Starbucks must pay another $2.7 million to employee who said she was fired for being White
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Tim McGraw says he knew Taylor Swift was unstoppable
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Burger King follows McDonald’s in cutting tomatoes from its India menu
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COVID-19 levels are rising but still relatively low in the US, surveillance data shows
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Continue Reading More than 1.5 million dehumidifiers recalled for fire and burn hazards
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The average 401(k) balance is up 39% in the past decade, Fidelity says
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Continue Reading Maui’s emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a day after he defended sirens’ silence during deadly wildfires
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Continue Reading Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff
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Continue Reading Joey King wants people to understand what the SAG-AFTRA strike is really about
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Continue Reading Oklahoma City man kills his 3 children and estranged wife before taking his own life, police say
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Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% this week to highest level in more than 20 years
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Continue Reading Hunter Biden is a sensitive topic that advisers rarely broach with the president
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Long among the most sensitive subjects inside the West Wing, Hunter…
Continue Reading Trader Joe’s says it’s not adding self-checkout lines to its stores
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Self-checkout kiosks are invading several chains, like Target and Kroger. However, shoppers…
Continue Reading Biden admin imposes sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives tied to Navalny poisoning
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives…
Continue Reading Slovak spy and police officials face criminal charges in scandal ahead of early election
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Continue Reading Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety
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Continue Reading At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
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Continue Reading Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent ‘return’ from the grave
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Continue Reading Blue Shield California ditches CVS for Amazon and Mark Cuban’s drug company
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Continue Reading Judge in Trump classified docs case cancels tentative August 25 hearing, scheduling sealed proceeding for another time
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — US District Judge Aileen Cannon has canceled tentative plans to hold a hearing on August 25 on a protective order for…
Continue Reading FIDE bans transgender women from competing in women’s chess events pending ‘further analysis’
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female…
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Extreme fire dangers warrant checking months old burn piles for smoldering material
Since much of Idaho now faces Extreme or Very High fire danger, Idaho Department of Lands fire managers ask anyone who burned large piles of…
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Extra officers patrolling for impaired drivers
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Idaho Power application to expand optional clean energy offerings approved
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved an application from Idaho Power that will allow the utility to expand optional clean energy…
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Alarming discovery on banks of Salmon River
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said calls and emails came pouring in Tuesday reporting a shark washed up on the shores of the Salmon River…
Continue Reading US says airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said…
Continue Reading ‘Blue Beetle’ director Ángel Manuel Soto says the DC film is a ‘love letter to our ancestors’
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Continue Reading Search ends for Brazoria jail inmate who allegedly climbed over razor wire during dinner to escape
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Continue Reading Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here’s how to spot one
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Continue Reading First on CNN: Taylor Swift’s Eras tour could become the highest grossing tour of all time
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Continue Reading Russia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine
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Continue Reading Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver
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Continue Reading Jamie Foxx says he’s finally feeling more like himself following hospitalization
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Continue Reading Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for US women’s national soccer team
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Continue Reading Dramatic video footage shows shooting ambush in Fargo that killed an officer last month
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Continue Reading World Aquatics launches open category for transgender athletes at Swimming World Cup
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Continue Reading Biden pays respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton
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Continue Reading Bills’ Damar Hamlin has little more to prove in completing comeback, coach Sean McDermott says
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Continue Reading Pro-Wagner accounts keep showing up on Facebook and Instagram after Meta’s ban on the mercenary group, report shows
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Continue Reading UK prime minister plans to meet with Saudi crown prince to discuss trade, defense cooperation
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Continue Reading Hilary grows into major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest
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Continue Reading White House lawyer who advised Biden on pandemic and GOP investigations is set to leave next month
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Continue Reading Ukrainian children’s war diaries are displayed in Amsterdam, where Anne Frank wrote in hiding
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Continue Reading China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus
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Continue Reading New Jersey shutters 27 Boston Market restaurants over unpaid wages, related worker issues
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Continue Reading Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
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Continue Reading Over 1.5 million dehumidifiers are under recall after fire reports. Here’s what you need to know
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Continue Reading Pakistani authorities arrest more than 100 people in Punjab after church attacks
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Continue Reading Russia charges leader of a prominent election watchdog
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Continue Reading Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Quran burnings
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Continue Reading UN says militants are occupying a school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp after clashes
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Continue Reading Trump surrender in Georgia case expected next week, source says
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Continue Reading Russia general who reportedly served as the top commander for Ukraine last year has died
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Continue Reading Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain’s Tenerife island, affecting thousands
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Continue Reading Muere piloto de LATAM Airlines tras aterrizaje de emergencia en Panamá
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Continue Reading Purported names, photos and addresses of Fulton County grand jurors circulate on far-right internet
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Continue Reading Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as…
Continue Reading Australia captain Sam Kerr calls for better funding after historic World Cup performance
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Continue Reading Ten foreigners arrested as $735 million in cash and assets seized in Singapore
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and…
Continue Reading Italian police scour northern woods for Dutchman suspected of fatally stabbing dad and family friend
ROME (AP) — Italian police were searching a wooded area in the country’s north for a young Dutchman who allegedly stabbed to death his father…
Continue Reading ‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
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Continue Reading Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 17: Maui fires, Air quality, GOP debate, Covid-19, World Cup
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Continue Reading World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events
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Continue Reading One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die
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Continue Reading Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis
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Continue Reading Israel says US approves record-breaking Arrow missile defense deal to Germany
By Benjamin Brown (CNN) — The US has approved Israel’s request to sell the Arrow-3 missile system to Germany, the Israeli defense ministry…
Continue Reading China says it would welcome a visit by US commerce secretary after imposition of investment controls
BEIJING (AP) — China says it would welcome a visit by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo following the imposition of foreign investment controls…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has traveled to Saudi Arabia. The trip Thursday to…
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