FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy
By Associated Press (CNN) — The FBI agreed Monday to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were…
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Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The All Things Go music festival made its way to New York City this weekend for the first time, featuring a lineup…
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Empowering Houston’s Seniors: Amanda Edwards Leads the Charge with The Empowered You Conference
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the heart of…
Continue Reading SpaceX Soars with Yet Another Rescue: NASA Astronauts Await Long-Awaited Return
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a stunning…
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Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak of Marburg virus…
Continue Reading A Cambodian reporter who investigated online scam centers has been arrested
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian freelance reporter noted for his bold investigative reporting in a country with limited…
Continue Reading Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago is back in place.…
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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more…
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‘Pushed to the brink’: Oregon’s record wildfire season isn’t over yet; ODF says crews are spread thin even more into fall
The McKenzie Pass Highway (Oregon Highway 240) west of Sisters reopened over the weekend, three weeks after wildfires in the area prompted its…
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Oregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people to…
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Frances Bean and Riley Hawk welcome baby boy
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk are parents to a new baby boy. Cobain, the only child of Courtney Love and…
Continue ReadingVerizon confirma que el servicio está comenzando a volver a funcionar después de una importante interrupción
Sol Amaya Nueva York (CNN) — Verizon confirmó que su servicio de línea de celular está comenzando a restablecerse nuevamente luego de una…
Continue Reading Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men outside Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The…
Continue Reading Vallejo neighbors angry after sideshow participants climb up and damage their roof
By J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story VALLEJO, California (KGO) — Saturday night into Sunday morning was…
Continue Reading Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from…
Continue Reading Security guard shot to death during robbery attempt at East LA marijuana dispensary
By Mónica De Anda Click here for updates on this story EAST LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A security guard was shot…
Continue Reading Renovated Tucson McDonald’s takes down large mascot inflatable after complaints
By Chorus Nylander Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KVOA) — The grand reopening of a fully rebuilt…
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In razor-thin Georgia, Harris campaign eyeing Asian American voters
By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Cumming, Georgia (CNN) — The moment Kannan Udayarajan decided to become politically active is seared into his memory. It…
Continue Reading Drake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was…
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