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Gardening: What to do when the soil stays too wet

Gardening: What to do when the soil stays too wet

Odd weather this summer has taken its toll on many gardens. For many the problem is drought, but what if it just keeps raining? In some gardens, water sits on the surface of the ground or the ground stays slurpy for hours after rain stops.
Ukraine leader stresses NATO, EU ties on independence day

Ukraine leader stresses NATO, EU ties on independence day

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president on Tuesday urged closer ties between the ex-Soviet nation and NATO and the European Union in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.
Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald's

Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald's

LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers.
Millennial Money: Pandemic spurs school finance courses

Millennial Money: Pandemic spurs school finance courses

Many of us don’t learn how to manage money until we’re faced with our first true financial decision, like renting an apartment, applying for a credit card or buying a car.
Hong Kong to amend law to step up film censorship

Hong Kong to amend law to step up film censorship

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday said they plan to amend a film censorship law to forbid screenings of movies deemed contrary to national security.
US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children

US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreat
'Sweet, sweet Connie' in Grand Funk Railroad hit dies at 66

'Sweet, sweet Connie' in Grand Funk Railroad hit dies at 66

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Connie Hamzy, a rock 'n' roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We're an American Band,” has died. She was 66.
New York theater leaders agree on a New Deal for Broadway

New York theater leaders agree on a New Deal for Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibil
Oregon, once a virus success story, struggles with surge

Oregon, once a virus success story, struggles with surge

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US warns about swimming at beaches in El Salvador

US warns about swimming at beaches in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador issued a warning Monday against swimming off the country’s Pacific coast beaches, citing a high number of deaths. The embassy wrote that “in 2021, an elevated number of U.S.
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