China pledges $230 million for biodiversity fund at UN meet
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is pledging $230 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries…
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Climate activists call for investigation of Bolsonaro
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of climate lawyers is calling on the International Criminal Court to launch…
Continue ReadingAlisal Fire prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County and closure of part of California’s iconic Highway 101
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Alisal Fire near Santa Barbara, California, quickly exploded in size Monday, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.…
Continue ReadingSurrounded by missiles, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un blames US for regional instability
By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s weapons are needed to defend the country against a “hostile” United States, said…
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LEADING OFF: Braves make their pitch to close out Brewers
By The Associated Press Boosted by a sharp start from Ian Anderson, Braves pitchers have now thrown 19 straight scoreless innings against Milwaukee…
Continue Reading Storm leaves 11 dead in landslides, floods in Philippines
BAGUIO, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm has set off landslides and flash floods as it barreled over the tip of the northern Philippines,…
Continue Reading Divorced UK and EU head for new Brexit fight over N Ireland
By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are in power in Afghanistan but a new enemy is ascending in the country: the…
Continue ReadingA Covid-19 vaccine mandate won’t force staff at this rural Missouri hospital to get the shot, CEO says. It will make them quit
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, Lacey Russell and Dakin Andone, CNN Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, has…
Continue Reading Australia’s NBL season tip off delayed until December
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s National Basketball League season has been pushed back by two weeks and is set to open Dec. 3 with a…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ida in Louisiana: Caskets, vaults still displaced
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press LAFITTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana task force is working to gather vaults and caskets disrupted from their burial…
Continue Reading With region on edge, Iran kicks off annual air defense drill
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has kicked off a massive, two-day air defense drill in the country’s sprawling central desert in another show of force…
Continue Reading Colts don’t get their kicks in 31-25 OT loss to Ravens
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Indianapolis Colts kicker Rodrigo Blankenship was warming up before facing the Ravens when…
Continue Reading Blowin’ in the wind: Giants edge Dodgers 1-0 on Longoria HR
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evan Longoria homered off Max Scherzer in the fifth inning and the San Francisco Giants edged…
Continue Reading Southern California fire shuts highway, forces evacuations
SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders have been expanded for a growing wildfire driven by intense winds that has shut down a key Southern…
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Southern California fire shuts highway, forces evacuations
SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders have been expanded for a growing wildfire driven by intense winds that has shut down a key Southern…
Continue ReadingAt least 15 dead after heavy rainfall and flooding in northern China
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN At least 15 people were killed after heavy rain and flooding battered China’s northern province of Shanxi,…
Continue Reading Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to 7 years
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck to more than seven years…
Continue Reading Ice-cold bats put powerful Dodgers on brink of early winter
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An evening of frigid, gusting winds turned normally pleasant Chavez Ravine into a whirling…
Continue Reading Ice-cold bats put powerful Dodgers on brink of early winter
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An evening of frigid, gusting winds turned normally pleasant Chavez Ravine into a whirling…
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