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Indonesia’s Growing Microplastics Problem
Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s air and rain. Sui-Lee Wee, our Asia bu…
Barbara Eden, 95, says she’s ‘okay’ after last-minute cancelation of festival appearance
Barbara Eden reassured fans after a "sudden illness" forced her to miss the Cinecon Classic Film Festival, revealing a new medication's side effects.
Time is now, Clemson Tigers and Dabo Swinney need to call it quits after historic run
Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers suffered a humiliating 51-10 loss to LSU, raising fresh questions about whether the program needs a coaching change.
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Bronson Reed returns to the ring leaner and meaner and looking like the future of WWE
Bronson Reed made a shocking return at Sunday Night's Main Event, unleashing a brutal chair assault…
Michael Rapaport slams 'clown' Macklemore for anti-Israel performance
Michael Rapaport called Macklemore a "clown" after the rapper chanted "Free Palestine" and performe…
Trick Williams wins US title after Lil Yachty survives Baron Corbin at WWE Sunday Night's Main Event
Lil Yachty survived five minutes with Baron Corbin to earn Trick Williams his rematch, then played …
Dramatic video captures floodwaters bursting through glass doors of college students’ home
Dramatic video shows several feet of floodwater building up outside the glass doors before one pane…
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North America
What to Know About Cargo Plane That Overran Its Runway, Killing 5 in Miami
The plane, which was operating as part of Amazon’s cargo fleet, flew from Puerto Rico to Miami. It …
Indigenous actor and filmmaker Georgina Lightning dies at 63
Lightning was the first Indigenous woman in North America to direct a major feature film with her 2…
Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
Five people are dead and five seriously injured after a Boeing 767-300 cargo plane "overran" the ru…
One dead after Cape Breton floods prompt state of emergency, cut power for thousands
Body of 46-year-old woman found on Saturday afternoon after she was reported missing, RCMP say
Europe
Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further ‘strong’ cooperation with Musk as French minister …
US envoys bring ‘more effective’ Ukraine peace proposals to Kyiv, official says
US envoys brought new, “more effective” proposals to Kyiv aimed at ending the war with Russia, a se…
EU to boost Greenland investment amid Trump annexation claims
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce increased EU investment …
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold Ukraine talks after meeting Putin
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy i…
Asia
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the optio…
New stock market pre-open session rules from today: What changes for you?
The revised arrangement makes the pre-open process more similar to the auction mechanism followed d…
Far-right AfD makes historic breakthrough in Germany, wins 44% in state poll
Germany's far-right AfD party is on the verge of a groundbreaking success in Saxony-Anhalt, with pr…
'Are you with the mob or the law?' Kamra asks Mumbai police before comeback show
Comedian Kunal Kamra questioned Mumbai police about upholding the law during a potential protest. H…
Africa
Sudan: Seven Democratic U.S. Senators Call On UN Security Council to Pass Sanctions on Sudan to Cut Off Conflict Cash Flows
[United States Senate] U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday led seven of his colleagues in…
Cape Verde's President Neves attends funeral of bus crash victims
Cape Verde’s President Jose Maria Neves attended the funeral on Sunday of some of the victims of a …
Angola: Cotton Revival In Busia - Hope Grows Amid Small Farms, Dry Spells And a Silent Ginnery
[allAfrica] The roads leading into the interior of Busia County tell a story of a region that is sl…
Ebola burial team in DRC works under threats as virus continues to spread
As the Ebola epidemic continues to spread through eastern DR Congo, the death toll now stands at mo…
Oceania
'We are in a health care crisis' - Plunket nurses face chronic understaffing
Some qualified nurses that have been with Plunket for more than 20 years have retired early because…
Cook Islander crowned Miss Oceania for the second time at Miss World
Cook Islander Tiare Henry-Anguna has become the second woman from her country to win the Miss Ocean…
Swans AFLW star says club's men's and women's players closer than ever
Amid fears the Pullman Hotel scandal could splinter the Swans men's and women's players, AFLW star …
Jean Nassif’s daughter tells court father ‘pressured’ her to falsify documents for $150m construction loan
Ashlyn Nassif, daughter of Toplace boss who fled Australia in 2022, has pleaded guilty to providing…
South America
La Carretera Austral, la ruta que abre las puertas al fin del mundo: “Es imposible no querer quedarse en la Patagonia chilena”
El indómito territorio del sur de Chile, donde se impulsa un plan para mejorar su infraestructura v…
Un parque solar para evitar apagones en el barrio que vio nacer a Maradona
Más de 130 paneles fotovoltaicos buscan abastecer de energía limpia a Fiorito, una zona donde mucho…
El precio de no ser delgada: cómo los kilos determinan el salario de las mujeres
En la era Ozempic, la discriminación contra las mujeres con sobrepeso y obesidad se traduce también…
Claire Valdez, candidata demócrata al Congreso: “Tenemos que planificar cómo será la vida cuando termine la Administración Trump”
La socialista de Nueva York y aliada del alcalde Zohran Mamdani luchará en el Congreso para subir e…
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Utah
Ready for a hike? So are the llamas
Pitt volleyball shakes off rough opening set to beat Utah in Salt Lake City - 247Sports
Pitt volleyball shakes off rough opening set to beat Utah in Salt Lake City 247Sports
High school football: Week 4 flashback — Dixie, Snow Canyon, ALA, West Field and Bear River get wins in exciting fashion
Idaho
Person rescued after getting stuck on a rock in the Boise River, fire department says - Idaho News 6
Person rescued after getting stuck on a rock in the Boise River, fire department says Idaho News 6
Trump comparte un mapa que cambia el nombre de Nuevo México a “Nueva América”
Por Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN El presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump pareció sugerir el domingo q…
Special Weather Statement issued September 6 at 8:52PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Special Weather Statement: Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Upper Snake River Plain, Lower Snake River Plain a…
Wyoming
‘Devastating’: Family looks to rebuild after house fire in Wyoming - Yahoo
‘Devastating’: Family looks to rebuild after house fire in Wyoming Yahoo
Central inducts second Hall of Fame Class - wyomingnewsnow.tv
Central inducts second Hall of Fame Class wyomingnewsnow.tv
Wyoming Soccer Sweeps Washington Road Trip - SweetwaterNOW
Wyoming Soccer Sweeps Washington Road Trip SweetwaterNOW
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Trump Taps the Next Secretary of the Army After Dan Driscoll's Exit
Lindsay Clancy trial: What to know about reasonable doubt, insanity defense
Jurors in the Clancy trial have deliberated for over 35 hours after five weeks of testimony.
Watch: Inside court as Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to remove juror
The jury now faces a seventh day of deliberations in the triple-murder trial.
Khanna: 'Democrats Have a Much Smarter Strategy on National Security'
Thursday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said “Democrats have a much smarter str…
WATCH: Vance says he wouldn't call U.S.-Iran conflict a war
With the war in Iran now entering its seventh month and attacks escalating, Vice Pres. JD Vance sai…
[UPDATED] Maria Bartiromo's Attorney Disputes Reports of Fox News Firing
Exclusive: Rep. Randy Fine Explains Why He Calls U.S. Politicians Who Rhetorically Support Hamas ‘Terrorists’
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) doubled down on calling U.S. politicians like New York City Mayor Zohran Mam…
Watch: Illegals Have Practically Emptied Tijuana, Out of Fear of Trump's Deportation Policies
