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By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A string of burglaries across downtown Asheville has business owners frustrated and on edge. Three businesses on Patton Avenue were hit within a three-week span, Asheville Police Lt. Jonathan Brown said. Blue Dream Curry House was targeted first. Bartender and
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The global energy crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine has pushed global demand for coal — the most polluting of all fossil fuels — to a record high in 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. Demand for coal is set to grow 1.2% and top 8 billion
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The global energy crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine has pushed global demand for coal — the most polluting of all fossil fuels — to a record high in 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. Demand for coal is set to grow 1.2% and top 8
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press Some species of shark return to the same breeding grounds for decades at a time, and live longer than previously thought, scientists studying the animals off Florida say. Scientists with the New England Aquarium found that nurse sharks returned to the waters off the Dry Tortugas, 70 miles (113 kilometers)
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan The plunge in gasoline prices hit another milestone on Friday, with the national average sinking to the lowest level since September 2021. The sharp decline in pump prices is encouraging news for consumers after a year of high prices for groceries, rent and other essentials. A gallon of regular gas now sells
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan The plunge in gasoline prices hit another milestone on Friday, with the national average sinking to the lowest level since September 2021. The sharp decline in pump prices is encouraging news for consumers after a year of high prices for groceries, rent and other essentials. A gallon of regular gas now
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un acuario de 14 metros de altura que albergaba a alrededor de 1.500 peces exóticos estalló este viernes por la mañana, hiriendo a al menos a dos personas y llenando una calle cercana de agua y escombros, dijeron la policía y los bomberos de Berlín. El acuario AquaDom estaba ubicado en
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill. How much and when it will work to stabilize the stormy market is another question. One of the key goals of the legislation signed Friday is to keep the claims process from ending up being
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN While a debate unfolds online about Starbucks‘ new credit and debit card tipping option, some workers are frustrated — and it has nothing to do with the etiquette of tipping. Union organizers who asked for this new feature months ago are being left out. It’s been about a year since the
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By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is seeking U.N. help in securing long-term aid for survivors of last summer’s record-breaking floods before recovery funds run out next month. The World Food Program says the dangerous threshold could come as early as Jan. 15 if funds are not urgently raised. A WFP official
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Pham, CNN The story of an African American gang member in Seattle reinventing himself as a Hasidic Jewish rapper in Jerusalem might not sound like your typical comedy series. But then, Nissim Black — the real-life inspiration for a series being developed by HBO Max called “Motherland Bounce” — is anything but your
Continue Reading By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Diplodocids were a family of dinosaurs with long necks and, often, even longer tails — some species’ tails reached 50 feet in length. They were wide-ranging, but especially flourished in what’s now the western US around 152 million years ago. For decades, scientists have debated whether these dinosaurs could whip their
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are losing more ground on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday as worries grow that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are willing to bring on a recession if that’s what it takes to get inflation under control. The S&P 500 shed 1.6%
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are losing more ground on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday as worries grow that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are willing to bring on a recession if that’s what it takes to get inflation under control. The S&P 500 shed 1.6%
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Musical artist Kelly Clarkson will host the 12th annual NFL Honors awards show Feb. 9 in Phoenix, recognizing the league’s best players, performances and plays from the 2022 season. The Emmy and Grammy-award winning artist will be the first woman to host the show, where multiple NFL awards will be announced,
Continue Reading Associated Press Musical artist Kelly Clarkson will host the 12th annual NFL Honors awards show Feb. 9 in Phoenix, recognizing the league’s best players, performances and plays from the 2022 season. The Emmy and Grammy-award winning artist will be the first woman to host the show, where multiple NFL awards will be announced, a spokesperson
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN A tour of the Pacific region took a woozy turn for one Australian politician after he downed a cup of a traditional drink in one hit. Former Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was visiting the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia to celebrate 35 years of bilateral relations
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have taken down three darknet sites used to distribute images and videos of child sexual abuse. Federal Criminal Police said Friday four men were arrested in connection with the sites, which had hundreds of thousands of registered users. Those arrested included a 21-year-old man from the eastern German
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have taken down three darknet sites used to distribute images and videos of child sexual abuse. Federal Criminal Police said Friday four men were arrested in connection with the sites, which had hundreds of thousands of registered users. Those arrested included a 21-year-old man from the eastern German
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN The use and imposition of the death penalty in America saw a continued decline in 2022 as polls showed public support for capital punishment stayed near historic lows, according to a year-end report by the Death Penalty Information Center. While several factors have contributed to what the non-profit describes as the
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