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Oil boom remakes N. Dakota county with fastest growth in US

September 5, 2021 6:24 AM The Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — The fastest-growing county in the U.S. is in the oil fields of North Dakota.…

Until 2023? Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-high

September 5, 2021 6:19 AM The Associated Press

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A shortage of computer chips that sent auto prices soaring had appeared, finally, to be easing…

New Zealand attacker radicalized by neighbors, mother says

September 5, 2021 6:06 AM The Associated Press

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The mother of an Islamic State-inspired extremist who stabbed shoppers in a New…

Paralympic closing marks end of Tokyo’s 8-year Olympic saga

September 5, 2021 5:31 AM The Associated Press

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Paralympics have closed to end a saga that began eight years ago when the Japanese capital…

Italy police stop man suspected of snatching winning ticket

September 5, 2021 5:22 AM The Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Police at Rome airport say they prevented a Naples tobacco shop owner suspected of running off with a customer’s winning game…

Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions

September 5, 2021 5:14 AM The Associated Press

By ASHRAF KHALIL and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans. Two…

Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses

September 5, 2021 4:38 AM The Associated Press

By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are heading to…

Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government

September 5, 2021 4:37 AM The Associated Press

By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea have detained…

New York City was never built to withstand a deluge like the one Ida delivered. It showed.

September 5, 2021 3:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to strengthen…

Prince Charles’ ex-aide quits charity role amid honor claims

September 5, 2021 3:06 AM The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — A former close aide to Prince Charles has stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports…

Customs officers seize counterfeit jewelry that if genuine would have been worth $5.2 million

September 5, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized two shipments of counterfeit jewelry that would have been worth more than…

Report: 12 killed when bus overturns on Egypt highway

September 5, 2021 2:46 AM The Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run news agency says at least 12 people were killed, and 30 others injured when a bus overturned on a highway…

13 police killed in suspected IS attack in northern Iraq

September 5, 2021 2:35 AM The Associated Press

By QASSIM ABUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi security official says suspected Islamic State militants have opened fire at a…

West Point will unveil a statue honoring a group of Black soldiers

September 5, 2021 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN After years of fundraising, the US Military Academy at West Point will finally unveil a new monument dedicated to the Buffalo…

UAE announces plan to invest in economy, liberalize laws

September 5, 2021 1:49 AM The Associated Press

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced a major plan to stimulate its economy…

9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves

September 5, 2021 1:40 AM The Associated Press

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like…

Like Washington and Jefferson, he championed liberty. Unlike the founders, he freed his slaves

September 5, 2021 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly…