Bears encroach on evacuated Canadian town of Yellowknife
After wildfires forced residents to leave, bears have been seen in the empty streets.
Are hurricanes in the US getting worse?
There has not been an increase in the number of hurricanes making landfall in the US, but warming oceans have led to more powerful storms forming over the Atlantic in…
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.
Why won’t the US call this coup a coup?
The military takeover in Niger has caused an international outcry with mounting pressure for the West African nation’s democratically elected president to be reinstated. Although the US has cut some…
Coffee Meets Bagel: Dating app users rue missed connections amid outage
Meanwhile, others have been luckier. On the Chinese internet, one romantic posted the time and restaurant setting of the date she’d hoped for with her CMB connection – and her…
Canadian ‘poison seller’ Kenneth Law faces more charges
Kenneth Law is alleged to have sent parcels containing poisonous substances to customers in 40 countries.
Jacksonville shooting: Audio of 911 call by gunman’s dad released
The father is heard telling an emergency dispatcher his son stopped taking psychiatric medication.
Harrison Floyd: Bond agreement reached for jailed Georgia defendant
A bond has been set for Harrison Floyd, who has been held in Fulton County Jail since Thursday.
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The Manufacturing Boom’s Hidden Costs Barron’s Russia is set to launch Islamic banking: All you need to know Al Jazeera. I wonder what Islamic banking’s views on cash are. Climate…
A Category 4 Hurricane
Hurricane Idalia intensified overnight and is now a Category 4 storm heading toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. It has wind speeds of 130 miles an hour and is expected to make…