, Julián Zamora and Fernando Almánzar, CNN (CNN) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo de León has announced he is…
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