Amazon opens general store in UK, first outside the US
Amazon has opened its first general store outside the United States in a mall in Britain. It will sell the online retailer’s most popular products…
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It’s time to become friends with your anxiety
An important first step in reframing anxiety is understanding it continues to serve that protective purpose in modern life by putting you on alert…
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Russian paper shuts Belarus branch after journalist’s arrest
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A popular Russian newspaper has shut down its branch in Belarus after one of its local…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to boost at-home rapid testing with $1 billion investment
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN It’s about to get faster, easier and cheaper to get an at-home Covid-19 test, the Biden administration…
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Barcelona says audit shows club was technically bankrupt
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona says it was technically bankrupt when president Joan Laporta took over earlier this year.…
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Former San Luis mayor accused of conspiracy, forgery, and ballot abuse
The Arizona Attorney General on Tuesday announced new charges against San Luis’ former mayor in connection with the August 2020 Arizona primary…
Continue ReadingWhy it took nearly 50 years for scientists to name this mysterious tropical plant
In 1973, scientist Robin Foster discovered a plant with bright orange fruit shaped like paper lanterns inside Peru’s Manu National…
Continue ReadingKellogg’s strike: 1,400 cereal factory workers hit picket lines
Workers at the Kellogg Company — maker of breakfast staples such as Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies — are on strike, after yearlong negotiations…
Continue Reading Scandinavians curb Moderna shots for some younger patients
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scandinavian authorities have suspended or discouraged the use of Moderna’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading Sought-after blast suspect found dead in Swedish harbor
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The tenant who is suspected in the huge Swedish apartment building explosion and fire last month that injured 16 people has been…
Continue ReadingBiden says changing filibuster rules to raise debt ceiling is ‘a real possibility’
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it was a “real possibility” that Senate…
Continue Reading Belarus opposition leader warns of border migration crisis
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called for the global community to…
Continue Reading Congress foresees short-term debt fix amid perilous standoff
By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over…
Continue Reading ‘Lizard King’ charged with trafficking Florida turtles
MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have brought another case against the so-called “Lizard King” of Florida, accusing him of scheming to…
Continue Reading In brazen attack by settlers, Palestinians see larger threat
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press Al-MUFAGARA, West Bank (AP) — Residents of a small Palestinian shepherding village in the occupied West Bank say…
Continue Reading German factory orders register sharp decline in August
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that factory orders in Germany plummeted 7.7% in August compared with the previous month, led by much lower…
Continue ReadingHHS vaccination ads use a new tactic to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates: fear
With vaccination rates only inching forward slowly, the federal government is trying a new marketing tactic:…
Continue Reading France moves toward ban on so-called gay conversion therapy
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have unanimously backed proposed legislation that would ban so-called LGBT conversion therapy. Parliament’s lower…
Continue Reading Memorial for Babi Yar victims inaugurated in Ukraine
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The presidents of Ukraine, Israel and Germany have inaugurated a memorial for the victims…
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New HUD rule aimed at preventing public housing evictions
The Biden administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent. It’s seeking to shore up protections following…
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