Explosion and fire injures 9 workers at Illinois soybean processing plant
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an soybean processing facility in Illinois has injured eight employees and sent a tower of smoke into…
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Novak Djokovic’s 24th grand slam title ‘is one of the biggest achievements in sports history,’ says coach
CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was almost a sense of inevitability when Novak Djokovic won the US Open final on Sunday. The Serb had…
Continue ReadingTrue to life but without the price tag: The decoy weapons Ukraine wants Russia to destroy
CNN By Melissa Bell, Daria Martina Tarasova and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — They are created with one single aim in mind: to be destroyed as…
Continue ReadingThailand’s new prime minister tells Parliament his government will urgently tackle economic woes
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to act quickly to relieve the…
Continue ReadingNew highways carve into Cairo’s City of the Dead cemetery as Egypt’s government reshapes the city
By LEE KEATH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Preservationists say highway construction by the Egyptian government threatens to destroy…
Continue ReadingTrue to life but without the price tag: The decoy weapons Ukraine wants Russia to destroy
By Melissa Bell, Daria Martina Tarasova and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — They are created with one single aim in mind: to be destroyed as quickly…
Continue ReadingHurricane Lee forecast to get larger, increasing the risk to land in its uncertain path
By Eric Zerkel, Taylor Ward and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Major Hurricane Lee will continue to grow in size after a crucial northward turn…
Continue ReadingEscaped Pennsylvania killer spotted and possibly has a weapon, authorities say
By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania killer who escaped from prison nearly two weeks ago has been…
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Summit High student, 17, arrested on charge of posting hoax bomb threat on social media timed to Sept. 11
A 17-year-old Summit High School student has been arrested on a felony first-degree disorderly conduct charge, accused of making a 9/11-timed bomb…
Continue ReadingIsland states seek climate protection from Law of the Sea
Story by Reuters (CNN) — The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly slide despite Big Tech rally on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday despite a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors looked…
Continue ReadingHow booming Vietnam offers the US an alternative to China
By Michelle Toh and Mihir Melwani, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — President Joe Biden left Vietnam Monday after a visit that deepened economic ties…
Continue ReadingExplosion at Illinois processing plant leaves at least 8 injured, officials say
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people in central Illinois were injured Sunday in an explosion at a processing plant, officials…
Continue ReadingCinco conclusiones del viaje de Joe Biden al G20 y Vietnam
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se acerca al final de un viaje relámpago a India y Vietnam para una serie de reuniones de alto…
Continue ReadingLahaina’s fire-stricken Filipino residents are key to tourism and local culture. Will they stay?
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Ambulance and fire truck sirens wailed outside as Elsie Rosales stripped linens…
Continue ReadingPatients need doctors who look like them. Can medicine diversify without affirmative action?
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dr. Starling Tolliver knew she wanted to become a doctor. Yet, as a Black girl growing up in Akron,…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help
By SAM METZ Associated Press AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco. The death and injury counts…
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The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to Alaska
By JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania Republicans have the candidate they want for the US Senate. They just need him to run
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans trying to recapture the U.S. Senate majority have the candidate they want in…
Continue ReadingChina considering ban on clothing that ‘hurts feelings’ of nation
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s legislature has proposed changes to a law that if approved would allow authorities to fine and…
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