How coffee is helping to restore this national park
By Kayla Smith, CNN (CNN) — Africa is widely considered the birthplace of coffee, and today, beans from Ethiopia and Kenya are renowned as some…
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El huracán Idalia trajo flamencos a Florida, el este de EE.UU. e incluso Ohio. Los cientÃficos esperan que se queden
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Cuando piensas en flamencos, las imágenes que te vienen a la mente probablemente sean de pozos de agua africanos, el…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka parliament debates the health minister’s fate over reports of lack of drugs, hospital care
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers are debating the fate of country’s health minister,…
Continue ReadingChina’s premier is on a charm offensive as ASEAN summit protests Beijing’s aggression at sea
By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In talks with Southeast Asian leaders Wednesday in the Indonesian capital,…
Continue ReadingThe death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has risen to 14
ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered the bodies of seven more people following floods after fierce…
Continue ReadingRussian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17 as Blinken announces new $1B aid package
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile tore through an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17…
Continue ReadingDavid Grann and Siddhartha Mukherjee are among contenders for a prestigious nonfiction prize
LONDON (AP) — Books about the perilous state of our world, our food and our relationship with technology are in the running for Britain’s leading…
Continue ReadingThis summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever…
Continue ReadingAntony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to hear latest on Ukraine’s counteroffensive
By Andrew Carey and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday on what is his third trip to the…
Continue ReadingShock selections & ‘criminal’ absences: Everything you need to know about the 2023 Ryder Cup teams
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — The teams are in – and Ryder Cup fever has officially taken hold. A week on from Zach Johnson announcing his six…
Continue ReadingGrowing feud over Tuberville’s stand on Pentagon nominations risks Senate confirmation of nation’s top military officer
By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama…
Continue ReadingThe world has just experienced the hottest summer on record – by a significant margin
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As heat waves continue to bake parts of the world, scientists are reporting that this blistering, deadly summer…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Harris says Trump shouldn’t be an exception for Jan. 6 accountability
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to…
Continue ReadingAn appeals court rejects 2 out of 3 petitions against Nigerian president’s disputed election victory
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An appeals court in Nigeria has rejected two out of three petitions challenging the…
Continue ReadingVideo shows murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison using same route as another inmate who broke out in May
By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt continued Wednesday for murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a…
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4,000-acre BLM acquisition expands public recreation opportunities along lower John Day River
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management recently acquired about 4,000 acres of property along the lower John Day Wild and Scenic…
Continue Reading20-year-old Ben Shelton upsets Frances Tiafoe to advance to US Open semifinal
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Ben Shelton pulled off an upset against fellow American and world No. 10 Frances Tiafoe in four sets in the…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum, counterparts across US urge Congress to protect children from AI exploitation
SALEM, ORE — Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a bipartisan effort to get Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can be…
Continue ReadingA national program in Niger encouraged jihadis to defect. The coup put its future in jeopardy
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — It took months of convincing before the former jihadi commander decided to defect, trading in…
Continue ReadingThe UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization.…
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