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Indonesia arrests 88 Chinese nationals over online romance scams 08/30/2023 09:21am • BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said Wednesday they have arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from the Chinese security ministry. The suspects, including five women, were arrested on Batam island, Germany's Scholz pledges less infighting as his government works to boost the economy 08/30/2023 08:10am • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged on Wednesday that his government will tone down frequent public infighting that has weighed it down badly in polls as it works to pick up the country's stagnant economy, Europe's biggest. Scholz spoke after his Cabinet held a two-day retreat outs EU's largest wildfire in northeastern Greece burning for 12th day despite firefighting efforts 08/30/2023 06:14am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s largest wildfire since the bloc started keeping records more than two decades ago showed no signs of abating Wednesday in northeastern Greece despite the efforts of a multinational firefighting force on the ground and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft. Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 30 de agosto: Idalia será peor por la superluna 08/30/2023 06:00am • Contrabandista con vínculos con ISIS ayudó a migrantes a ingresar a EE.UU. Extraen por primera vez un gusano parásito de ocho centímetros del cerebro de una mujer. ¿Se puede detener un huracán? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. La superluna empeorará la m Ireland as ready as it ever has been to crack Rugby World Cup hoodoo 08/30/2023 05:17am • Let's get the numbers out of the way for an exceptional Ireland rugby team. 0 — yellow or red cards conceded in the last 11 games, none this year. Only 2 yellows in the last 24 games. 1 — world ranking for the last 13 months, the longest unbroken run by a northern hemisphere side. 7 — defeats A multi-truck crash involving hazardous materials kills 2 on German highway 08/30/2023 05:11am • BERLIN (AP) — Crashes involving multiple trucks, including one transporting hazardous materials and another carrying tanks of nitrous oxide, killed two people on a highway in Germany, according to German news agency dpa. The chain of collisions happened Tuesday by a construction site on the A2 hi All Blacks' Rugby World Cup stocks drop after old flaws resurface in Springboks thrashing 08/30/2023 05:08am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders’ growing confidence in the All Blacks’ prospects at the Rugby World Cup has been punctured by the record loss to world champion South Africa in its last warmup. The 35-7 defeat at neutral Twickenham was New Zealand’s largest in a test match and r Fairfax Co. search and rescue team ready to help in Florida as Hurricane Idalia touches down 08/30/2023 04:57am • Fairfax County's Urban Search and Rescue Team, known as Virginia Task Force 1, is in Florida ready to help with recovery from Hurricane Idalia, if needed. Called out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Task Force 1 is closely monitoring the course of the storm and awaiting orders. "We Saudi Arabia gets some unlikely visitors when a plane full of Israelis makes an emergency landing 08/29/2023 11:55pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia before flying back to Tel Aviv on Tuesday, in what Israel praised as a sign of goodwill as Washington works to establish formal relations between the t Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead 08/29/2023 11:54pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished. Three weeks after the fire devastated Maui’s historic seaside community of Lahaina, the count Garver homers, Heaney throws shutout ball in the Rangers' 2-1 win over the Mets 08/29/2023 11:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Winning close ballgames has been a challenge for the Texas Rangers all season, but that's two in a row they've taken at Citi Field. Mitch Garver homered to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh inning and Texas, finally emerging from an untimely slump, beat the New York Mets 2-1 on T Australians are voting on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's what you need to know 08/29/2023 10:26pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the Voice. Proponents say embedding the Voice in the constitution would 2 found dead in eastern Washington wildfires identified, more than 350 homes confirmed destroyed 08/29/2023 09:41pm • SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The men found dead in two wildfires that ignited in eastern Washington earlier this month have been identified, and the number of homes destroyed has been confirmed at more than 350. Carl Grub, 86, died on Aug. 18 near an intersection in Medical Lake west of Spokane in the ar Can You Build a Hurricane-Proof House? 08/29/2023 08:00pm • Hurricane season stretches from June 1 to Nov. 30, but the financial pain and long-term recovery from a hurricane can last for years to come. This is why, now more than ever, it's important to consider hurricanes as you make choices concerning your current and future homes, if you live in an hurrica 7 Best Regional Bank Stocks to Consider Now 08/29/2023 08:00pm • It was less than six months ago when talks of a regional banking contagion drove down bank stocks. Even large financial institutions experienced major corrections despite having more insulation. Silicon Valley Bank closed for good on March 10, 2023, and First Republic Bank's failure soon followed, l