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Month: August 2023

Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy. The prevalence of such trends across the world could intensify global inflation pressures in the coming years and make it harder for the Federal Reserve and other central banks

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More than 600 firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft struggle to control wildfires in Greece

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days. Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks

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La Depresión Tropical Diez se fortalece y se convierte en la tormenta tropical Idalia, que impactará a EE.UU. esta semana

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La Depresión Tropical Diez se fortaleció y se convirtió en Tormenta Tropical Idalia con vientos máximos sostenidos de 64 km/h, según una actualización especial del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC). Se espera que Idalia traiga condiciones de tormenta tropical a partes de la Península de Yucatán y al extremo occidental de Cuba

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Miami Dolphins player Daewood Davis ‘has movement in all extremities’ after injury that led to suspension of game, team says

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The remainder of the Miami Dolphins NFL preseason game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida, was suspended Saturday after Miami rookie wide receiver Daewood Davis suffered an injury and was carted off the field. Davis was hit by a Jacksonville linebacker and could be seen lying motionless on the

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A US Marine Osprey crashes during drills in Australia, killing 3 and injuring 20, some critically

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A United States Marine Corps aircraft with 23 Marines aboard crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing at least three and critically injuring at least five during a multinational training exercise, officials said. Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five were flown

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Cause of Kenya’s longest power outage in memory remains unclear as grid suppliers exchange blame

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The longest nationwide power outage in Kenyans’ memory remains a mystery as the government-owned power company blames a failure at Africa’s largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead. Some of Kenya’s more than 50 million people saw power return almost 24

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Jacksonville gunman in racially motivated attack legally bought two weapons earlier this year, sheriff says

By Eric Levenson, Sara Smart, Nouran Salahieh, Isabel Rosales and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The White gunman who killed three Black people in a racially motivated attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday legally purchased the two firearms he used in the shooting earlier this year, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters

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