Crashed floatplane raised from Puget Sound
The bodies of some of the 10 victims and most of a floatplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound earlier this month have been recovered. (Sept. 30)…
Read moreBrazil clash of titans as Bolsonaro faces Lula
Brazil’s presidential election is being contested by 11 candidates on Sunday with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro favorites to reach the…
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Biden Calls on World to Punish Russia for Attempt to Annex Ukrainian Land
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian officials and companies, and penalized foreign businesses aiding the Russian military. But officials are holding back on energy sanctions.The U.S….
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Putin Announces Ukraine Annexation, Calling West the Enemy
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism’’ and…
Read moreBiden on Hurricane Ian: ‘This is an American crisis’
President Joe Biden said Hurricane Ian is “likely to rank among the worst storms” in US history, adding it could take years to rebuild. But Biden vowed…
Read more‘Baby, it’s time to go’: First-time Florida mom gives birth in midst of Ian’s wrath
The baby arrived Wednesday night after the first-time mom labored for more than 20 hours at a Florida hospital.
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‘We feel totally ignored’: Permanent visa applicants protest over dramatic increase in wait times
Migrants waiting for the 887 skilled regional visa are rallying across the country, as a new report shows a sixfold increase in the number of people stuck…
Read moreAP Top Stories September 30 P
Here’s the latest for Friday, September 30: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina; Thousands rescued from hurricane destruction; Death toll in Florida could rise substantially; Ukraine…
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Rachel Perkins welcomes War Memorial’s expansion of frontier conflicts exhibits
As an SBS/NITV documentary series explores the dark period of colonial violence, the War Memorial has acquiesced to long demands for greater recognition of the wars.
Read moreIran protests: ‘Nine Europeans’ arrested in latest unrest
Germany, France, the UK and Sweden have been warned over the involvement of their “agents”, Iran says.
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A Couple Tried to Flee Fort Myers Beach. One Didn’t Make It.
“WE’RE TERRIFIED!!” Mitch Pacyna wrote in a final Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon.“WE’RE TERRIFIED!!” Mitch Pacyna wrote in a final Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon.
Read moreGRAPHIC Strike on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 25
A Russian missile strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 25 people and wounded 50, according to Ukrainian officials. (Sept. 30)
Read moreChocolate bunnies sold at Lidl must be destroyed, Swiss court rules in trademark case
Basing its decision partially on public opinion polls, a Swiss court ruled customers may confuse Lidl candies for Lindt’s, so Lidl must destroy them.
Read moreFloridians escape Ian at casino on edge of Everglades. They found refuge – and slot machines.
Amid Hurricane Ian, some Floridians took refuge at the Miccosukee Casino & Resort as they figured out what to do next.
Read moreUkraine war: Russia completes land-grab as Kyiv’s territory annexed
President Putin has sparked an international outcry by annexing four regions of occupied Ukraine.
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Before and after: Images show Hurricane Ian storm surge completely destroyed some Sanibel Island, Florida hotels
Many beach cottages that lined the shores of Sanibel Island were wiped away by Hurricane Ian’s storm surge, new aerial imagery from NOAA shows.
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