New federal rule protects southern resident orcas down coast
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A new federal rule expands protected habitat for the endangered southern resident orcas down the West Coast. The Center for…
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North Cascades Highway reopens, fires continue burning
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — State officials say the North Cascades Highway has reopened after wildfires forced its closure for nearly a month. The…
Continue ReadingUN experts call for more rules on countries’ use of spyware
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts working with the United Nations have called on countries to pause the sale and…
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts working with the United Nations have called on countries to pause the sale and…
Continue ReadingMedia, Holocaust bills test Poland’s ties with US, Israel
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is facing a more difficult relationship with two of its key allies after lawmakers…
Continue ReadingTexas law enforcement enlisted to end Democrats’ holdout
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican officials in Texas say law enforcement has now been enlisted…
Continue ReadingScientists fear UK COVID cases may surge after summer lull
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in COVID-19 cases, the nation’s attention turned to the end…
Continue ReadingFlooding, power outages hit Michigan as storms rake Midwest
DETROIT (AP) — Flooding brought by heavy rains shut down some freeways in the Detroit area Thursday as waves of thunderstorms made their way across…
Continue ReadingTaliban captures key cities Herat and Ghazni, leaving Kabul increasingly isolated
By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Nick Paton Walsh, Clarissa Ward, Hannah Ritchie and Barbara Starr, CNN Twelve provincial Afghanistan capitals are…
Continue ReadingLondon police chief says Prince Andrew case is under review
LONDON (AP) — London’s top police official says the city’s police department is reviewing its files but not opening an investigation of…
Continue Reading‘I am frightened by what is coming’: Texas officials scramble to staff hospitals as Covid-19 surge continues
By Travis Caldwell, Keith Allen and Carma Hassan, CNN With the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant and lagging vaccination rates, states…
Continue Reading5 tools to help your remote-work business click
By KATHERINE FAN of NerdWallet As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, recent research shows that office-based workers report being happy with the option…
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By KATHERINE FAN of NerdWallet As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, recent research shows that office-based workers report being happy with the option…
Continue ReadingFood delivery firms under scrutiny as new Spain law kicks in
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A new law requiring food delivery companies in Spain to hire delivery riders and drivers as employees rather than…
Continue ReadingFood delivery firms under scrutiny as new Spain law kicks in
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A new law requiring food delivery companies in Spain to hire delivery riders and drivers as employees rather than…
Continue ReadingThousands of Mississippi students are quarantining just as the school year gets underway
By Madeline Holcombe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN More than 4,400 students in Mississippi are quarantining after being exposed to Covid-19 in the first…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Congress, cyberattack, economy, Afghanistan
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Federal wildland firefighters could see big benefits from the bipartisan infrastructure package, including higher pay and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Congress, cyberattack, economy, Afghanistan
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By AJ Willingham, CNN Federal wildland firefighters could see big benefits from the bipartisan infrastructure package, including…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Congress, cyberattack, economy, Afghanistan
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Federal wildland firefighters could see big benefits from the bipartisan infrastructure package, including higher pay and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Congress, cyberattack, economy, Afghanistan
CNN, WIVB, WABC By AJ Willingham, CNN Federal wildland firefighters could see big benefits from the bipartisan infrastructure package, including…
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