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Michigan's cyclosporiasis cases rise above 6,500
DETROIT — The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan since June 22 rose to 6,571 as of Tuesday morning, a 6.9% increase over Monday's case count of 6,148.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...Read more
After a weekend of gunfire, Minneapolis again searches for solution to summer violence
MINNEAPOLIS — One day after a pair of mass shootings killed one person and injured 13 in Minneapolis, Tarik Asbu and Robert Hobot searched for what was left behind.
The Hennepin County library maintenance workers had ...Read more
More intense fires, unpredictable wind patterns likely to keep putting Illinois in the path of wildfire smoke
CHICAGO — As more than 900 wildfires continue to burn across Canada, predicting when air quality conditions will fully return to normal in Illinois and the rest of the Midwest can be tricky.
“Some of these fires in ...Read more
Israel withdraws troops from parts of Lebanon in test of truce
Israeli troops have withdrawn from parts of southern Lebanon under a U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement, which aims to keep Iran-backed Hezbollah away from the Israeli border and end nearly five months of conflict.
The ...Read more
MTA lost track of recycling to tune of over $800,000, inspector general says
NEW YORK — The MTA failed to keep tabs on a contract for removing recycling from transit facilities — a move that’s cost the agency an estimated $800,000 over five years, according to an investigation by the transit ...Read more
US-Iran strikes extend to 10th day as Houthis threaten ships
The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes for a 10th consecutive day even as mediators sought to revive a truce, while the Houthi militant group in Yemen threatened shipping in the Red Sea.
The U.S. Central Command said it ...Read more
Burnham appoints first AI minister to Cabinet in tech reshuffle
LONDON – Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Kanishka Narayan as minister for artificial intelligence, making the post a Cabinet-level position for the first time.
Burnham separately dissolved the ...Read more
SpaceX launch to send Northrop Grumman's 2-handed rescue robot to space
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX is targeting an evening launch of a Northrop Grumman robotic vehicle featuring a pair of swiveling arms with clampy hands that aims to become an all-purpose Mr. Fix-It in space.
The Mission ...Read more
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens as it nears Gulf Coast, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Newly formed Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened overnight as it moved closer to the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the center of ...Read more
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