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Month: August 2023

A white man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, then kills himself

By RUSS BYNUM, TERRY SPENCER and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said. The shooter, who had

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Tracking scattered storms through the evening, and a cooler week ahead

TONIGHT: I’m tracking scattered rain and storm chances in the afternoon lasting through the evening, that could bring heavy rainfall to central and southeastern MO with the possibility of localized flooding. Humidity will be increasing through the afternoon and evening hours, with dewpoints and temperatures becoming very close right before sundown. Keeping that in mind,

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Gabon imposes curfew and cuts internet access as voting wraps up in major elections

By YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s government has imposed a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access as voting wraps up in major national elections. Voters in the Central African nation cast ballots Saturday for local leaders, legislators and president. Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seeking a third seven-year

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A second merchant ship leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa following Russia’s exit from grain deal

A second container ship has left port through a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine’s government after Russia halted a wartime agreement aimed at ensuring safe grain exports. The Primus, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, left the port of Odesa on Saturday morning and was steaming south toward Bulgaria. Its departure came 10 days after

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An aerial image shows destroyed homes and vehicles on August 17 after a wind-driven wildfire burned through Lahaina

As hundreds remain missing in Maui, electric company admits evidence to determine how wildfires started may have been compromised

CNN By Michelle Watson, Kelly McCleary, Cheri Mossburg, Anna-Maja Rappard and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people are still listed as unaccounted for after this month’s devastating wildfires on Maui – a number that’s expected to change as the FBI continues vetting names. The “validated list” curated by the FBI currently includes 388

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