More than 500 homes and 50 businesses were damaged in August after up to 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours in Middle Tennessee.
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Mural of South Africa’s Desmond Tutu is fixed for his 90th
A portrait of the retired archbishop, an anti-apartheid icon, was recently defaced by racist graffiti.
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GM aims to double revenue, lead U.S. in electric vehicle sales
The Detroit automaker plans to have more than half of its North American and China factories be capable of making electric vehicles by 2030.
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Oil spill off California coast is dispersing, Coast Guard says
How much cruse oil leaked from a pipeline remains unclear, and the water and shoreline are still off limits in Huntington Beach and several other areas.
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Justices ponder detainee’s rights in Guantanamo secrets case
The case the Supreme Court is wrestling with involves Abu Zubaydah, who was thought to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaida when he was captured in Pakistan in 2002.
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Biden, China’s Xi expected to meet virtually by year’s end
The agreement in principle for the talks was disclosed after White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi met for six hours in Zurich.
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Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify
Meanwhile, the U.S. has stepped up naval maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific with its allies, challenging Beijing’s territorial claims in critical waterways.
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As U.S. summer surge wanes, more mandates in the works
If people give up masks and social distancing and stop getting vaccinated, ‘we could be right back here in the winter with surge five,’ an infectious-disease specialist says.
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U.S. poised to sue contractors that don’t report cyber breaches
The Justice Department will also protect whistleblowers who come forward to report those issues, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco says.
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Toymakers race to get products on shelves amid supply clogs
Manufacturers are wrestling with bottlenecks at factories and key ports like Long Beach, Calif. – and all points in between.