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Strange light phenomenon seen before some earthquakes is a long-standing mystery. Here’s what scientists think it means (www.cnn.com)

Earthquake lights can take several different forms, according to a chapter on the phenomenon coauthored by Derr and published in the 2019 edition of the Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics....

Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)

Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....

China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up (www.cnn.com)

China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth health care sector....

China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Belarus would use nuclear weapons in the event of 'aggression,' Lukashenko says | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Blinken says Israeli actions are not retailatory but defensive (www.cnn.com)

Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire was ‘built on lies,’ US prosecutor says (www.cnn.com)

In their opening statements to a newly sworn-in jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, lawyers laid out previews of their cases, offering two divergent narratives for the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire....

Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say (www.cnn.com)

WGA strike: Hollywood studios send writers 'best and final' offer as deal nears on strike | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

As cancer cases rise among younger adults, some types of the disease have higher burden than others, study finds | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Scientists have long known that cancer cases among adults younger than 50 have been on the rise in many parts of the world since the 1990s. But a new study suggests that certain types of cancer – breast, tracheal, bronchus and lung, stomach and colorectal – have caused the most disease and death in this younger age group.

Hiker dies after falling off mountain inside Grand Teton National Park (www.cnn.com)

A California woman died after falling off a mountain in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, the National Park Service said.

Kentucky school system closes after ‘transportation disaster’ leaves kids on buses and in schools for hours (www.cnn.com)

The largest school system in Kentucky closed schools Thursday and Friday following what the superintendent called a “transportation disaster” that left some children on buses until just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of school.

As gas prices hit 10-month highs, Citi warns major hurricanes could ‘massively’ disrupt supplies (www.cnn.com)

The summertime gas price spike has been driven by a combination of easing recession fears, production cuts by Russia and Saudi Arabia and extreme heat that has knocked offline some refinery activity....

Spanish soccer chief apologizes for giving Women's World Cup winner a surprise kiss on the lips (www.cnn.com)

Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales has admitted he “made a mistake” by giving Spain star Jennifer Hermoso a surprise kiss on the lips after the 33-year-old received her gold medal following the team’s Women’s World Cup final victory over England on Sunday....

5 people were shot at Morgan State University and police have yet to locate a suspect, officials say (www.cnn.com)

Five people were shot Tuesday night at Morgan State University in Baltimore and police have yet to locate a suspect as the investigation into the shooting continues, officials said....

Polish archaeologists find remains of 17th-century woman and child padlocked in their graves (www.cnn.com)

Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered the remains of a 17th-century child padlocked to his grave to stop him rising from the dead, a discovery that turns the spotlight on beliefs in vampires as Halloween approaches....

Cornell University police investigating online threats against Jewish students, president says (www.cnn.com)

Cornell University police are investigating a series of antisemitic threats made against the school’s Jewish community in online posts over the weekend, its president announced....

Death toll from flash floods in Indian Himalayas climbs to 74 with at least 100 still missing (www.cnn.com)

The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck, according to provincial officials....

Wildfires force southwestern Louisiana town to evacuate amid extreme drought (www.cnn.com)

A southwestern Louisiana town is under mandatory evacuation Thursday due to wildfires in the area as the state deals with extreme heat and a statewide burn ban....

Biden administration announces relief for Venezuelans in the US, likely appeasing New York City officials (www.cnn.com)

The Biden administration announced Wednesday the expansion of a form of humanitarian relief to Venezuelans already in the United States, making hundreds of thousands more people eligible for work permits and likely appeasing calls by New York City officials to provide work authorization to certain migrants....

No place in the US is safe from the climate crisis, but a new report shows where it’s most severe (www.cnn.com)

A retired Vermont university dean was shot to death on a trail near campus. Now police are looking for her killer (www.cnn.com)

A retired university dean was found shot in the head on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus where she’d worked, and authorities are searching for clues to help lead them to whoever killed the beloved educator.

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