By Aleks Klosok, CNN Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, who represented her country at the recent Tokyo Olympics, has died aged 25, Athletics Kenya (AK) announced in a statement Wednesday. According to the country’s athletics body, Tirop was found dead at her home in Iten, after she was “allegedly stabbed.” Local reports state Tirop was
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, the largest advance since the 12-month change was first calculated in 2010. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the increase in its producer price index, which measures inflationary pressures before they reach
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel took to Twitter Wednesday to update his followers after a health scare. The “America’s Got Talent” judge reportedly collapsed Wednesday morning at a Starbucks in Los Angeles and was taken to a nearby hospital. Hours later, he tweeted “I am home and doing better.” “I was dehydrated and
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By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William has criticized some of the world’s richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism, and called on the world’s great minds to fix the planet first. The Duke of Cambridge spoke to the BBC about climate anxiety, COP26,
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and KATHY GANNON Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has met with a high-level delegation from Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. The meeting on Thursday in Ankara is the first between the Taliban and senior Turkish government officials after the insurgent group seized control of Afghanistan in August. A Taliban
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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Grand Slam title winners Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, Carlos Moya and Cara Black are the new nominees on the International Tennis Hall of Fame ballot for the Class of 2022. They join holdovers Lisa Raymond and Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Rhode Island-based Hall has announced the candidates. The half-dozen nominees all
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months. Unemployment claims dropped 36,000 to 293,000, the second straight drop, the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months. Unemployment claims dropped 36,000 to 293,000, the second straight drop, the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.” According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states and all of the eastern seaboard. Causing an estimated $78.7 billion in damages, it was the fourth-costliest US storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and hurricanes Harvey
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By Rachel Ramirez The West’s historic, multi-year drought is threatening water supply, food production and electricity generation. It has drained reservoirs at incredible rates and fueled one of the most extreme wildfire seasons the region has ever experienced. In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 126-year record — a
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By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures are asking a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems who argues he lost his job after being named in false charges as trying
Continue Reading By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures are asking a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems who argues he lost his job after being named in false charges as trying
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is predicting that achieving European Union targets for slashing emissions that cause global warming will be “very hard work.” The so-called European Green Deal, agreed last December, provides a blueprint for cutting gas emissions by 55% over this decade and becoming carbon-neutral in the 27-nation bloc by 2050.
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s new prime minister has presented his center-left minority government a day after a man killed five in a bow-and-arrow attack in a small town. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stood Thursday outside the royal palace with his 19-member team that includes 10 women and nine men. The outgoing and incoming
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s new prime minister has presented his center-left minority government a day after a man killed five in a bow-and-arrow attack in a small town. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stood Thursday outside the royal palace with his 19-member team that includes 10 women and nine men. The outgoing and incoming
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A type of laser “resurfacing” treatment popularly used for skin rejuvenation has increasingly been marketed as an alternative treatment for vaginal atrophy, a condition that typically affects women after menopause. Fractional carbon dioxide laser is a minimally-invasive procedure
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Students from around the world have crowned Canada as their top choice for post-secondary education, ahead of the U.S., U.K. and Australia in a new survey from IDP Connect. The online survey, which was done by 3,650 respondents
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The 2022 Tour de France will see the return of the Paris-Roubaix cobblestones and take the peloton to the summit of the legendary Alpe d’Huez mountain. Designed for complete riders such as two-time champion Tadej Pogacar, the route features two individual time trials and six mountain stages with five summit finishes. The
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian soccer federation has deplored the violent behavior of fans and blamed Polish supporters for provoking them during a World Cup qualifier this week. Albania lost to Poland 1-0 in Tirana on Tuesday. The game was suspended for about 20 minutes after Poland had just
Continue ReadingCNN By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described as unworkable conditions imposed by the Taliban. The airline said conditions had worsened since the Taliban formed a new Afghan government last month and that “PIA and its staff position in Kabul
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