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Nation / World

Published
October 25, 2023

Amazon injuries more widespread than thought, study says

The data suggest 'injury and pain at Amazon are far more widespread' than previously known, said Beth Gutelius, research director at the center and a leading expert on logistics and warehouse work.
Published
October 25, 2023

Strongest U.S. economic growth since 2021 puts Fed in tough spot

Gross domestic product is projected to have grown at an annual rate of 4.5% last quarter, more than double the pace in the prior period, according to a Bloomberg survey.
Published
October 25, 2023

Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms

The development of clean energy technologies is driving up demand for metals such as copper, nickel and cobalt that mining companies say can be extracted from more than 600 feet below sea level.
Published
October 25, 2023

Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating

While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage, experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.
Published
October 25, 2023

Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker

A lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, Johnson had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.

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Published
October 25, 2023

UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

The Gaza Health Ministry said airstrikes killed at least 704 people between Monday and Tuesday, mostly women and children.
Published
October 25, 2023

Mike Johnson is the latest nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end

When the House convenes on Wednesday ahead of a floor vote, Rep. Mike Johnson will need almost all Republicans in the public roll call to win the gavel.
Published
October 25, 2023

Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states

At least 4 states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned.
Published
October 24, 2023

First major snowstorm of the season hitting the northern Rockies after a warm fall

Some higher elevations in the northern Rockies could see snow totals of 2 feet or more.
Published
October 24, 2023

Rhode Island seeks answers to explain decline of state’s signature quahog clam

The quahog clam has been in steep decline in Rhode Island since the 1980s. Everything from oxygen deficiency to changing aquatic life and climate change are possible explanations.