Hurricane Ernesto expected to form next week as it moves past the Antilles
SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central or western tropical Atlantic Ocean early next week. Some development of this system is possible while it…
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American missionary in Haiti: ‘I feel like a sitting duck ready to be shot’
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Private security guards watch the premises and a 12-foot wall protects the sprawling solar-powered Miracle Village in Fond-Parisien, where a self-defense citizens’ brigade patrols the town’s blocked and…
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Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies boxer debate to undermine the Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage,…
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade
SYDNEY (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely…
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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
MIAMI (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But…
Tropical Storm Debby to make second landfall in the US in South Carolina
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Debby was drifting over the Atlantic off the Carolinas early today and is expected to turn back toward South Carolina for a second landfall, the National Hurricane…
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Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue…
Thea LaFond wins triple jump to bring Dominica first ever Olympic gold medal
PARIS — Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country's first-ever Olympic medal. Jamaica's…
Two Jamaican sprinters are no-shows and won’t race for individual medals at Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Two Jamaican sprinters pulled out of their women’s races this weekend and will not compete for individual medals at the Paris Games. Shericka Jackson, the defending world…
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A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent…