Tropical system’s effects might be felt from Trinidad to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands is producing a broad area of showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this…
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Fake Social Security blog site operates on Elon Musk’s X with impunity
SAN FRANCISCO — Scammers using the Twitter handle "@blogssagove" are asking senior citizens for the phone number associated with their Social Security account — and promising big rewards if they…
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Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation
DERIDDER, Louisiana (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor.…
As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children
GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being…
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Bahrain ‘buying’ Olympic gold medals by importing African athletes for their team
PARIS — Bahrain Olympic chiefs are convinced they are sending their best ever team to Paris and although they will again be relying heavily on athletics for success, there are…
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Gymnast Carlos Yulo becomes the 2nd athlete from the Philippines ever to win Olympic gold
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men’s floor exercise finals at the Paris…
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About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
PARIS (AP) — About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state…
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Judge removed from Olympics surfing panel after photo with athlete circulates on social media
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — A surfing judge was removed from the Paris Olympics judging panel after a photo circulated online of him embracing a competitor along the shore’s edge in…
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Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the…
Tropical Storm Debby aims for Jacksonville
HAVANA — Tropical Depression Four formed late Friday night off the south coast of Cuba. It morphed into Tropical Storm Debby this afternoon as it moves through the very warm…