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Month: May 2023

Super Typhoon Mawar strengthens to the equivalent of a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane after lashing Guam

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Guam are dealing with damage, water supply issues and widespread power outages after the small US territory was walloped by hurricane-force winds and overwhelming rainfall from powerful Typhoon Mawar. A typhoon warning for the island was lifted at 5 p.m. on Thursday, but strong winds persist and

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A man has been arrested after shooting his roommate during a fight about eating the last Hot Pocket, police in Kentucky say

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A man in Louisville, Kentucky, is facing an assault charge after shooting his roommate “in the ass” during a fight about eating their last Hot Pocket, officials said. Clifton Williams got angry Saturday “and began throwing tiles” at his roommate after the roommate ate the last Hot Pocket, the

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Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid organization says Taliban officials in Kandahar have agreed to consider allowing women to resume work at the agency in the Afghan province. The Taliban in December barred Afghan women from working at nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, allegedly because they

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