New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned after 15 months in office.
Patricia Washburn
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Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
At the peak of the storm, 450,000 people in Louisiana were without power.
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China tests new ways to boost economy stifled by wall of austerity
The embrace of a more expansionary policy in China’s capital is effectively getting canceled out in the provinces, where authorities are in full belt-tightening mode.
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A hurricane-damaged Louisiana skyscraper is imploded
The 22-story Hertz Tower crashed down Saturday after spending over 4 decades dominating the skyline of Lake Charles.
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Biden signs order prioritizing federal grants for projects with higher worker wages
The grants would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs.
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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being set on fire by her partner
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated for burns over 80% of her body from an attack by her partner.
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Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds
U.S. health inspectors are still struggling to address a massive backlog of pharmaceutical plants that went uninspected during disruptions caused by COVID-19.
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How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
Critics have pounced on the thresholds as arbitrary – an attempt by governments to regulate math.
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A day after 12 deaths, other migrants risk their lives trying to cross the English Channel
The deaths of a dozen migrants on the English Channel hasn’t stopped more boats from attempting to cross from France to the U.K.
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Naomi Campbell, Anna Wintour trade barbs at Harlem fashion awards
Anna Wintour declined to present an award to the chronically late Naomi Campbell.