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Abe visiting flood-hit western Japan as deaths reach 176
HIROSHIMA, Japan - Residents shovelled mud and debris to clear streets so they could get out for food and other supplies Wednesday in areas of western Japan hard hit by landslides and flooding that st...
Jul 11, 2018
The case of the 141-year-old voter: Zimbabwe ballot at risk
HARARE, Zimbabwe - The world’s oldest person is 141 years of age and lives in Zimbabwe. Not far behind is a 134-year-old, also in Zimbabwe. At least that’s according to the country’s...
Jul 11, 2018
Execution blocked after company objects to use of its drug
LAS VEGAS - A twice-convicted killer who wants to die rather than spend his life in prison was about an hour from eating his final meal Wednesday when he found out a Nevada judge had indefinitely dela...
Jul 11, 2018
Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain
STOWE, Vt. - The grey trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. Now those forests are mostly green, with the crowns of red spruce peeki...
Jul 11, 2018
New San Francisco mayor vows to leave no resident behind
SAN FRANCISCO - The first black female mayor of San Francisco made history Wednesday as she took the oath of office and outlined an ambitious to-do list to make a city known for immense wealth but als...
Jul 11, 2018
Facebook faces U.K. fine over its privacy scandal
LONDON - Facebook is facing its first financial penalty for allowing the data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to forage through the personal data of millions of unknowing Facebook users. A U.K. govern...
Jul 11, 2018
Sarah Palin claims Sacha Baron Cohen duped her for talk
LOS ANGELES - Sarah Palin says she was “duped.” The former Republican vice-presidential candidate says she fell victim to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen during an interview for his upc...
Jul 11, 2018
Beachgoers beware: Hurricane Chris sending risky surf ashore
MIAMI - Forecasters say Atlantic Ocean beachgoers should be wary of heavy surf and life-threatening rip-currents this week as Hurricane Chris swirls off the U.S. East Coast. At 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, ...
Jul 11, 2018
Workers removed from oil platforms as hurricane threatens heavy rain, winds
HALIFAX - ExxonMobil removed some of its workers from offshore oil platforms Wednesday as hurricane Chris advanced toward Atlantic Canada. The Category 2 storm, which was churning out winds in excess ...
Jul 11, 2018
CARTOON 07-11-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 07-11-2018
Jul 11, 2018