Author: chiara
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A hurricane, an intensifying war and a looming strike present a battery of new crises for Harris
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are scrambling to revise travel plans and tactics as they face a real-time test of how they cope with unexpected crises: a trifecta of life-threatening weather, a war, and a looming dockworker strike that could drive up prices. Harris’s challenge is to shape a government…
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81-year-old South Korean model falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant against rivals old enough to be her grandchildren. Dressed in a beaded white gown, the silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a…
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Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis injured during ‘Monday Night Football’ game against Dolphins
Tennessee Titans starting quarterback Will Levis did not come out for his team’s third drive Monday, at Miami, after an apparent injury to his throwing shoulder. Levis appeared to be hurt after diving for yardage on a scramble during Tennessee’s second drive. Levis was seen on the “Monday Night Football” broadcast grimacing as he threw…
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Biden struggles with being out of the national conversation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has privately complained to allies that his name and his accomplishments have virtually disappeared from the national conversation and about how quickly the party that he has served for more than five decades appears to have moved on from him, according to six people familiar with his comments. Biden has…
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Israeli troops launch ‘limited’ ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, IDF says
Israel’s military forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Monday to conduct what its military described as “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The offensive is aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border and is expected to last for days, not weeks, according to…
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Pete Rose, MLB’s all-time hits leader who was banned for life, dies at 83
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader who was banned from the sport after gambling on his own team as a player and manager, died Monday. He was 83. Rose’s death was confirmed by the Clark County, Nevada, medical examiner’s office. Rose played 24 seasons in the major leagues, the last three of which…
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194,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid SUVs recalled due to fire risk
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 — Stellantis said Monday it is recalling 194,000 plug-in hybrid electric Jeep SUVs to address fire risks after 13 fires were reported, and it told owners to park outside and away from other vehicles until recall repairs are completed. The Italian-American automaker is recalling some 2020 through 2024 model year Jeep Wrangler…
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Internet and phone outages cut Hurricane Helene victims off from the world
Some of the victims of Hurricane Helene are cut off from the outside world. Beyond collapsed roads and bridges, many affected areas, especially in western North Carolina, have experienced severe to total communications blackouts, as cell towers and internet services are down from the hurricane and subsequent flooding, power outages and landslides. Edward Hinson, the…
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Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory. Family members, some of whom had gotten frantic video phone calls from their loved ones as the waters swelled, were learning the fate…
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Search for survivors ongoing following Hurricane Helene’s devastation
Days after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast and killed more than 100 people in six states, the search for survivors continued Monday as dozens of people across multiple states remained missing. Though Helene first made landfall Thursday in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, its devastation has spread much farther. North Carolina accounted for the…