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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Local residents wash clothes along a flooded road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)BANGKOK – Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday.The death toll, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday’s initial […]

FeaturesNeptune Memorial Reef aims to be the largest manmade reef on the planetA Road Unit Structure in the Neptune Memorial Reef (Neptune Memorial Reef)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Not only is the Neptune Memorial Reef the world’s first underwater cemetery — it’s also set to be the largest man-made reef on the planet.The cemetery is located 40 feet underwater in Biscayne Bay, over three miles off the coast of Miami Beach.“It […]

WorldFILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, second right, speaks with from left, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi during a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, on June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) (Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)BRUSSELS […]

WorldCopyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.A fire burns in an area, following an attack from Lebanon, near the Kibbutz Snir, northern Israel, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)JERUSALEM – Israel announced Tuesday that halting Hezbollah's attacks in the north in order to allow its residents to return is now an official war goal, as the country considers a wider military operation that could ignite an all-out conflict. […]

Consumer Reports reviewed 17 dental flosses to bring you safer, more sustainable options. Plus tips on shopping safer, too.Some dental flosses use PFAS chemicals for a smoother glide. However, these 'forever chemicals' have been linked to various health issues and environmental concerns. (Provided by Consumer Reports)We all know that daily flossing is core to good oral hygiene. But did you know some dental flosses may be made with ingredients that […]

WorldCopyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reservedFILE - Gisele Pelicot, left, arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)AVIGNON – A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court on Tuesday in southern France, in a case that has shocked the country.Dominique Pélicot, now 71, […]