State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement (apnews.com)
The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic....
New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court clerk (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge quickly imposed a limited gag order in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial Tuesday after the former president disparaged a key court staffer....
What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out (apnews.com)
What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out::Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities.
Mexico's president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba (apnews.com)
Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors (apnews.com)
Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires....
In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived (apnews.com)
As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety....
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere....
Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports....
Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years (apnews.com)
Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal (apnews.com)
Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election (apnews.com)
Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election::Mexico’s 2024 presidential election is less than a year away and political analysts and academics are warning of a wave of disinformation and fake news that continues to spread online.
Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona (apnews.com)
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)
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Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands (apnews.com)
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Thursday his administration has opened several investigations into people who have allegedly made unsolicited offers for property in the fire-stricken Maui town of Lahaina in violation of a new emergency order....
Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza (apnews.com)
The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes following Hamas’ bloody rampage two weeks ago....
Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza (apnews.com)
The two countries, which flank Israel on opposite sides and share borders with Gaza and the occupied West Bank, respectively, have replied with a staunch refusal. Jordan already has a large Palestinian population....
Mexico's president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba (apnews.com)
López Obrador said the United States should spend some of the money sent to Ukraine on economic development in Latin America....
New Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,' will be powered by coal, report says (apnews.com)
Hot air balloon pilot with cocaine in his system made a mistake that caused fatal crash, NTSB finds (apnews.com)
A mistake made by a hot air balloon pilot who had drugs including cocaine in his system caused a crash in 2021 in New Mexico that killed all five people on board, investigators have determined....
EPA proposes banning cancer-causing chemical used in automotive care and other products (apnews.com)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating....
US offers Poland rare loan of $2 billion to modernize its military (apnews.com)
New Delhi got a makeover for the G20 summit. The city's poor say they were simply erased (apnews.com)
Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers (apnews.com)
Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year (apnews.com)
Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters....
Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress (apnews.com)
