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World - The Wall Street Journal
Kris Kristofferson, Country Music Icon and Hollywood Star, Dies at 88
The Grammy Award-winning country music star was known as a master of country songwriting.5 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Kris Kristofferson, Country Singer, Songwriter and Actor, Dies at 88
He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” for Johnny Cash, before a second act in film.6 hours ago -
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Sports - ESPN
Purdue fires OC Harrell amid offensive struggles
Purdue fired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell on Sunday as the team has struggled to score points against FBS competition.7 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
U.K. closing its last coal-fired power plant
The last coal-fired power plant in the U.K. is closing, ending Britain's 140-year reliance on the fossil fuel for electricity.8 hours ago - United Kingdom -
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Top stories - CBS News
Georgia chemical plant fire forces thousands of evacuations near Atlanta
Thousands of people were evacuated Sunday when a chemical plant fire sent a large, hazardous plume of smoke into the air about 30 miles east of Atlanta. It's unclear when residents can return home.10 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Verizon CEO talks bridging the digital divide in over 100 countries
Around the world, 2.6 billion people are not connected to the internet. Verizon's CEO Hans Vestberg talks with "CBS Mornings" about how his company along with the Edison Alliance, which Verizon ...10 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you10 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
BioLab chemical plant fire in Georgia prompts evacuation orders
A shelter-in-place advisory is extended in Rockdale County, Georgia, after a fire and chemical release erupted at a BioLab plant east of Atlanta. Thousands of residents in the city of Conyers were ...11 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Kris Kristofferson, country icon and ‘A Star is Born’ actor, dies at 88
Singer, songwriter and renowned actor Kris Kristofferson has died at 88. Some of the biggest names in music from Elvis Presley to the Grateful Dead recorded his songs and he even wrote the number ...11 hours ago -
Top stories - ABC News
Kris Kristofferson, country music legend and 'Blade' star, dies at 88
The Grammy-winning singer is also remembered for his role in "A Star is Born."11 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
How to beat 80% of stock-market pros without even trying
Do more with less: Buying and holding a broad-market index fund is a profitable investing strategy.11 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Landmark moment as UK closes last coal power station
The UK's last coal power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, is due to end operations on Monday.13 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
Sakartveloa! How a Georgian summer hit managed to rally a divided country
Mgzavrebi’s song, which translates as ‘This is Georgia’, has soundtracked street demonstrations and the Euros and will ring even louder in the run-up to elections that will decide whether the ...16 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
'Special' singer and actor Kris Kristofferson dies
Friends and co-stars including Barbra Streisand and Dolly Parton pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson.17 hours ago -
Top stories - ABC News
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
A sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. at a Georgia BioLab plant.19 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Huge plumes of smoke from US chemical plant fire
The fire at a BioLab facility in Conyers has forced road closures and evacuation orders.20 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Kris Kristofferson, country music star and 'A Star is Born' actor, dies at 88
Kris Kristofferson, the actor, musician and long-haired activist who embodied the countercultural spirit of postwar America, died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, a representative confirmed.20 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Fire at Rockdale County BioLab in Georgia Prompts Evacuations
A fire in the plant caused water to interact with a chemical that set off the plume, prompting evacuations for large parts of Conyers, Ga., officials said.23 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Chemical plant fire forces evacuations near Atlanta
A huge fire at a chemical plant near Atlanta tonight has forced people out of their homes. NBC News' Dana Griffin reports.Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good. Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in ...Yesterday -
Entertainment - ABC News
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor who brought gritty realism to country music, has died at 88
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor who brought gritty realism to country music, has died at 88Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
Kris Kristofferson, US country singer and actor, dies aged 88
Prolific artist who was a major star in both Nashville and Hollywood retired in 2021 after a six-decade career. Kris Kristofferson – a life in pictures Kris Kristofferson, the country singer ...Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts road closures and evacuations
A fire broke out at a chemical plant just east of Atlanta on Sunday, prompting officials to ask residents in the area to evacuate.Yesterday -
Top stories - CBS News
Residents ordered to evacuate or shelter in place after fire at chemical plant
People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.Yesterday -
Sports - CBS Sports
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, top exec Derek Falvey will return for 2025 despite epic late-season collapse
The Twins won the division in 2023, but Rocco's modern strife saw fans calling for a managerial changeYesterday - MLB -
Sports - ESPN
Twins support Baldelli amid 'Fire Rocco' chants
Twins players backed manager Rocco Baldelli on Saturday after weeks of fans chanting for his firing amid the team's late-season collapse.Yesterday - MLB -
Tech - ABC News
October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and Pacific
A “ring of fire" eclipse of the sun will cross the Pacific and the tips of Argentina and ChileYesterday -
Politics - The Hill
To save Georgian democracy, Biden should sanction the country's oligarchs
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on the Georgian government and ruling party, but they do not go far enough to target the oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has been accused of authoritarian and ...Yesterday - Joe Biden -
World - ABC News
Taiwan detects China's test-firing of missiles
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it detected multiple waves of missile firings within China, days after Beijing said it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missileYesterday - China -
Politics - The Hill
Kirby says Israeli strike on Hezbollah ‘good for the world,’ calls for cease-fire
National Security Spokesperson John Kirby joined CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning, where he said Israel’s recent strikes that killed Hezbollah leaders were “good for the world” and called ...Yesterday - Israel -
World - ABC News
Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany
Authorities say a man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shopsYesterday -
World - ABC News
Climate change and harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country
Unusually wet conditions across France have wreaked havoc on many wine-growing regions this year after years of challenges to vineyards and wine quality caused by drought and heatYesterday - Climate -
World - The Guardian
Japan’s magic bullet: 60 years of the train that helped rebuild the idea of a country
Over just a few days in 1964, the launch of the shinkansen and the Tokyo Olympics trumpeted the emergence of a new economic and democratic power. At 6am on 1 October 1964, two trains set off in ...Yesterday -