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Mexico City and Morelia: The deadliest weekend in recent memory
Gunmen kill 12 people in Mexico bar attacks LOS ANGELES – Gunmen killed at least 12 people in four separate attacks across Mexico City and Morelia on Sunday, authorities said, the bloodiest weekend in...
health
The Police Shooting of Trooper David R. Williams
Omaha officer shoots driver at annual Halloween block party A Nebraska State Patrol officer stopped a car at an Aug. 30 Halloween block party in Omaha and confronted the driver, whose vehicle did not...
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Toronto could save $5.4 billion a year if it went carbon neutral by 2025
Electric vehicle rebate among staff proposals to speed up Toronto’s target to become a carbon neutral city NEW YORK – Toronto could save $5.4 billion a year by going carbon neutral at the speed...
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California’s deadliest heat wave in memory swept through the state on Saturday in temperatures near 100 degrees
Despite promises, California doesn't know how many people died in record summer heat wave as firefighters fight for life on roofs and in cars California's deadliest heat wave in memory swept through the state...
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Afghanistan’s first women’s football team is training in Australia
How Afghanistan women's football teammade it to Australia A decade ago there were only a few women's football teams in Afghanistan, but this summer Afghanistan made history with its first women's football team in...
europe
Bank of America to sell its mortgages
Dan Snyder Hires Bank to Explore Sale of Washington Commanders "As always, we're looking for somebody to buy us out," the Bank said on the conference call. "We're not going to continue to operate...
world
The First Rain in 30 Years
Rare yellow-legged frogs are returned to drought-hammered San Gabriel Mountains By the end of March and April, the orange-and-yellow frogs at the bottom of Lake Cachuma near Interstate 5 will have returned, having been...
world
Qatar Airways to reduce air traffic for World Cup Final
Qatar unprepared for World Cup air traffic crush, report says The annual air traffic crush is scheduled to take place on July 11, 2019, which will coincide with the 2018 World Cup final between...
travel
Libertarians and the State
The Ins and Outs of America’s Shrug at the Threat to Democracy – by Ben Norton I have a piece to post at Open Democracy, but it is rather long, and a little long-winded,...
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Toronto will pay back $1 million to five employees laid off by Star Co.
Toronto backtracks on return-to-office plans for city employees as Omicron spreads its wings Published on December 6, 2018 in By James Naulty, Jared Egan The City of Toronto will pay a total of $1...
