On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
Associated Press OREGON, Ohio (AP) — Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae. It’s about 30 feet deep, the…
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Woman rescued after being wedged between boulders after trying to grab her phone
The ambulance service said Matilda Campbell slipped into a three-metre crevice and got wedged between two boulders while trying to retrieve her…
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President Biden awards 20 National Medals of the Arts recipients
Among the recipients present were Steven Spielberg, LeVar Burton, Spike Lee, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Idina Menzel, Jon Meacham, Aaron Sorkin,…
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Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with bone marrow cancer
Weinstein, who was recently indicted on even more sexual misconduct charges, has chronic myeloid leukemia and is currently getting treatment while in…
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Navalny’s memoir details isolation and suffering in a Russian prison — and how he never lost hope
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a memoir released eight months after he died in prison, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny never loses…
Continue ReadingIMF’s view: The global fight against high inflation is ‘almost won’
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global war against inflation has largely been won — and at surprisingly little cost to economic growth,…
Continue ReadingWomen in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
Associated Press Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the…
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President Biden extends student loan payment pause
Federal student loan payments for some eight million borrowers will remain on pause for six months or longer, according to a spokesperson for the…
Continue ReadingSweden will honor Blinken and others with knighthoods for their roles in its NATO accession
STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be knighted in Sweden for their…
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Seasonal vaccination campaign kicks off in Mexicali
The first people eligible to receive the vaccines are the at-risk groups such as seniors, children, pregnant women and first…
Continue ReadingMystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary…
Continue ReadingIraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officials
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military…
Continue ReadingAbout 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia’s coast as residents refuse to let them land
Associated Press LABUHAN HAJI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say about 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, are…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov. 5, even as…
Continue Reading Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a…
Continue ReadingAustria’s chancellor asked to form new government after parties refuse to work with far-right leader
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government after all other parties…
Continue ReadingGermany’s disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control center says that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the…
Continue ReadingA 2nd major recall for Honda in October, this time for pumps that can crack, leak fuel
Honda is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles because the high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel, which could increase the risk of a fire.…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway a reluctant Germany
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan”…
Continue ReadingA hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that’s allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the…
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