Latest bridge bombing in Ecuador underscores grip of criminal gangs
Officials have framed the string of explosions as backlash to efforts to regain control of Ecuador’s embattled prisons.
Day: September 2, 2023
Au revoir’ rental e-scooters: Paris becomes 1st Europe city to implement ban
Parisians woke up on friday to a world without rented electric scooters, loathed as a pedestrian-bothering nuisance by some but mourned by others. Friday puts an end to five years of seeing users zip through crowds of pedestrians or park awkwardly on p…
Touted prospects Domínguez and Wells join New York Yankees for series opener at Houston
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone vividly remembers the poise and confidence a 16-year-old Jasson Domínguez displayed when he watched him take batting practice at the team’s academy in the Dominican Republic in 2019.
Nissan Begins Repurposing Leaf Car Batteries As Portable Power Stations
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ExtremeTech: Slowly but surely, sales of electric cars have crept upward as traditional automakers finally embrace EVs. Nissan was early to the electric future with the venerable if modest Leaf. Nissan is now lo…
35 year old Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence.
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‘Walking billboard’ for Woodside: parents want end to fossil fuel company sponsorship of WA Nippers
New campaign supported by Greenpeace urges Surf Life Saving WA to scrap $5m naming rights dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastParents say they don’t want the…
A look at how cluster munitions are being used by Ukraine on the front lines
CBS News got a look at how Ukrainian forces are using the controversial U.S.-supplied cluster munitions on the front lines of their war with Russia. Debora Patta reports.
Two people killed in collision near Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll booth
Two people were killed in a collision Friday near a Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll booth on Highway 16.
Swinging into September at the Washington State Fair
The fair, including rides, exhibits, food, concerts, a rodeo and more, continues through Sept. 24.