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Fri, September 22, 2023 | 23:42

Trump is facing his most important indictment yet - and nearly insurmountable odds at trial

The indictment of Donald Trump handed up in federal court in Washington Tuesday initiates the most important case in the country's history.

2023-08-06 16:00

Why older adults are so vulnerable to extreme heat from climate change

By Deborah Carr, Giacomo Falchetta and Ian Sue WingScorching temperatures have put millions of Americans in danger this summer, with heat extremes stretching across the Southern U.S.Phoenix hit 110 degrees or higher every day for three weeks in July. Other major cities, from Las Vegas to Miami, experienced relentless high temperatures, which residents described as “hell...

2023-08-03 16:00

Glimmers of hope, but much work to do on Maine' opioid epidemic

After years of rising overdose deaths, there may be a slight glimmer of hope. So far this year, the number of overdose deaths in Maine is slightly lower than last year.

2023-08-03 15:55

Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read? An investigation

Publisher's Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic.

2023-08-02 16:00

Anti-ESG politicians cost their states and cities billions

In the face of fires, record heat, floods and other extreme weather events across the country, House Republicans are using much of July to oppose financial transparency related to climate risks and to attack investor freedoms. Their reckless course endangers not just the planet but also the financial stability of Americans' retirement savings and pensions. One Republican went...

2023-08-01 16:00

Spain shows Europe's right where it's gone wrong

Ambiguous election results may have left Spain facing months of political uncertainty. But the vote delivered a clear message to the rest of Europe.

2023-07-31 16:00

Cultural artifacts inspired by the Korean War prove it is hardly forgotten 70 years later

The new film “Oppenheimer” guarantees fresh debates about America ending World War II by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945.Odd but true: Only eight years later, in 1953, a troupe of mostly American musical artists - Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge and Gene Krupa, among others - received rapturous applause in Tokyo as part of producer Norman Granz's...

2023-07-30 16:00

The message in 'Try That in a Small Town' is clear

Country singer Jason Aldean's “Try That in a Small Town” is far from the worst agitprop ever to hit the American scene. But the song hunkered down in the trenches of the culture war this week, which seems to have been its destination all along.

2023-07-27 16:00

SLO schools are victims of cyberattacks

In mid-June, the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education discovered that an "outside source" had attacked its computer system, crippling the financial network that serves every school district in the county.

2023-07-27 15:40

Medical debt is making Americans angry

For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple case of pink eye that took four years to pay off. For Mary Curley, it was the threatening collection letters from a lab that arrived more than 2½ years later, just as her husband lost his job and the family was fighting to save their home.

2023-07-26 16:00

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Top 10 Stories

1	30 people purchased 8,000 homes: data

2	Scientists find green way to turn CO2 into fuel with sunlight

3	National Assembly passes motion to arrest DPK chief

4	Kim Jong-un's rejection of Russia's food assistance irritates North Korean defectors

5	Gender equality minister nominee in hot seat over remarks on abortion

6	Seoul invites ambassadors to introduce new halal foods in Korea

7	Rights experts from 17 countries demand release of North Korean escapees in China

8	S. Korea condemns Russia, seeks to mend ties with China

9	Honey-dipped cookie to represent 'K-desserts' at global food expo in Germany

10	COVID-19 deaths hit record high in Korea for 2022

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