Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
AP Health Writer A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter…
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DuPont plant in Louisiana fined $480,000 for releasing a cancer-causing chemical
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the…
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Fact check: Trump, repeating the same lies, makes at least 18 false claims in Mar-a-Lago remarks
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rinse and repeat. As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump keeps telling the same lies…
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America’s largest newspaper chain, including USA Today, won’t endorse in 2024 presidential race
By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Gannett, owner of the nation’s largest newspaper chain, announced that its more than 200 publications,…
Continue Reading NTSB preliminary report details fiery but safe emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines…
Continue Reading Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest…
Continue Reading A former principal at a Missouri Christian boarding school is accused of abusing a student
Associated Press A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex…
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Arlington nuns dismissed from Catholic religious life, Fort Worth Diocese announces
By Matthew Davisson, S.E. Jenkins, Jason Allen Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — The Fort…
Continue Reading Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
AP Science Writer It’s as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October. More than 100 cities across the nation are…
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“It was the best moment of my life,” says 10-year-old Dodger fan who caught Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam
By Laurie Perez, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Local News “It was…
Continue ReadingGuatemala declara alerta sanitaria animal tras detectar primer caso de gusano barrenador en 30 años
SofÃa Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Guatemala confirmó este martes que detectó el primer caso de gusano barrenador que afecta…
Continue Reading Fire destroys 1 home and forces the evacuation of 700 others in a Colorado subdivision
DIVIDE, Colo. (AP) — A human-caused fire has destroyed the house where it started, leading to the evacuation of about 700 other homes as flames…
Continue Reading Rescue helicopter grounded after getting tagged by vandals in Hesperia
By Nicole Comstock Click here for updates on this story HESPERIA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A rescue helicopter used to…
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CNN Polls: Harris and Trump locked in close races in Arizona and Nevada as pool of persuadable voters shrinks
CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — In the critical Southwest battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, Vice…
Continue Reading Pro Women’s Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season
AP Hockey Writer Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on…
Continue Reading Brooklyn early childhood development organization addresses educational disparities
By Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — In a sensory gym at the Brooklyn Kindergarten…
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Ride-share driver escapes serious injury after bricks fall from facade of Manhattan building
By Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A ride-share driver says he escaped serious…
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‘There’s nothing more important’: Deschutes County clerk seeks to reassure voters in wake of ballot box attacks
It’s officially a week before Election Day, and recent arson attacks are raising more concerns about ballot drop box safety. Two ballot boxes were…
Continue Reading Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau’s government in Parliament
Associated Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that…
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