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Elsa weakens to a tropical storm as it takes aim at Florida
World
July 7, 2021
Elsa weakens to a tropical storm as it takes aim at Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Elsa weakened to a tropical storm as it threatened Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday…
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
World
July 5, 2021
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to…
Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
World
July 5, 2021
Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the…
Afghan forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces – report
Middle East
July 5, 2021
Afghan forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces – report
MOSCOW, July 5 (Reuters) – Afghanistan government forces plan a counteroffensive in the country’s northern provinces after losing ground to…
Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished
World
July 5, 2021
Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida…
Six months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat
World
July 4, 2021
Six months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, corporate…
Counselors work to ease grief over Florida building collapse
World
July 4, 2021
Counselors work to ease grief over Florida building collapse
After Lauren Miller lost her father in January to COVID-19, her longtime friend Jay Kleiman advised her not to wallow…
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
Middle East
July 4, 2021
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
KABUL, July 3 (Reuters) – As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, marking a symbolic…
As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
World
July 3, 2021
As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them…
Iran denies links to attacks on US forces in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Iran denies links to attacks on US forces in Iraq, Syria
DUBAI, July 3 (Reuters) – Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that Tehran supported attacks on US forces in Iraq…