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A person is dead after a shootout with park rangers at Yellowstone
MPR News· 4 hours agoA person is dead after exchanging gunfire with police at Yellowstone National Park on July 4. The individual had a firearm and “was making threats” in the Canyon Village area, located in the ...
Democratic Congressman Calls for Joe Biden to End Campaign After Debate Performance Stirs Party...
EconoTimes· 8 hours agoThis bold comment comes in the wake of Biden's recent performance at the Presidential debates, which...
NASA says astronauts from Boeing's Starliner could be in space for a couple more weeks even though...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 13 hours agoThe spacecraft is leaking some of the helium that is part of its propulsion system, the outlet...
Exit poll shows landslide win for Britain's Labour Party amid frustration with Conservatives
MPR News· 13 hours agoBritain’s Labour Party was headed for a huge majority in a parliamentary election on Thursday, an exit poll suggested, against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions ...
Miki Sudo sets record for hot dog eating and Patrick Bertoletti wins men’s contest
MPR News· 14 hours agoPatrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of the event's ...
Luxury department store Saks buys Neiman Marcus, and Amazon gets a stake
MPR News· 14 hours agoA luxury retailer is making its own high-end purchase: Saks Fifth Avenue's parent company is buying Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, in a merger that would create a dominant upscale department ...
After controversial court rulings, a Voting Rights Act lawsuit takes an unusual turn
MPR News· 15 hours agoIn a closely watched legal fight over how the federal Voting Rights Act can be enforced, civil rights groups have made an unusual move. Last Friday, attorneys led by the American Civil Liberties ...
Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister
MPR News· 17 hours agoThe candidate likely to become Britain’s next prime minister is a human rights lawyer who once called for the British monarchy to be abolished, but years later knelt before Charles, then prince ...
To save spotted owls, officials plan to kill a half-million of another owl species
MPR News· 19 hours agoTo save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost ...
The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America
MPR News· 19 hours agoOn any July Fourth or New Year’s Eve, it’s common to experience the loud pop of a firework or see it colorfully explode into the sky and hang there briefly. Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers ...