Rescuers pull 4 unconscious from collapsed building near the Acropolis in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers combing through the rubble of a building that collapsed in a blast in the Greek capital’s tourist district of Plaka, near the ancient Acropolis, recovered four unconscious people and searched for others, authorities said Saturday. The blast on Friday morning was believed to have been caused by a massive gas...
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NEW YORK (AP) — A day after his boss met with President Donald Trump in Washington, China’s vice president unfurled the nation’s familiar list of global talking points, emphasizing development, issuing mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism, and making no direct mention of Taiwan. Han Zheng’s speech to the...
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The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses. Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic...
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If you’ve ever been to a state fair, admired a prize-winning vegetable, and wondered, “Who grew that thing?,” then you’ll be excited—as we were—to meet Paul Jarosh. An engineer at a tech company who lives in Culpeper, Jarosh moonlights as a hobbyist farmer, cultivating massive produce on his three and a half acres of land. […] The post How a Local Gardener Grew a Record-Breaking Squash first appeared on Washingtonian.