3 brothers die after passing out from fumes in manure pit
ST. HENRY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say three brothers have died after they were overcome by fumes in a manure pit. Rescue crews found the…
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Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials says the Taliban seized three more Afghan provincial…
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By Kyung Lah, Cheri Mossburg, Sarah Moon and Ray Sanchez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that teachers and other school…
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By Steve Almasy and Sonia Moghe, CNN Seven men and five women have been selected and sworn in as jurors in the R. Kelly federal trial in New York, a…
Continue Reading Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital
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NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial…
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Continue Reading Former NFL player Nate Burleson joins ‘CBS This Morning’
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Continue Reading Energy giant promises more perks in New Mexico utility case
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Continue Reading COVID: Oregon governor warns hospitals could be overwhelmed
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They were forced to repeat first grade three times in the 1950s. Soon, Texas students might not even know about them
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Decades after Lupe Alemán was forced to repeat the first grade three times, her son is making it his life’s work to…
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Man pleads guilty, fined $620 for explosion at gender reveal
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Continue Reading Palestinian dies a week after being shot by Israeli forces
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Continue Reading Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
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Continue Reading Polish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
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Continue Reading South African president testifies at inquiry into corruption
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Continue Reading California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
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Continue Reading CDC urges COVID vaccines during pregnancy as delta surges
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Continue Reading Germany to provide $35 billion in aid for flood-hit regions
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Continue Reading Russia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thought
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Continue Reading Israeli minister in Morocco signs 3 accords to boost ties
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Continue Reading Power outages hit Dominican Republic as TS Fred weakens
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Continue Reading Pat Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, dead at 93
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Continue Reading Wildfire rips through Algeria, killing 65 people including soldiers
By Mostafa Salem and Francesco Pitzalis, CNN Forest fires in Algeria killed 65 people on Tuesday, including 28 soldiers deployed to help put out the…
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Continue Reading One month later: These maps show how quickly Covid engulfed the US again
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Continue Reading The nightmare of Greece’s Evia, an island devoured by flames
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Continue Reading YouTube suspends Rand Paul after misleading video on masks
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Continue Reading Perseid meteor showers are set to be a showstopper celestial event
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Continue Reading German nurse accused of swapping Covid vaccines for saline solution
By Hannah Ritchie, Nadine Schmidt and Jack Guy, CNN A nurse is being investigated by police in Germany for allegedly replacing Covid-19 vaccines with…
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By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Tina Certain took a pay cut when she quit being an accountant to become a member of the Alachua County…
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An insect eating plant has been identified on North America’s Pacific coast for the first time in 20 years
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Nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen raw chicken products sold at Aldi and other stores recalled
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Continue Reading Parents of Florida students with disabilities are taking a stand over masks. They’re suing Gov. DeSantis
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Baby dies in Australia after magpie swooping attack
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