Officials release Beirut gunman after bank drops charges
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state prosecutor has released a man who took up to 10 people hostage in a bank at…
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A woman was killed by an alligator after she reportedly slipped into a pond while gardening
By Jamiel Lynch, Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN An 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond while gardening at an…
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By Jamiel Lynch, Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN An 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond while gardening at an…
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FedEx Cup playoffs head to Delaware for BMW Championship
By The Associated Press The PGA Tour is in full postseason mode. The FedEx Cup moves to Wilmington Country Club in Delaware, a course that will be…
Continue ReadingDrought reveals Welsh village submerged by reservoir in 19th century
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Unlike the lost city of Atlantis, when this 19th century Welsh village was submerged underwater, it only took a dry spell for it…
Continue Reading Lag in slavery reparations from US Jesuits irks descendants
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Last year, the U.S. branch of the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million for a reconciliation initiative in…
Continue Reading French backpacker missing in Egypt for a year back in Paris
PARIS (AP) — A lawyer says a French backpacker who had gone missing in Egypt a year ago has safely returned home to Paris. It’s not clear what…
Continue Reading NBA schedule won’t have games on Election Day this year
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA will be off on Election Day. The league’s schedule for the coming season will have all 30 teams…
Continue Reading NBA schedule won’t have games on Election Day this year
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA will be off on Election Day. The league’s schedule for the coming season will have all 30 teams…
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Ezra Miller, ‘The Flash’ star, seeking treatment for mental health issues
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Ezra Miller, who stars in the upcoming DC film “The Flash,” is seeking treatment for matters related to mental…
Continue Reading Honor or cultural appropriation? Hospital name spurs debate
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — While segregation was still casting its ugly shadow over the U.S., the Homer G. Phillips Hospital…
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WeWork’s former CEO has a new startup, reportedly valued at more than $1 billion
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly three years after Adam Neumann stepped down as CEO of WeWork following a failed attempt to take the…
Continue Reading WeWork’s former CEO has a new startup, reportedly valued at more than $1 billion
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly three years after Adam Neumann stepped down as CEO of WeWork following a failed attempt to take the…
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California interior swelters; electricity conservation urged
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters warned Tuesday that a large swath of California’s interior will experience dangerously high temperatures…
Continue Reading Bynoe-Gittens, Dortmund’s latest jewel, extends contract
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has moved quickly to secure the future of Jamie Bynoe-Gittens at the…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Zoo names new baby hippo Fritz, brother to Fiona
The Cincinnati Zoo has named their newest baby hippo, Fritz, after an online vote by tens of thousands of his adoring fans. After over 90,000 name…
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‘Help is on the way’: FDA finalizes rule that should usher in cheaper hearing aids
By Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen, CNN Hearing aids should get cheaper and possibly even better due to a long-awaited rule change that the US Food…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy has part of his leg amputated after shark attack off Florida Keys
By Amanda Watts and Jason Hanna, CNN A 10-year-old boy had part of his leg amputated after a shark bit him while he was snorkeling off the Florida…
Continue ReadingKenya election presidential candidate Odinga rejects results, vows court challenge
By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has spoken for the first time since he lost the election saying…
Continue Reading Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that’s expected to allow millions of…
Continue ReadingCalls for justice after MTA worker Anthony Nelson assaulted while protecting customers
By JOHN DIAS Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WFOR) — There are calls for justice Tuesday following…
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First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
By Betsy Klein and Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson…
Continue ReadingMiami-Dade PD confirms officer in critical condition after being shot
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — The Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed…
Continue Reading South Carolina seeks step forward in Beamer’s second season
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is looking for more of everything in his second season…
Continue ReadingHow women’s employment in manufacturing has changed over the past 20 years
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, Get It Made compiled a list of trends about women…
Continue ReadingThese are the 10 fastest-growing computer and mathematics jobs—and the skills you need to land one
With a promising job outlook for people working in the computers and mathematics fields, Tovuti LMS explored the fastest-growing occupations within…
Continue ReadingTop-earning women’s tennis players of all time
Stacker ranked the 25 top-earning women’s tennis players of all time, using data compiled by the WTA Tour. Earning totals are current as of Aug. 1,…
Continue ReadingWWE wrestlers with the most wins of all time
Stacker ranked the 10 WWE wrestlers with the most match wins of all time as of Aug. 2, 2022, using data from Cagematch dating back to…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott gives $39 million to Junior Achievement USA
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott gives $39 million to Junior Achievement USA
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations…
Continue ReadingOnly 20 women have won the National Book Award for fiction—here’s who they are
Using the National Book Foundation website, Stacker looked at the 20 women who have won the National Book Award for fiction and listed them starting…
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El excapitán de bomberos que tomó fotografías del accidente de Kobe Bryant abandonó repetidamente el estrado en juicio en Los Ángeles
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Los Ángeles (CNN) — Un excapitán de bomberos del condado de Los Ángeles abandonó el estrado de testigos tres…
Continue Reading Jill Biden, primera dama de EE.UU., da positivo por covid-19: tiene síntomas leves
macamilarincon (CNN) — La primera dama de Estados Unidos, la Dra. Jill Biden, dio positivo por covid-19 y está experimentando síntomas leves,…
Continue Reading New Scottish law makes period products free for all
LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish…
Continue Reading Biden administration cancels another $3.9 billion in student loan debt for former for-profit college students
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education said Tuesday that it will cancel $3.9 billion in student loan debt for 208,000 students who…
Continue Reading US Air Force test launches Minuteman 3 missile
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Tuesday in…
Continue Reading Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing…
Continue Reading Germany: Driver who killed 5 in car rampage jailed for life
BERLIN (AP) — A German man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for a high-speed car rampage in the southwestern city of Trier two…
Continue ReadingNew Scottish law makes period products free for all
LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish…
Continue Reading More storms forecast for flooded areas of West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Weather Service forecasts more thunderstorms for much of West Virginia, including areas that flooded Monday.…
Continue ReadingDozens of kids get free back-to-school haircuts
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Five-year-old Harley was one of…
Continue Reading Viola Davis to star in ‘Hunger Games’ prequel
By Marianne Garvey Viola Davis has been cast as a villain in “The Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and…
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Walmart+ has an Amazon Prime Video competitor
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Walmart+ — in its effort to become a true competitor to Amazon Prime — will offer Paramount+ as part of its…
Continue ReadingAlleged Picasso painting worth ‘millions’ seized in drugs raid in Iraq
Amarachi Orie, CNN A painting believed to be by Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during a drugs raid in…
Continue Reading Encuentran muerto en la cárcel Rikers Island a Ricardo Cruciani, neurólogo condenado por agresión sexual, abuso y violación a 6 pacientes
macamilarincon (CNN) — Ricardo Cruciani, un neurólogo de Manhattan condenado recientemente por agredir sexualmente, abusar y violar a seis…
Continue Reading Norway group wants to erect statue of euthanized walrus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that was euthanized after authorities…
Continue Reading New water cuts coming for Southwest as Colorado River falls into Tier 2 shortage
By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez, CNN An extraordinary drought in the West is drying up the Colorado River and draining the nation’s largest…
Continue Reading Record Home Depot sales show America’s housing market is still strong
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Soaring mortgage rates and unaffordable home prices are worrisome signs for the broader housing market and…
Continue Reading Switzerland, Uzbekistan sign deal on return of Karimova cash
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland says it has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan on the return of $131 million seized as part of a money-laundering…
Continue ReadingSmall food bank in Asheville aims to make big impact on those fighting hard battles
By Karen Wynne Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A small food bank is making a…
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