| Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration
- No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner's two positive drug tests.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 18:46:25 -0400
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| 'Mr. Greedy,' a prolific penguin dad, has died at age 33
- Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 18:24:11 -0400
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| Jazz historian and critic Dan Morgenstern dies at 94
- Over the course of seven decades, Morgenstern helmed major jazz magazines, wrote books, produced concerts, won multiple Grammys, taught college and oversaw one of the world's largest jazz archives.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:51:58 -0400
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| Kendrick Lamar will headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show
- The Grammy-winning rapper, who spent this summer topping the charts, previously performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. But this will be his first Super Bowl as the headliner.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:43:44 -0400
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| Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers
- Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if "we were to specially train others to do it."
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 11:56:46 -0400
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| 'I am struggling all alone,' says a widowed Ethiopian mother of 6. Now there's hope
- After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there's a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 11:07:16 -0400
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| Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike
- The union's members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:58:19 -0400
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| On the ground in Sudan, an 'apocalyptic' situation
- Fighting in and around Sudan's capital is fierce and devastating to the people who either cannot flee or feel compelled to stay.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:00:21 -0400
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| New York City is trying a new solution to its rat problem: trash cans
- New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it -- with trash cans and by changing human behavior.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:00:02 -0400
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| Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says
- The mother of the suspect had called the Georgia high school before the fatal shooting of four people, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative told the Washington Post.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:09:31 -0400
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