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Month: September 2024

Algeria votes for president this weekend but with inflation and boycott, few appear to care

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president seeks a second term in the gas-rich North African country’s election this weekend. But prospective voters say they are more concerned about inflation’s effects on the spiking prices of school supplies, potatoes and coffee. The malaise is a far cry from the hopes of 2019, when pro-democracy activists called

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Browns sign 20-year stadium rights deal with Huntington Bank as they position for possible new home

AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — As they position themselves for a possible new domed stadium, the Cleveland Browns are renaming their current one. The NFL team announced a 20-year agreement with Huntington National Bank, a partnership that includes naming rights. Cleveland’s lakefront stadium will now be called Huntington Bank Field. The Browns open the

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Fake engineer: A top South African railway official is sentenced to prison for forged qualifications

Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A former top official at South Africa’s state-owned passenger railway company has received a 15-year concurrent prison sentence for faking his engineering qualifications and other cases of fraud. The 49-year-old Daniel Mtimkulu resigned as the head of engineering at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa shortly

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Man tests positive for EEE and 2 other mosquito viruses, now fighting for life

By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story     KENSINGTON, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A New Hampshire man is fighting for his life because of a mosquito bite. Fifty-four-year-old Joe Casey of Kensington has tested positive for three mosquito-borne viruses, including eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus. “He’s my brother. It’s very

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