UAE announces plan to invest in economy, liberalize laws
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced a major plan to stimulate its economy…
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9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like…
Continue ReadingLike Washington and Jefferson, he championed liberty. Unlike the founders, he freed his slaves
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly…
Continue ReadingCordeiro, Parson help Hawaii beat Portland State 49-35
HONOLULU (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro passed for three touchdowns, Dedrick Parson ran for two scores and Hawaii beat Portland State 49-35 in the…
Continue ReadingIndia probes Kashmir leader’s family under anti-terror law
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Kashmir have opened a case against family members of late resistance leader Syed…
Continue ReadingExtremist stayed in New Zealand despite immigration fraud
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand…
Continue ReadingMeasuring Ida’s losses: From human lives to historic sites, a path of broken hearts
CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales,…
Continue ReadingMeasuring Ida’s losses: From human lives to historic sites, a path of broken hearts
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana.…
Continue ReadingDo we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
By MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020.…
Continue ReadingDo we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
By MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020.…
Continue ReadingPolice clash with opponents of Serbian church in Montenegro
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — Riot police in Montenegro have fired tear gas at protesters who fired gunshots in the…
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Purdue ends 4-game skid by beating Oregon St. in opener
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jack Plummer threw two late touchdown passes and Purdue’s revamped defense made…
Continue ReadingColorado nurse transforms Covid vaccine vials into a work of art to show appreciation for health care workers
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A public health nurse in Colorado took empty Covid-19 vaccine vials and made them into beautiful art, paying tribute to her…
Continue ReadingSuicide bombing at southwest Pakistan checkpoint kills 3
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a security checkpoint…
Continue ReadingGroup behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
By HUIZHONG WU and KATIE TAM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong says it…
Continue ReadingSurfer fatally bitten by shark off Australia’s east coast
SYDNEY (AP) — A surfer was fatally bitten by a shark off eastern Australia’s coast as many locals went to beaches to celebrate Father’s Day. An…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina man wins $200,000 lottery with numbers he saw on a TV show
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Watching TV paid off for a South Carolina man who chose five lucky numbers to win a $200,000 lottery prize, beating the more…
Continue ReadingCrash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapse
Associated Press LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl says she heard vehicles crashing all around the pickup truck where she and her mother…
Continue ReadingLouisiana residents thankful for small miracles after Ida
By MATT SEDENSKY and AARON MORRISON Associated Press MARRERO, La. (AP) — Parishioners of a church outside New Orleans were surprised to find…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missile that hurt 2
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which sent debris…
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