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Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says

Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there's been local spread in 20 years.
Still Cruising: Tom premieres new 'Mission Impossible' adventure in Abu Dhabi

Still Cruising: Tom premieres new 'Mission Impossible' adventure in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The red carpet unfurled Monday in Abu Dhabi for Hollywood action megastar Tom Cruise, who was on hand for the Middle Eastern premiere of “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.
NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday. But there's a catch this year

NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday. But there's a catch this year

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city's South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank

As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still hasn't bought in.
Fox News unveils primetime lineup with Jesse Watters in Tucker Carlson's former time slot

Fox News unveils primetime lineup with Jesse Watters in Tucker Carlson's former time slot

Jesse Watters will fill the Fox News Channel time slot left vacant by the firing of Tucker Carlson, part of a dramatic revamp of the network's evening lineup announced on Monday.
Stratford fest expands digital theatrical offerings to Apple, Android, Amazon, Roku

Stratford fest expands digital theatrical offerings to Apple, Android, Amazon, Roku

The Stratford Festival is growing its digital reach while working towards rebuilding live audiences that withered in the early days of the pandemic.
Book Review: 'White House by the Sea' tells storied Kennedy tale through family's compound

Book Review: 'White House by the Sea' tells storied Kennedy tale through family's compound

"White House By the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port” by Kate Storey (Scribner) The history of the Kennedy family is so well-chronicled — from the modern Camelot legend surrounding John F.
TV news at a crossroads as financial strain deepens, experts say

TV news at a crossroads as financial strain deepens, experts say

TORONTO — BCE Inc.
The Supreme Court won't let a North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school

The Supreme Court won't let a North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts to school.
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years.
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