Say hello to handstanding spotted skunks, ‘the acrobats of the skunk world’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, “the acrobats of the skunk…
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5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
CNN, HLN, WDSU By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria
CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals…
Continue ReadingFrance first big EU nation to start widespread booster jabs
By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people…
Continue ReadingPope on health: thanks to surgery I can eat whatever I want
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says thanks to surgery that removed a portion of his colon he can now…
Continue ReadingGerman police arrest man in killings of his wife and child
BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of killing his wife and young child. City police in Zwickau…
Continue ReadingRestaurants, malls reopen as Thai virus restrictions eased
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after…
Continue ReadingRestaurants, malls reopen as Thai virus restrictions eased
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after…
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
CNN By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are…
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are…
Continue ReadingXinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China
LONDON (AP) — Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain for the first large-scale conference to…
Continue ReadingTrain station protests fizzle in Italy as COVID passes start
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian police have outnumbered demonstrators at several main train stations as COVID-19…
Continue ReadingTrails and campgrounds near Yosemite where a family and their dog were found dead have been closed because of ‘unknown hazards,’ officials say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Federal forest officials closed trails and campgrounds in a remote area near Yosemite National Park because of “unknown…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Security Council to keep focus on Afghanistan
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. Security Council says the U.N.’s most powerful body will not take its focus…
Continue ReadingPope inadvertently quotes Putin to chide West’s Afghan war
By ARITZ PARRA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an…
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Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
Continue ReadingConcerts nixed, activists sentenced in Hong Kong crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theaters…
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