Shadow contracts, corruption keep the lights out in Iraq
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Electricity is a potent symbol of endemic corruption in Iraq, rooted in the country’s sectarian…
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People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South…
Continue ReadingSPD narrowly wins German election against Merkel’s CDU but uncertainty remains over next leader
By Sugam Pokharel, Jennifer Deaton, Helen Regan, Frederik Pleitgen and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party…
Continue ReadingJohn Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released…
Continue ReadingAmtrak train that derailed was going just under speed limit
By AMY BETH HANSON, MARTHA BELLISLE and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the…
Continue ReadingGen. Milley: Whisperer to presidents, target of intrigue
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Mark Milley has been the target of more political intrigue in two…
Continue ReadingBiden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college
By COLLIN BINKLEY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are promising historic investments across all levels of education…
Continue ReadingCyclone floods parts of India’s east coast, knocks out power
By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A cyclone flooded parts of India’s eastern coast with heavy rains and uprooted thousands…
Continue ReadingGOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the U.S. government funded and…
Continue ReadingA university in Canada is offering a class about Drake and the Weeknd
By Alaa Elassar, CNN If you’re reading this, it’s too late. Unless you’re an undergraduate student at a university in Canada who is…
Continue ReadingPending home sales, CarMax earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors issues its August tally of pending U.S. home sales Wednesday. Used car dealership CarMax…
Continue ReadingBusiness economists lower growth forecasts due to virus
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s business economists now expect slower economic growth this year due to the widespread delta…
Continue ReadingHurricane Sam, small but mighty, swirls offshore in Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 3 storm in the Atlantic but it poses no threat to land as it loops northward in the Atlantic. The…
Continue ReadingAsian shares up, Shanghai slips as virus fears cloud outlook
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the…
Continue ReadingAsian shares up, Shanghai slips as virus fears cloud outlook
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the…
Continue ReadingRolling Stones open American tour, pay tribute to drummer
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their…
Continue ReadingLast 3 suspects among 11 indicted in death of Virginia Commonwealth University student turn themselves in
By Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN Three suspects among the 11 indicted in the death of 19-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student Adam…
Continue Reading2 women, political opposites, vying in race for Japan PM
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Two women are among candidates for Japan’s governing party leadership for the first time in 13…
Continue Reading3 killed in small plane crash in southern West Virginia
LANSING, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say three people have died in the crash of a small plane in southern West Virginia. The Federal Aviation…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney: `I was wrong’ in opposing gay marriage in past
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney tells CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that she was wrong to have…
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