Surfside land swap for Florida condo collapse site rejected
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Commissioners in Surfside, Florida, have rejected a proposal to trade public land to the eventual buyer of the condominium…
Continue Reading Los talibanes dan a miles de residentes de Kandahar 3 días para abandonar sus hogares, dicen manifestantes
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Cientos de personas protestaron el martes en la ciudad de Kandahar, en el sur de Afganistán, contra lo que, según ellos,…
Continue Reading Texas company to pay nearly $3M for Clean Air Act violations
POINT COMFORT, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas plastics company has agreed to pay nearly $3 million in civil penalties for…
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Why Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of September
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins Wednesday and will run through October 15, giving the United States an opportunity to recognize and celebrate…
Continue Reading 2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 ‘nothing personal’
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The key defendant in the 2015 Paris attacks trial said the coordinated killings were part of the…
Continue Reading Berlin memorial to Polish WWII victims moves a step closer
BERLIN (AP) — A memorial in Berlin to the Polish victims of World War II has moved a step closer to realization. Germany’s foreign minister said…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson replaces foreign secretary in Cabinet shake-up
By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demoted his top diplomat and fired his…
Continue Reading Biden: Nearly 3M get health coverage during COVID-19 sign-up
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says nearly 3 million consumers took advantage of a special six-month…
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EU chief turns to Paralympian Vio to inspire Europe’s youth
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was at a loss for words to capture the true…
Continue Reading EU chief turns to Paralympian Vio to inspire Europe’s youth
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was at a loss for words to capture the true…
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EU chief turns to Paralympian Vio to inspire Europe’s youth
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was at a loss for words to capture the true…
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Jessica Chastain redeems a televangelist in ‘Tammy Faye’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Jessica Chastain gives perhaps the most ambitious performance of her…
Continue Reading Jessica Chastain redeems a televangelist in ‘Tammy Faye’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Jessica Chastain gives perhaps the most ambitious performance of her…
Continue ReadingTop image: Tourists paddle kayaks past an iceberg that has broken off of receding Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in Iceland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Diane Selkirk is a writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She enjoys writing stories where science, history or social justice intersect with travel. Her writing and photography have also appeared in BBC Travel, National Geographic Travel, The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail.
By Diane Selkirk, CNN Five years ago, Iceland had a problem. International tourism had more than tripled since 2000, and many of the visitors were…
Continue ReadingAll snakes evolved from a few species that survived Cretaceous-period asteroid strike, study suggests
By Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study…
Continue ReadingNearly 5.8 million Canadians used advance polling to cast their vote
By Ben Cousins, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Nearly 5.8…
Continue Reading EU chief outlines ambitious plan to boost bloc’s chipmaking
LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s top official outlined on Tuesday ambitious plans to kickstart chipmaking capability so that the bloc can stand…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares Volkswagen Golf GTI and Hyundai Veloster N
By CAMERON ROGERS Edmunds Volkswagen’s redesigned 2022 Golf GTI will be arriving at dealerships this fall. It’s the latest generation of the car…
Continue ReadingHere’s when you can download iOS 15
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple is releasing iOS 15, its eagerly anticipated operating system for iPhone and iPads, on September 20. The…
Continue Reading UN urges moratorium on use of AI that imperils human rights
By JAMEY KEATEN and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of…
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