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Month: September 2025

Dr. Trump? The president reprises his COVID era, this time sharing unproven medical advice on autism

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t a doctor. But he played one on TV Monday, offering copious amounts of unproven medical advice that he suggested — often without providing evidence — might help reduce autism rates. Trump repeatedly implored pregnant women to avoid taking the painkiller Tylenol, the bestselling

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Effort to strip Costa Rica President Chaves of immunity falls short in congressional vote

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s Congress fell short Monday of the supermajority required to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity in order to prosecute him on corruption charges. Chaves’ opposition needed a 38-vote supermajority, but only managed 34 votes in favor of lifting the president’s immunity. Twenty-one lawmakers voted against the effort

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North Carolina Republicans push for tougher bail rules and potentially new execution methods

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail rules, restrict magistrates’ powers and evaluate offenders’ mental health after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train. The bill also could help get

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Guineans vote ‘yes’ in referendum that could allow leader of country’s junta to run for president

By MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Over 90% of Guineans voted ‘yes’ in a constitutional referendum that could allow the leader of the country’s junta to run for president, according to provisional results announced Monday evening by the electoral body overseeing the vote count. Guinea is one of a growing number of

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The Danish police are seen at Copenhagen Airport on Monday after drones were found near the airport

Travel disruption for thousands after mystery drones closed two of Scandinavia’s busiest airports

By Michael Rios, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Two of Scandinavia’s busiest airports – Oslo and Copenhagen – were forced to close for several hours due to drone sightings overnight into Tuesday, disrupting the travel plans of tens of thousands of people. The airspace over Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport was closed for almost four hours on

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What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with $100,000 fees, generating confusion, fear

By PAUL WISEMAN, BARBARA ORTUTAY and PIYUSH NAGPAL The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers, students and workers from the United States to India and beyond. Since announcing the decision Friday, the White House has tried to reassure jittery companies that the fee does

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Late Notices, Sept. 23, 2025

Timothy J. Chenowith WEATHERBY, Mo. – Timothy J. Chenowith, of Weatherby, Missouri, died Sept. 20, 2025. Visitation Sept. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel.  Services Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Donald H. Lange CAMERON, Mo. – Donald Henry Lange, 97, of Cameron, Missouri, died Sept. 19,

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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.

Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí win men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards

By David Close, Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé won his first Ballon d’Or award on Monday, while Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí captured her third straight Ballon d’Or Féminin at the annual soccer awards celebrating the best players in the men’s and women’s game. The 69th edition of the awards was held at

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Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger but some still have reservations

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to protect jobs, but other unions and chemical makers that rely on the railroads are still expressing concerns about the deal.

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