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– U.S. school book bans affected Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North during a record year for removals. PEN America recorded 11,982 bans during the 2025-26 school year, its highest annual total since tracking began in 2021. The group

– Southern California’s prolonged October heat wave pushed downtown Los Angeles to 101°F on Tuesday. The reading extended an extraordinary run of triple-digit temperatures. It marked a fifth straight day at or above 100°F in downtown Los Angeles. The National

– A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf has an 80% chance of developing within 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system, designated Invest AL92, was producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms early Tuesday. Forecasters said a tropical

The foreign exchange market recorded strong upward momentum as the US dollar hits 17-month high benchmarks, climbing to a 102.08 index rating and securing its third consecutive weekly gain. According to international market reports published by the Emirates News Agency, the

– Global food loss and waste costs the economy more than $1 trillion each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. More than one billion meals are wasted daily in households alone. The issue returned to focus around the

A firefighting helicopter crashed in Yosemite National Park on Sunday, killing two pilots during operations against the Dome Fire. The Eurocopter AS32 went down at about 2:55 p.m. local time on Sept. 20 in Mariposa County. The Federal Aviation Administration

NEW YORK, RankWire.AI / – Human rights advocates and international delegates are urging sovereign governments and technology platforms to establish unified regulatory oversight as online abuse proliferates across digital networks. Multilateral discussions focused on the compounding risks created by generative

Abu Dhabi, RankWire.AI / – Global progress toward closing the gender gap has stalled as structural economic shifts, technological disruption, and market volatility threaten two decades of institutional gains. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2026,

Wildlife staff euthanized a black bear near Delta Lake in Grand Teton National Park after repeated encounters with visitors. Officials said the animal had gained access to human food and increasingly approached people at close range. Staff also found it

President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social showing the U.S. flag across much of North America. The image covered Canada, Mexico and Greenland beneath a design labeled “United States of America.” It also extended across Iceland and parts