Google closed its Russian business in May 2022, three months after Moscow’s invasion, but Google-owned YouTube continues to operate there.
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How 5th Circuit Court of Appeals mifepristone ruling pokes holes in wider FDA authority
By questioning the FDA’s authority to regulate an abortion drug, the courts undermine its authority to regulate all medications, legal experts say.
At least 60 migrants from Senegal feared dead after boat rescued near Cape Verde
A migrant boat believed to be carrying over 100 people from Senegal was rescued, with at least 60 feared dead.
‘Unprecedented’ wildfire prompts evacuations in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Residents are being forced to leave their homes in Canada’s Northwest Territories as wildfire closes in.
Passengers flee Buenos Aires bus fire
A bus caught fire on Wednesday on a busy road in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires. (Aug. 17)
Strong 6.3 earthquake rattles Colombia, nearby aftershock registers 5.7, USGS says
The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, according to USGS, and was recorded about 9.9 miles north of the town of Cumaral.
Blaring warning sirens would have driven fleeing locals ‘into the fire,’ Maui official says
A Maui County official defended the decision not to use Hawaii’s state-of-the-art siren alert system as a wildfire roared toward Lahaina.
‘A bit of a shock’: Video shows rare two-headed snake born in exotic pet shop in UK
According to Exeter Exotics the rare two-headed snake is a male, 1-month-old western hognose. The snake likes sardines and has not yet been named.
Entire city forced to evacuate as Canada’s wildfires get worse; US will see smoky air again
Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate by land and sky as a wildfire closes in on Yellowknife.
6th person dies in Pennsylvania house explosion; victims named, blast under investigation
A sixth person has died after a house exploded in Plum, Pennsylvania, as fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the explosion.