Daylight savings time coming to an end
The idea has been to maximize use of more daylight hours in the spring and summer months and save on energy consumption, but the practice has its…
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Japan and EU announce a security and defense partnership as regional tensions rise
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the European Union have announced a security and defense partnership as they seek to step up military ties,…
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Police in Spain use bedsheets to rescue woman from floodwaters
A police officer used bedsheets to rescue his neighbor who was being dragged away by floodwaters in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, October…
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Orthodox Jewish man murdered, suspect arrested
Police and prosecutors on Thursday announced terrorism and hate crime charges have been filed against the man accused of shooting an Orthodox Jewish…
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Two dead, six injured in Orlando shooting
Police say the suspect actually opened fire in two locations causing chaos as people fled the area before he was taken into cutody by officers…
Continue Reading A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for a year while Belarus sought his…
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Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Las Vegas
Vice President Kamala Harris was joined by singer and actress Jennifer Lopez at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada on…
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Former President Trump campaigns in Arizona
Former President Donald Trump appeared with Tucker Carlson’s Live Tour in Glendale, Arizona on…
Continue Reading Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born 1.5 months early, but staff swiftly whisked him…
Continue Reading ‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
Associated Press The cast of ABC’s hit show “Scandal” will reunite Nov. 17 for a live, virtual script reading to raise money for the western…
Continue Reading Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often…
Continue Reading ‘Amateurish’ thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a…
Continue Reading Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pasta
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, Broadway belter Idina Menzel,…
Continue Reading Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are…
Continue Reading Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens of intense airstrikes across Lebanon’s northeastern farming villages on Friday, killing…
Continue Reading Trump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hosted rallies within 7 miles of each other Friday…
Continue Reading A bus carrying students skids off a road in Sri Lanka, killing 2 and injuring 39 others
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A bus carrying university students on a field trip has skidded off a road and tipped over in central Sri…
Continue Reading Not just for summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year. The…
Continue Reading North Korea’s top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia…
Continue Reading Shootings kill 2 and wound 7 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire during a Halloween street celebration that drew thousands of costumed revelers to downtown Orlando…
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