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Indiana's completion of a 16-year highway extension project is a 'historic milestone,' governor says 08/07/2024 11:15am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb marked the completion of a $4 billion, 142-mile extension of a major interstate highway Tuesday, calling it a ���historic milestone��� 16 years after work began on the project. Holcomb���s two predecessors ��� former Vice President Mike Pence and forme Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat 08/07/2024 09:06am • BOONE, N.C. (AP) ��� On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries. Removal of this privately-owned hydropower dam in western North Carolina will be a bo A 19th-century shipwreck is filled with Champagne bottles and Sweden won't allow anyone a sip 08/07/2024 07:36am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� No one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off southern Sweden without proper authorization, officials said Wednesday. Though the wreck's location has been known since 2016 and is r Amid concerns about dirty water and strong current, marathon swimmers dive into the Seine River 08/07/2024 06:50am • PARIS (AP) ��� A bridge lined with ornate statues overlooks an Olympic open water course like no other. The Eiffel Tower, gold-domed Invalides and other Paris landmarks provide a stunning backdrop. Yet there was no getting around concerns about the safety of swimming in the long-polluted Seine River Dubai International Airport, busiest for global travel, sees half-year record of 44.9M passengers 08/07/2024 06:10am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Dubai International Airport saw a record 44.9 million travelers pass through its terminals in the first half of this year, putting the world's busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record, as aviation booms after the coronavi Open water swimmers train in Seine River ahead of 10-kilometer Olympic marathon races 08/07/2024 04:19am • PARIS (AP) ��� Olympic open water swimmers trained in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday after Paris organizers determined it was safe to dive in. A two-hour training session was held on a cool, cloudy morning, providing the only chance for swimmers to familiarize themselves with the picture Sosa and Schwarber homer back-to-back after earthquake felt in Phillies' 6-2 win over Dodgers 08/07/2024 02:09am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Cristopher S��nchez pitched six strong innings, Edmundo Sosa and Kyle Schwarber homered back-to-back in the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the National League���s top two teams. A preliminary magnitude 5.3 ea Teen vies for record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research 08/07/2024 01:59am • GENEVA (AP) ��� A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer. Ethan Guo, who turned 19 last month, began his quest in May in Memphis, Tennessee. He made multiple ov Southern California rattled by 5.2 magnitude earthquake, but there are no reports of damage 08/07/2024 01:19am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude temblor stuck at 9:09 p.m. and was centered near Mettler, an unincorporated area i In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town 08/06/2024 11:28pm • WALLACE, La. (AP) ��� Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who've spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project. A representative from the company, Greenf Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast 08/06/2024 10:09pm • CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ��� Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tuesday, just the beginning of a prolonged storm that could dump staggering rain totals of up to 25 inches (64 centimeters). Ch The Latest: Tropical Storm Debby churns off the US Southeast 08/06/2024 09:51pm • Tropical Storm Debby has moved into the U.S. Southeast with the threat of extended torrential downpours and flooding after raking Florida with heavy rain and high winds. The storm has killed at least six people and caused flooding in historic Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, and e Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River 08/06/2024 09:32pm • PARIS (AP) ��� A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway. World Aquatics made the decision to cancel the exercise at an early morning meeting, Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti 08/06/2024 09:12pm • TEAHUPO���O, Tahiti (AP) ��� With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday afternoon, a surprise guest made an appearance: a whale. A safe distance from athletes Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica��� who w 9 killed when an overloaded SUV flips into a canal in rural South Florida, authorities say 08/06/2024 08:04pm • BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) ��� Nine people died, including several young children, and one person was seriously injured when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a rural South Florida road, hit a guardrail and flipped upside down into a canal, authorities said. The 2023 Ford Explorer was carrying fo