Sao Paulo mayor’s race heads to a runoff without a controversial outsider in Brazil’s elections
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The mayor’s race in Sao Paulo is heading to a runoff, while Rio de Janeiro incumbent mayor was…
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Hurricane Milton is growing stronger as it blows toward Florida’s Tampa Bay region
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major…
Continue ReadingWhat a hot job market means for inflation
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — The US job market is still piping hot. That’s raising questions about how fast inflation will continue…
Continue ReadingVoters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything
Associated Press VILAS, N.C. (AP) — Residents in North Carolina’s Watauga County are focused on survival rather than politics after Hurricane…
Continue ReadingHow important is Wisconsin? Trump’s now visited 4 times in 8 days
Associated Press JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday visited Wisconsin for the fourth time in eight days as his campaign showers attention…
Continue ReadingKazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power
MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant. The proposal is backed…
Continue ReadingMore Black and Latina women are leading unions — and transforming how they work
Associated Press Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged,…
Continue ReadingFact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response…
Continue Reading‘Here we go again’: Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 2 and aims at Helene-weary Florida
CNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 2…
Continue Reading‘Shocking,’ historic spike in anti-Jewish threats across the US, ADL says
By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Threats to Jews in the United States tripled in the one-year period since the deadly October 7 terrorist attack…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won re-election in landslide victory after a campaign season saw his…
Continue Reading‘Ellen’ came out as gay nearly 30 years ago. TV hasn’t been the same
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For months before the 1997 premiere of “The Puppy Episode,” the groundbreaking episode of Ellen DeGeneres’…
Continue ReadingCentral Thailand braces for inundation as rain stops in flooded Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Several provinces in central Thailand braced for floods Sunday after the Irrigation Department announced it was…
Continue ReadingTop US trade official sees progress in helping workers. Voters will decide if her approach continues
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai is legally required to avoid discussing the presidential…
Continue ReadingRwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East…
Continue ReadingPope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the pool who will one day elect his successor
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Asheville and North Carolinians are showing up for each other after Helene
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — In the week since Helene pummeled western North Carolina, many people have offered a glimpse of hope to displaced…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military encircles northern Gaza refugee camp after saying it sees signs of Hamas regrouping
By Abeer Salman, Irene Nasser and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military says it has encircled Jabalya, northern Gaza and launched a…
Continue ReadingHarris sopesa más rupturas con Biden mientras participa en la campaña
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Los principales asesores de Kamala Harris se dirigen hacia último mes de la carrera presidencial de 2024 todavía…
Continue ReadingShe’s obsessed with baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng. So she flew across the world to see her
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng appeared on Molly Swindall’s social media feed for the first time, it was…
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