Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty …
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Palestinians, including children, receive hot meals, distributed by charity organizations, as people struggle to access food due to Israeli food blockade in Gaza City, Gaza on Aug. Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images In late February of 2024, Jordanian cargo planes flew over northern Gaza, dropping large pallets of food attached to …
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Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains are set to begin service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday. Courtesy of Amtrak hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Amtrak NEW YORK — The fastest trains in Amtrak’s fleet are getting even faster. The first of those NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor between Boston …
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers remarks during an enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 3. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images BOSSIER CITY, La. — The sweeping megabill pushed through Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson could have some of its deepest consequences …
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A police officer carries flowers outside the Annunciation Church’s school after the shooting on Wednesday in Minneapolis. Abbie Parr/AP hide caption toggle caption Abbie Parr/AP A shooter opened fire on a Minneapolis church filled with children and other worshippers during a Mass to mark the first week of school, killing two children and wounding 17 more people, authorities said. The …
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Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland NPR US tells Denmark to ‘calm down’ over alleged Greenland influence operation BBC US reaffirms Greenland’s right to self-determination amid political sway allegations Reuters Denmark summons US envoy over report on covert American ‘influence operations’ in Greenland CNN Denmark’s foreign minister summons U.S. diplomat amid meddling accusations MSNBC News Source link
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A 2002 file photo shows demonstrators burning U.S. flags during a protest in front of the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. AFP/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images President Trump has long opposed flag burning as a form of protest, and now he’s directing the Justice Department to …
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A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss his arrest and deportation on April 9 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration wants to deport him to Uganda. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images The Trump administration says it intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia …
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Conan Gray, who’s worked his way up from the YouTube content mines to become a pop star in his own right, enters this week’s chart at No. 3 with his album Wishbone. Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Redferns This week, Morgan Wallen‘s I’m the Problem sits at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart yet again. But …
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The Metal Gear video game series is known for its innovations in game design, as well as stories that confront heavy philosophical themes — like the relationship between people and technology. LEILA FADEL, HOST: A hit video game series is back. (SOUNDBITE OF VIDEO GAME, “METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER”) DAVID HAYTER: (As Snake) This is Snake. Kept you …
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