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Hiker injured by bear at Glacier National Park
A section of a trail in Montana’s Glacier National Park was closed Thursday after a hiker was injured by a bear, park officials said. The injuries to the hiker, a 35-year-old man, were not life-threatening, the National Park Service said. The hiker was hurt Thursday morning after he and his group encountered a bear near…
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How pagers turned into explosive devices in Lebanon
Pagers, devices that are used every day as a crucial form of communication for health care professionals, became a deadly weapon Tuesday as thousands of them simultaneously exploded in Lebanon, killing 37 people and injuring thousands. The explosions targeted the militant and political group Hezbollah, after the devices had reportedly begun beeping and heating up. The…
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Undecided voters, set in their views of Trump, now weigh backing Kamala Harris
Kenneth Hauck wasn’t sure how he would vote when the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was just a hypothetical scenario. Now it’s a reality, and Hauck still isn’t sure whom he will support — but he’s leaning toward Harris. “I need to do more research on her before anything,”…
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This city might have an answer
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s hard to find an affordable home in the United States these days. Even though the average 30-year fixed mortgage is down about a full percentage point over the last year, the median sale price for an existing home is up 3.1%, according to the National Association of Realtors. But a program in…
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Trump keeps promising a doom that never comes
If the election does not go his way, the economy will tank, Christmas will be canceled, and America as we know it will be “finished,” Donald Trump promised in the run-up to the 2020 election. That race did not go his way, of course, and none of Trump’s prophesied cataclysms materialized under Joe Biden’s presidency.…
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In effort to shore up blue wall, Harris eyes Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — The battle for one of the closest swing states is intensifying as Vice President Kamala Harris sweeps into this deep blue college town and state capital Friday for an evening rally. This week, several new polls in Wisconsin showed an extremely tight race. Harris fared slightly better than former President Donald Trump —…
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Whooping cough cases spiking, especially among unvaccinated teens
The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue. “With the increase in vaccine hesitancy that has been going on since the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re seeing outbreaks occurring in kids who are not vaccinated,” said Dr.…
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange new strikes after device blasts
The Middle East was on edge Friday as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged a new and intense barrage of fire after stunning attacks targeting the group’s communication devices killed dozens of people and left thousands injured across Lebanon. The prospect of an all-out war between the U.S. ally and the Iran-backed militant and political group appeared…
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Death of young Ernst & Young employee raises questions about workplace culture
Indian authorities are investigating the work environment at a global accounting firm after the death of a 26-year-old employee whose mother said she was overworked. Anna Sebastian Perayil died in July, four months after joining the Pune office of Ernst & Young, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms. In a letter to the company’s…
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New York magazine reporter on leave
A star reporter who covered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has been placed on leave after admitting a relationship with a former reporting subject. New York Magazine said in a statement Thursday that its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, had failed to disclose a “personal relationship” with an unnamed campaign subject while she was reporting…