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911 calls overwhelmed operators after shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School

A Georgia county's emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School, records released Friday by Barrow County show. Local news organizations report many of the 911 phone calls were not released under public record requests because state law exempts from release calls recording the voice of someone younger than 18 years old. That exemption would cover calls from most of the 1,900 students at the school in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Calls spiked around 10:20 a.m., when authorities have said that 14-year-old

Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

‘The algorithm plays a huge part.’ Meet the Gen Z creator making TikToks for Trump

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Both parties court Navajo voters in battleground Arizona

Nearing the end of the annual Navajo Nation parade route last Saturday, the Arizona Republican Party’s float — pulled by an 18-wheeler and adorned with Trump-Vance campaign signs — came to a halt.Some parade watchers, who lined Highway 264 with their lawn chairs, began booing. “Get out of here,” one woman shouted.President Joe Biden won Arizona by just 10,000 votes – the first Democrat to do so since 1996 – and the state is once again a key battleground this year with Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascendance on the ticket seen as putting it back in play for Democrats.The Navajo

What college campuses look like after the end of affirmative action

Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves

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Russia begins efforts to expel Ukraine from Kursk but counter-attack is yet to gain momentum

A Russian counteroffensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum.Ukraine launched its assault last month, capturing scores of settlements, a move that stunned even Kyiv’s allies. But from the beginning observers have said it was unlikely that it would be able to hold on to its gains.Geolocated video shows that Russian units have retaken a couple of villages, but the situation remains fluid. Both the quality and number of Russian troops committed to the region are hazy, and reliable frontline acco

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Behind closed doors: Hotels reveal their wildest room service orders

In travel news this week: odd room service requests, the cruise passengers stranded for months at their departure port, plus how a rogue bag of Cheetos caused havoc in a New Mexico cave.Unusual guest requestsFar be it from us to say folks are getting a little entitled, but a new report from Hotels.com has revealed the oddest room service requests made to its hotel partners around the world.There’s the Evian-filled bathtub requested for a child’s routine scrub-up, and the customized allergen-free menu for a pet.There’s the separate requests that were fielded for burnt toast, fresh goat mi

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‘I just want to know about the dogs’: comedian Roy Wood Jr weighs in on Trump’s pet-eating claim

Amber Ruffin has some thoughts about those who think that CNN isn’t necessarily the best home for comedy.“I’d say they’re right,” Ruffin told CNN in an interview this week. “But when that comedy is about the news, they’re wrong.”A new CNN game show, “Have I Got News for You,” aims to find the humor in coverage of current events with help from Roy Wood Jr., who hosts, and Ruffin and Micheal Ian Black, who serve as team captains.Based on a British series of the same name, entertainers, political figures and comedians will appear as guests for quick-witted conversation and gam

Disney, DirecTV reach deal, restoring programming for 11 million satellite TV viewers

Lil Wayne feels hurt after being passed over as Super Bowl halftime headliner. The snub 'broke' him

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Secret Murdoch succession fight to remain sealed after judge rejects media petition for access

A Nevada judge has ruled that billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family can hold a secret court battle over the future of his vast media empire behind closed doors.The judge rejected a petition by a coalition of media organizations, including CNN, The New York Times, NPR, the Washington Post, Reuters and ABC, to unseal the case and allow access.Though the Murdoch family is fighting over the trust and who will ultimately have control of the family businesses after the 93-year-old’s death, all of those involved agreed to sealing the case.Nevada offers one of the most private cou

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Where to watch the year’s top shows ahead of the Emmy Awards

It’s Emmy time, again.Television’s big night last happened only months ago, due to strike-related delays, but the 76th Emmy Awards will take place Sunday, celebrating series released between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024.Ahead of the ceremony – which will be hosted by “Schitt’s Creek” stars Dan and Eugene Levy – is the perfect time to catch up on the all the best drama, comedy and limited series nominees.A brief description of each program follows, along with where to watch.Best Drama Nominees: The CrownThe finale season of this sprawling royal saga is again up for some big award

Fox News and right-wing media ignore Trump’s embrace of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer

Reporter asks Trump about GOP concern over Laura Loomer. Hear his response

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Los Angeles wildfires slow, still threaten suburbs

Wildfires that have burned dozens of mountain homes near Los Angeles slowed on Thursday with cooler temperatures but authorities warned the blazes still threatened suburbs.Driven by triple-digit heat, gusting winds and tinder-dry vegetation, the three fires burned at speeds firefighters have never witnessed, scorching over 110,000 acres (44,510 hectares) - an area twice the size of Seattle. The Bridge Fire, California's largest current wildfire, swept through communities in the San Gabriel Mountains less than 40 miles (65 km) northeast of central Los Angeles, where people priced out of the cit

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An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world.Satellites recently captured plant life blooming in parts of the typically arid southern Sahara after storms moved there when they shouldn’t. It has also caused catastrophic flooding. And scientists say a world warming due to fossil fuel pollution is making both more likely.Rainfall north of the equator in Africa typically increases from July through September as the West African Monsoon kicks into gear.The phenomeno

An earthquake shakes the Los Angeles area as wildfires rage nearby

A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire

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Francine becomes a category 2 hurricane, NHC says

Hurricane Francine has intensified into a category 2 hurricane, with the eye nearing the Louisiana coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday."Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions spreading onto the Louisiana coast," the Miami-based forecaster said.The hurricane was about 100 miles (160 km) west southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph), the NHC added. (Reporting by Anmol Choubey in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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Harris and Trump kept talking about pumping more oil. There’s a problem with that

Oil prices are near three-year lows. Gas prices are sinking below $3 in many parts of America. So why were Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump talking so much about expanding oil production during Tuesday night’s debate?Harris, criticized for her previous stance against fracking, noted that she represented the tie-breaking vote in the Senate to open new fracking leases in 2022. Though Harris also repeatedly touted her support for clean energy solutions, she correctly acknowledged that under the Biden administration, the United States has been producing more oil tha

A ‘particularly dangerous situation’ develops as wildfires rage in the West

Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate

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Pope Francis criticizes Trump and Harris and says voters must choose between ‘lesser of two evils’

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Trump says he is not selling his shares of media company

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he will not sell his shares in the company that owns his Truth Social

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Georgia school shooter hid an AR-15-style rifle in his backpack and left class with his bag the morning of the deadly rampage

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