Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Associated Press AGUA CLARA, Brazil (AP) — In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Pleasant temperatures set to stay for the Desert Southwest
Nice temperatures will remain as skies stay mostly sunny, winds however will increase by quite a…
Continue Reading Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the…
Continue Reading Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane…
Continue Reading In cartel-plagued Mexican cities authorities warn adults not to wear masks on Halloween
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Halloween is gaining ground in Mexico, but in a country so wracked by drug cartel violence, there have been real fears about…
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YFD responds to strong smell of ammonia
In a press release, YFD responded at around 7:30pm, and when Yuma Engine 5 arrived, they found “an active leak with onsite personnel attempting to…
Continue Reading Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump says…
Continue ReadingWorld Series MVP Freddie Freeman played with rib injury throughout the postseason
LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Series MVP Freddie Freeman played with a rib injury during the Dodgers’ run to the championship, in addition to his…
Continue Reading Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice…
Continue Reading 29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-nine minors in Nigeria could be facing the death penalty. The children were among 76 protesters…
Continue Reading Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could…
Continue ReadingLyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could…
Continue Reading New Jersey man pleads guilty in smuggling scheme intended to aid Russia’s war effort
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey man who was among seven people charged with smuggling electronic components to aid Russia’s war…
Continue Reading 9 arrested in federal investigation into drug trafficking at New Mexico prison
MILAN, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have arrested eight people in connection with a suspected drug trafficking operation at a federal prison in the…
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California could soon have highest minimum wage
Proposition 32 would boost it to $17 an hour for the rest of this year and $18 dollars starting in…
Continue Reading A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024’s most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in…
Continue Reading Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane…
Continue ReadingZack Minasian promoted to Giants’ general manager, joining brother, Angels’ Perry Minasian, as GMs
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Zack Minasian and older brother Perry get chatting, they typically focus the talk on their children…
Continue ReadingBrowns CB Denzel Ward back at practice following 6th concussion, not yet cleared to play Sunday
AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward returned to practice Friday and could be cleared to play Sunday against…
Continue Reading A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new…
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