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Month: August 2023

Connecticut officer submitted fake reports on traffic stops that never happened, report finds

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A newly released investigation report says a police officer in Hartford, Connecticut, quit the force earlier this year while facing allegations that he reported a traffic stop that never happened to get an arrest warrant. The report also says Michael Fallon inflated his overall enforcement stats

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‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence of one of the continent’s most iconic species: emperor penguins. Four out of five emperor penguin colonies analyzed in the Bellingshausen Sea, west of the Antarctic Peninsula, saw no chicks survive

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President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from planation owner descendants

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and says those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations. The leader of the South American country on Thursday also proposed that those

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Kentucky school districts cancel classes less than 2 weeks into school year due to Covid-19, viruses and strep outbreaks

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two school districts in eastern Kentucky have canceled in-person classes this week after a rise in illnesses including Covid-19, respiratory viruses and strep among its students and staff, according to local officials.  The Lee County School District, which enrolls just under 900 students, reported an 82% decrease in attendance

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Nordstrom’s results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues.

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom on Thursday reported that its sales and profits fell in its fiscal second quarter, joining itsdepartment store peers coping with shoppers’ cautious spending. But its results still topped Wall Street expectations. The Seattle-based upscale department store reaffirmed its financial annual outlook that calls for

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Democrats in Pennsylvania want to keep a Supreme Court majority. They are talking up abortion rights

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania are talking up abortion rights as they try to protect their state Supreme Court majority in the presidential battleground. Pennsylvania Democratic Party chair Sharif Street says Republicans made it an issue when they chose to strip away a woman’s right to choose. The

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Fox News GOP debate averages 12.8 million viewers without Trump, indicating strong interest in rest of the Republican field

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The first Republican primary debate of the 2024 campaign season hosted by Fox News averaged 12.8 million viewers, according to viewership data, a larger than expected audience given the notable absence of frontrunner and disgraced former President Donald Trump. The numbers were far short of the historic 24 million

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