AP Education Writer WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of her trailer. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would she be interested
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Not content with dressing the top dogs of the music scene, from Beyoncé and Usher to Christina Aguilera, Dolce & Gabbana now has its sights on making actual dogs that bit more stylish. The Italian fashion label’s latest offering is for the dog who truly has it all (or
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Several online brokerage firms including Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Vanguard appeared to be down for thousands of users Monday morning, with disruptions arriving on one of the biggest stock markets sell-off days in 2024. User reports appeared to peak around and just before 10 a.m. ET, data from outage tracker Downdectector
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but backed by those who believe the country should
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KYW By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story ALLENTOWN, New Jersey (KYW) — A New Jersey woman’s selfless act of kindness led her to open a senior dog sanctuary. In 2015, Doreen Jakubcak retired from one career to begin another. She founded Marty’s Place Dog Sanctuary in honor of her senior dog,
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By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story ALLENTOWN, New Jersey (KYW) — A New Jersey woman’s selfless act of kindness led her to open a senior dog sanctuary. In 2015, Doreen Jakubcak retired from one career to begin another. She founded Marty’s Place Dog Sanctuary in honor of her senior dog, Marty,
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. They have been found in a wide range of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even testicles. But are they actually harming you? Evidence suggests they might, but it’s limited in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales will begin across Ohio on Tuesday when the state issues its first operating certificates. The Division of Cannabis Control said Monday that nearly 100 medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to begin sales immediately. But how many will be ready isn’t clear. Many will be open right away
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By Hadas Gold, Oliver Darcy and Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Bloomberg News dismissed a reporter and took disciplinary action against other staffers Monday after the outlet broke a news embargo last week on the release of several American prisoners held by Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. In a memo
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. The court’s order came Friday, soon after the anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund appealed the judge’s July ruling. The group sued in June, seeking to remove the measure and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Fear has set in on Wall Street, and stocks are having another miserable day. The Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points, and the broader market plunged 3% Monday. The Nasdaq, full of risky tech stocks, dropped 3.5%. All of that comes amid a global market selloff. Japan’s Nikkei
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s comments on Monday came as Turkish officials were engaged in discussions with Instagram representatives to reinstate access to millions of its users in the country. Turkey barred access
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. The al-Qaida affiliate, al-Shabab, said on its radio station that its militants
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By Sarah El Sirgany, Nadeen Ebrahim, Mike Schwartz and Eugenia Yosef, CNN Beirut, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Middle Eastern nations are bracing for the potential widening of the Israel-Hamas war amid threats by Iran to avenge the killing of Hamas’ political leader in Tehran last week. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. has handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities. The U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense said Monday that American troops have until Sept. 15 to leave
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Switzerland say they have found Glencore’s international unit “criminally liable” and ordered the commodities giant to pay over $150 million in fines and compensation after ending a probe of bribery involving Congo’s mining industry. The Swiss attorney general’s office says Glencore International failed to take adequate steps to prevent
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman Monday, re-opening a legal battle in his fights over artificial intelligence. Musk — who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 — sued the company in February, accusing the ChatGPT maker of abandoning its original nonprofit mission by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council held its first-of-three public hearings over the proposed 2025 fiscal year budget during Monday night’s meeting at City Hall. A proposed water utility rate increase was the hot topic of conversation. The proposed rates are designed to implement a revenue increase to maintain adequate cash reserves and to
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A group of scientists has devised a plan to safeguard Earth’s species in a cryogenic biorepository on the moon. Intended to save species in the event of a disaster on Earth, the plan makes use of craters that are permanently in shadow and therefore cold enough to allow cryogenic
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Jewish community in the Czech Republic says antisemitic incidents sharply increased in the country last year, with their peak appearing in the final quarter of 2023 following the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, which triggered the war in Gaza. In its annual report, the Federation of the Jewish
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