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Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
HANOI, Vietnam — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. |
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Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond. |
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Washington approved insurance rate increase
Washington’s insurance commissioner announced Wednesday that his office has approved a 10.7% rate increase for those residents who obtain insurance through the state’s exchange. |
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Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military
SEATTLE — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white ferries cruise across the dark, flat water and osprey fish overhead. |
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Judge finally rules on $45 billion Washington nuclear site contract affecting thousands of workers
A second legal challenge to the award of a $45 billion contract for environmental cleanup work at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington has been denied. |
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Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. |
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AP-NORC/USAFacts survey: Most Americans don’t trust AI-powered election information
WASHINGTON — Jim Duggan uses ChatGPT almost daily to draft marketing emails for his carbon removal credit business in Huntsville, Alabama. But he’d never trust an artificial intelligence chatbot with any questions about the upcoming presidential election. |
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Wall Street is steady following economic reports with few surprises
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Thursday following a couple reports on the economy that came in close to expectations. |
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Boeing factory workers are voting whether to strike and shut down aircraft production
Boeing waited to learn Thursday whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers, most of them in the Seattle area, are going on strike and shutting down production of the company’s bestselling planes. |
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Week 2 NFL Capsules
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Buccaneers at Lions, 1 p.m. ET
Another playoff rematch awaits the Lions, who went to overtime to knock off the Rams at home in the regular-season opener (26-20). QB Jared Goff isn't fretting the matchup, especially if safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is out. Goff has at least 350 passing yards and multiple TD passes in his last two games against the Buccaneers. Baker Mayfield started o
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