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Biden's $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

VICTORIA, Texas: This week, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that President Joe Biden did not have ...


Migrant surge has pushed El Paso to 'breaking point', says mayor

EL PASO, Texas: Over the weekend, Oscar Leeser, Mayor of El Paso, said that the surge in migrants crossing the ...


Trevor Bauer, sexual assault accuser settle lawsuits

(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of ...


Fever F/C Aliyah Boston named WNBA Rookie of Year

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) Indiana Fever forward-center Aliyah Boston was unanimously named the 2023 WNBA Rookie of the ...


MLB roundup: Astros club D-backs, take AL West crown

(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) Behind home runs by Alex Bregman and Jose Abreu, the Houston ...


Nats edge Braves, who await NLDS opponent

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Jacob Young's ninth-inning, two-run single was the difference as the visiting Washington Nationals downed ...


As Twins head to playoffs, Rockies think about next year

(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) The long slog of 162 regular-season games will culminate Sunday, and in Denver, one ...


Orlando City routs CF Montreal, 3-0

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Facundo Torres scored his team-leading 13th goal and could've had another on a ...


Baylor rallies on 29 unanswered points to stun UCF, 36-35

(Photo credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports) Baylor dug itself a 28-point hole midway through the third quarter but rattled off ...


Orlando City try to keep CF Montreal down in Eastern Conference race

(Photo credit: Cory Knowlton-USA TODAY Sports) Orlando City has already secured their place in the MLS Cup playoffs, but they ...


NYCFC prepare for Inter Miami, with or without Lionel Messi

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) New York City FC are prepared for possibly facing Lionel Messi for the first ...


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First flight from Libya to Italy in 10 years, takes off from Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya: Italy and Libya resumed commercial flights for the first time in ten years on September 30, with flight ...

Maine fire destroys Jamie Wyeth paintings, guts historical buildings

SAINT GEORGE, Maine: A fire destroyed several waterfront buildings in Maine on September 29, including an art gallery with several ...

ASEAN leadership: Members refuse Myanmar's leadership in 2026

JAKARTA, Indonesia - According to Asian diplomats and the Philippines' president, Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar will not ...

New video taken in Pacific shows 3 sunk WWII aircraft carriers

NEW LONDON, Connecticut: Video footage taken deep in the Pacific Ocean provided the first detailed view of three World War ...

Annual bison roundup conducted at Custer State Park, South Dakota

CUSTER STATE PARK, South Dakota: As part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the species, which has ...

Uzbek capital Tashkent hit by blast, one dead, 162 injured

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan: Uzbek authorities said a powerful explosion on September 28 at a warehouse near Tashkent's airport killed one person ...

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Ireland sees new Intel chip plant celebrates opening

DUBLIN, Ireland: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Intel's new factory in Co Kildare will play a "strategic" role in ...

Survey retains New York as world's top financial center, London second

LONDON, UK: This week, the Global Financial Centers index showed that New York remains the world's leading financial center, with ...

Ruble returns to landmark US dollar rate

The weakening of the Russian currency is being attributed to changes in the trade balance and strong demand for foreign ...

Inclusion in JPMorgan bond index a signal of India's importance globally: World Bank economist

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Inclusion in JPMorgan's benchmark emerging-market index will let India access an increased pool of ...

Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics to be Announced

The annual Nobel Prize announcements continue Tuesday in the Swedish capital Stockholm when the winner - or winners - of ...

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Unidentified winner claims Florida's $1.6 billion lottery

TALLAHASSEE, Florida: The Florida Lottery said this week that the second-largest lottery winner in U.S. history has come forward to ...


Biden's $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

VICTORIA, Texas: This week, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that President Joe Biden did not have ...


NTSB probes JetBlue flight for turbulence that injured 8

WASHINGTON D.C.: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is investigating a JetBlue flight on Monday that experienced sudden ...


Migrant surge has pushed El Paso to 'breaking point', says mayor

EL PASO, Texas: Over the weekend, Oscar Leeser, Mayor of El Paso, said that the surge in migrants crossing the ...


US Supreme Court rejects Trump disqualification case

A long-shot candidate from Texas tried to have the former president barred from seeking re-election over stance on ?insurrection?The US ...


Trump campaign sent birdcage, bird food to her hotel room, claims Nikki Haley

Washington, DC [US], October 3 (ANI): Republican candidate for 2024 US Presidential elections Nikki Haley claimed that she received a ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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