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With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes

With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes

SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts and other goodies brought in by tourists now kept away by the coronavirus — hungry monkeys on the resort island of Bali have taken to raiding villagers’ homes in
Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US

Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US

NEW YORK (AP) — It took just a few days for Monica Muquinche to reach New York after leaving Ecuador’s Andean highlands with her 10-year-old son. She flew to Mexico City, took a bus to the U.S.
The Latest: Spain wants vaccination proof from US tourists

The Latest: Spain wants vaccination proof from US tourists

MADRID — Spain is tweaking its travel entry rules from next week to require vaccination certificates from U.S. tourists, adjusting to recent European Union advice on stricter rules due to growing anxiety over coronavirus contagion in the U.S.
Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps.
B.C., Tahltan Nation step up wildlife patrols after 'contentious' hunting season

B.C., Tahltan Nation step up wildlife patrols after 'contentious' hunting season

VICTORIA — There will be more provincial conservation officers and Tahltan guardians patrolling the nation's territory in northwestern British Columbia this hunting season.
Stocks end mostly lower even as tech drives Nasdaq higher

Stocks end mostly lower even as tech drives Nasdaq higher

NEW YORK — Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech companies allowed the Nasdaq composite to sneak in another record high. The benchmark S&P 500 ended down less than 0.1%.
Nunavut says it needs to hire 54 more teachers as school year gets underway

Nunavut says it needs to hire 54 more teachers as school year gets underway

IQALUIT, Nunavut — As the school year begins in Nunavut, the education department is reporting 54 vacant teaching positions, a problem mirrored in many regions across the country as some teachers cite ongoing pandemic stress and anxiety in pushing th
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault

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Keith Urban's tour production manager, 72, dies from fall

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio (AP) — The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert. Randy “Baja” Fletcher, 72, died on Aug.

South Dakota Gov. Noem runs $9,000 bill for custom desk

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov.
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