By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, the U.N. environment office said Monday, after the last country in the world halted the sale of the highly toxic fuel. Algeria stopped providing leaded gas last month, prompting the U.N. Environment Agency to declare the “official
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FIND Food Bank is offering internships for college students to learn what it takes to run a non-profit all while helping members of the community with the food bank’s services. By offering internships at the food bank, Debbie Espinosa, FIND Food Bank’s CEO/President said, “It allows us to help develop job skills and workforce development
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FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Newly-crowned European champion Italy is looking to start again where it left off as it chases a long-standing record. Italy plays Bulgaria on Thursday in the first of three World Cup qualifiers in quick succession, its first match since beating England in the Euro 2020 final in July. If the Azzurri
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By SAM METZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday after the entire resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to leave as a ferocious wildfire raced toward Lake
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hospitals in parts of the South are running out of oxygen supply as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue soaring, driven by the swaths of people who remain unvaccinated and a dangerous coronavirus variant that has infected millions of Americans. Several hospitals in Florida, South Carolina, Texas and Louisiana
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Huracán Katrina, uno de los más devastadores de la historia de EE.UU., tocó tierra el 29 de agosto de 2005 cerca de Nueva Orleans y en la región todavía se ven sus cicatrices. Estos son algunos de los daños que dejó Katrina a su paso. Huracán Ida, minuto a
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El huracán Ida azotó Louisiana con una fuerza devastadora como huracán de categoría 4 el domingo, dejando al menos una persona muerta y más de 1 millón de clientes sin electricidad, a medida que inundó casas, arrancó techos y atrapó a los residentes en peligrosas inundaciones. En Jean Lafitte, al sur
Continue ReadingCNN, WMBS-TV, WLKY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON By Chloe Melas, CNN Kid Rock canceled two shows over the weekend after an outbreak of Covid-19 in his band. The concerts were scheduled for this past Friday and Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas. The artist took to Twitter to explain that the cancellationsw were due to coronavirus
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Kid Rock canceled two shows over the weekend after an outbreak of Covid-19 in his band. The concerts were scheduled for this past Friday and Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas. The artist took to Twitter to explain that the cancellationsw were due to coronavirus writing, “I am pi–ed. Over half
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector. Minors in China can only play games between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and on
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector. Minors in China can only play games between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and on
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Sarah Paulson says she has regrets about wearing padding to portray Linda Tripp in “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” The actress told The Los Angeles Times that she wonders if she should have said no to the part after facing backlash for the padding. “It’s very hard for me to talk about
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Taylor Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — A camping trip along the Piney River in Hickman County became a rescue mission for two high school students from Wilson County. 17-year-olds Jacob Armistead and Alec Jakalski were with friends and family. It quickly turned into chaos. “We opened the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los afganos que evitaron por poco el ataque terrorista en las afueras del aeropuerto de Kabul el jueves han descrito escenas horribles y montones de cadáveres en el lugar de la explosión. Muhammad, quien dijo que ayudó a las fuerzas estadounidenses y trabajó con la OTAN en Afganistán, estaba en
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — El gobierno de los talibanes en Afganistán enfrenta una amenaza inminente: el sistema bancario de la nación devastado por la guerra está al borde del colapso. Casi dos semanas después de que los talibanes tomaran el poder, los bancos de Afganistán siguen cerrados. Eso ha dejado a muchas personas
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Empoli midfielder Nedim Bajrami has won the right to switch national teams from Switzerland to Albania in a win over FIFA at sport’s highest court. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its panel upheld an appeal by Bajrami and the Albania soccer federation. They challenged a FIFA judge’s decision rejecting
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Otro ataque terrorista en el aeropuerto de Kabul es “muy probable en las próximas 24 a 36 horas”, dijo el presidente Joe Biden tras ser informado por comandantes. La declaración del presidente el sábado por la tarde se produjo horas después de que el Pentágono dijera que dos objetivos de ISIS
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FREELAND, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan high school is celebrating the class of 2022 ahead of the start of the new school year. First day of classes for Freeland High School starts on Monday and parents have found a creative way to welcome
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The chief contractor at a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina has agreed to pay more than $20 million as part of a cooperation agreement with federal authorities probing the fiasco. Acting U.S. Attorney Rhett DeHart said Monday that Westinghouse Electric Co. will contribute $21.25
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The chief contractor at a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina has agreed to pay more than $20 million as part of a cooperation agreement with federal authorities probing the fiasco. Acting U.S. Attorney Rhett DeHart said Monday that Westinghouse Electric Co. will contribute $21.25
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