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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces. The passenger arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport from Kenya on September 29, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection. “The passenger declared giraffe feces
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea and catching the
Continue ReadingSHANGHAI (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrived in China on Saturday in the first congressional visit to the country since 2019. The trip comes amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries and as Chinese and American officials try to lay the groundwork for
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By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Increased seismic activity from one of Hawaii’s – and Earth’s – most active volcanoes led to roughly 320 earthquakes in 24 hours, according to the United States Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The reported earthquakes beneath the highest point of Kīlauea, which is not erupting as of Friday, began
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Two people were injured at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport during an accident on the ground involving an airplane preparing for takeoff and an employee shuttle bus. American Airlines says in a statement that American Eagle flight 6209 operated by Air Wisconsin Airlines made contact with the bus while the plane was taxiing
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: one country might ban airplane pilots from wearing perfume, the world’s most popular unfinished building edges closer to completion, and Fat Bear Week kicks off in style. Every year, millions of tourists enjoy Japan’s high speed rail network and use trains to get around
Continue ReadingBy Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, staff shortages, late-running trains and the chaos around a money-burning project to build the so-called High Speed 2 (HS2) rail line
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations is warning that forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations. Pakistan recently announced a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans. Pakistan has warned migrants to return to their home countries by Oct. 31
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister announced that the Hamas militant group has started a war against Israel and pledged that “Israel will win.” Following a security cabinet meeting at the Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned that Hamas “made a grave
Continue ReadingBy WASBIR HUSSAIN and ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee. Officials said
Continue ReadingSHANGHAI (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has arrived in China on Saturday in the first congressional visit to the country since 2019. The trip comes amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries and as Chinese and American officials try to lay the groundwork
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Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rain will once again lash parts of the Northeast on Saturday, bringing a flood threat to New York City for the second consecutive weekend. A cold front followed by remnants of former tropical storm Philippe are set to drench areas from northern New Jersey to as far north
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women across the United States in the 1990s and sent authorities confession letters signed with smiley faces. But the identity of his last known victim remained a mystery for three decades. Florida authorities this week identified her as Suzanne Kjellenberg,
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press HROZA, Ukraine (AP) — The cafe had been closed throughout the war but reopened especially for a dead soldier’s wake, and almost every household in the village sent someone to mourn the native son. When the gathering to honor Andrii Kozyr was struck by a precision missile
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Yoji Yamada has directed 90 films, including “Tora-san,” which tops the Guinness World Records for the longest-running movie series starring the same actor. He has just finished directing a Kabuki play, a Japanese musical theater form dating back four centuries, but it has been re-scripted and directed
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented infiltration Saturday into southern Israel, sending fighters across the border and firing thousands of rockets into the country as the ruling Hamas militant group announced the beginning of a new operation. The Israeli military
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Mexico Friday night, setting off alarms as far away as Mexico City, but without immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred shortly after 11 p.m. local time near the town of Matias Romero in the southern state of Oaxaca. It
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