Millennial leaders are rising at the United Nations General Assembly. Shaped by the borderless internet, growing economic inequality and an increasingly dire climate crisis, the Generation Y cohort …
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By SALLY HO
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9/22/22
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A prosecutor has charged a Wisconsin Department of Justice agent with reckless endangerment in the nonfatal shooting of an unarmed man during a Madison traffic stop last winter. Dane County District …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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9/22/22
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Prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against three nurses who were present when 12 Florida nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating five years ago after Hurricane Irma. But …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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9/22/22
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Scientists are still trying to understand the effects of the Tongan volcano eruption earlier this year. The eruption sent huge amounts of water into the atmosphere. How much water? According to a …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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9/22/22
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A NASA spacecraft is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. The spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph. …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/22/22
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Japan’s prime minister has announced that his nation's strict border restrictions will be loosened next month. That will allow tourists to easily enter for the first time since the start of the …
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9/22/22
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Investigators say they found evidence a former Trump official who heads Latin America’s biggest development bank carried on a romantic relationship with his chief of staff. The Associated Press …
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN
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9/22/22
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A white Philadelphia police officer has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. Officer Eric Ruch Jr. told jurors he feared for …
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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9/21/22
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A Florida highway had to temporarily close after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light crashed and turned the roadway into a silver sea of beer cans. Florida Highway Patrol says the crash …
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9/21/22
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The International Space Station is welcoming three new residents following a smooth Russian launch. The Soyuz capsule rocketed into orbit from Kazakhstan on Wednesday and, just three hours later, …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/21/22
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Firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old blind dog that fell into a hole at a California construction site. KABC-TV reports that the dog, named Cesar, lives next to the site in Pasadena with his …
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9/21/22
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NASA has released new glamour shots of Neptune, and the planet and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades. The Webb Space Telescope took the stunning photos in the infrared of our solar …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/21/22
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The Southern Baptists’ Executive Committee has voted effectively to cut ties with two congregations. One is an LGBTQ-friendly church, College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, that …
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By PETER SMITH
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9/21/22
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After 99 consecutive days of declining gasoline prices, the cost for a gallon edged a penny higher. Prices soared above $5 per gallon over the summer adding to financial pressure on families and a …
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9/21/22
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says developing countries are “literally paying the price” when it comes to climate change. He says that while Africa and other developing nations produce only …
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By The Associated Press
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9/21/22
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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in August for the seventh month in a row, as sharply higher mortgage rates and rising home prices made homebuying less affordable. The National …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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9/21/22
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NASA is fueling its moon rocket in a leak test ahead of a launch attempt as early as next week. Wednesday's demo will determine whether the 322-foot rocket is ready for its first test flight, a …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/21/22
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The Asian Development Bank has downgraded its forecasts for growth in the region, citing the war in Ukraine, rising interest rates to combat decades-high inflation, and China's slowing economy. The …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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9/20/22
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Venezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard have sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary for engaging in a …
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9/20/22
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Israeli police say an 84-year-old woman has been beaten to death in central Israel, and they are searching for a young Palestinian man wanted in the killing. Tuesday's killing came at a time of …
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9/20/22
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