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'Killer Bees' swarm close to Georgia border

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Killer bees are abuzz at the Georgia border.

Spotted in Barbour County, Alabama, just over the Chattahoochee River from Georgia, Africanized bees — a hybrid between European and African honey bees — are known for their aggression and ability to sting people to death. The Alabama county is across the river from Georgia’s Quitman County, ...Read more

Ship hit in Red Sea as Israel strikes Houthi-controlled ports

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Multiple small vessels attacked a ship in the Red Sea near Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port, causing a fire on board and prompting the crew to abandon ship before the Israel army carried out airstrikes on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen.

The vessels opened fire and launched self-propelled grenades at the ship, U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said ...Read more

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Minnesota poll: TV most popular source for news but social media is rising

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The way Minnesotans see the world and what they know about it is tied to their preferred source of news, with 81% of newspaper readers saying President Donald Trump has acted beyond his authority as president, and only 47% of television viewers saying the same thing, according to a new poll.

The latest Star Tribune/Hubbard School of Journalism ...Read more

Alaska nonprofit sues Trump administration over canceled grant

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An Alaska nonprofit that supports innovative projects and startup companies is suing the U.S. Navy over a grant that it says was "arbitrarily terminated" by the Trump administration.

Launch Alaska argues in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Alaska that there was no substantive explanation or justification for the cancellation of a $5 ...Read more

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Deadly floods reinforce challenges for Texas as crisis epicenter

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Before dawn Friday morning, Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. Rice, the city manager, finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: the river had flooded out of control.

Torrential rains dumped into the Guadalupe, and in just 45 minutes, it ...Read more

Ship catches fire after coming under attack near Yemeni port

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Multiple small vessels hit an unidentified ship in the Red Sea near Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said on Sunday.

“The vessel has been struck by unknown projectiles resulting in a fire onboard. Situation is ongoing,” UKMTO said in an update on the attack. It earlier said the small vessels opened fire and ...Read more

Red Sea ship set ablaze, abandoned after attack near Yemen

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Multiple small vessels attacked a ship in the Red Sea near Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port, causing a fire on board and prompting the crew to abandon ship, UK Maritime Trade Operations said Sunday.

The vessels opened fire and launched self-propelled grenades at the ship, UKMTO said in a series of social posts citing a company security officer. It ...Read more

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ICE raids derail Los Angeles economy as workers go into hiding

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Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows.

Framers and landscapers are abandoning job sites. Renovations of retail shops have stopped midway. Real estate ...Read more

Men under 40 are most at risk for testicular cancer. Few know it

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Many people don't know it, but men under age 40 are the most likely age group to develop testicular cancer.

Just ask Jay Riepenhoff of Upper Arlington, Ohio, who was 29 and still adjusting to life as a new father when he discovered a suspicious lump.

He wasn't thinking cancer. In fact, Riepenhoff got up for work the next morning and forgot all...Read more

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Nations chase US trade deals as Bessent hints at longer deadline

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Major U.S. trading partners hurried over the weekend to secure trade deals or lobby for extra time, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the deadline Wednesday will have the option of a three-week extension to negotiate.

“We’re going to be very busy over the next 72 hours,” Bessent ...Read more

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What the data say about who ICE is arresting in San Diego

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In the first six months of the Trump administration’s push for mass deportations, more than half of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in San Diego and Imperial counties were of individuals with no criminal charges or convictions, according to data from the federal agency obtained by the Deportation Data Project.

The data, ...Read more

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Major crimes in Massachusetts fell more than 4% in 2024, but hate crimes grew

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Major crimes like murder and armed robbery are down in Massachusetts, according to a preliminary state analysis. But hate crimes against Jewish people recently saw a 20.5% spike.

“This new data is encouraging and reflects the important work that law enforcement and community partners do day in and day out to keep the people of Massachusetts ...Read more

Violent crime was down nationally in 2024, according to half-year FBI snapshot

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The FBI reported that violent crime dipped 10% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period the year before.

That’s according to their quarterly crime report issued in September of last year. The agency has yet to release their annual Crime in the Nation statistics report for 2024, which if it follows their schedule from last year ...Read more

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Thailand to offer US more trade concessions to avert 36% tariff

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Thailand is making a last-ditch effort to avert a punitive 36% export levy threatened by the Trump administration with offers of greater market access for U.S. farm and industrial goods, along with increased purchases of energy and Boeing jets.

Bangkok’s latest proposal aims to boost bilateral trade volume and reduce Thailand’s $46 billion...Read more

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Deadly floods reinforce challenges for Texas as crisis epicenter

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Before dawn Friday morning, Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. Rice, the city manager, finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: the river had flooded out of control.

Torrential rains dumped into the Guadalupe, and in just 45 minutes, it ...Read more

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Lula and Modi take center stage as BRICS begins with Xi absent

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Unlike Brazil’s Group of 20 summit, no one was late or missing when leaders of the world’s major emerging-market nations gathered for a family photo Sunday in Rio de Janeiro — at least not accidentally.

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, hosting the two-day meeting of BRICS countries (the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China...Read more

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Space Force command shifts on the Space Coast

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The Space Force officer in charge of overseeing each launch on the Space Coast has changed hands.

Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen handed off some of her duties, including the roles of commander for Space Launch Delta 45 and director of the Eastern Range, to Space Force Col. Brian Chatman.

The change of command ceremony took place on June 26 ...Read more

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Did the president drop an f-bomb? Yes, and Democrats are doing it too

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Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who started in politics as a young legislative aide and is now the senior Democrat in Florida’s congressional delegation, has for years calibrated her statements, carefully choosing her words to communicate exactly the message she intends.

Recently, speaking at the Broward Democratic Party’s annual ...Read more

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BRICS leaders condemn attacks on Iran, tell Israel to leave Gaza

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BRICS leaders condemned U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, urging “just and lasting” solutions to conflicts across the Middle East.

In a joint statement released Sunday, leaders gathered in Brazil agreed to denounce military strikes against ...Read more

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Tropical Storm Chantal strikes Carolina coast

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Tropical Storm Chantal moved inland Sunday morning, bringing rain and flood threats after striking the Carolina coast with 50 mph winds.

As of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. advisory, the storm had diminished into a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it moved into eastern North Carolina. It was located ...Read more