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Millions Swelter as Temperatures Soar Across the US, While Floodwaters Inundate the Midwest

WPTF StaffJun 24, 2024
Millions Swelter as Temperatures Soar Across the US, While Floodwaters Inundate the Midwest

Hot Temperature (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Via AP News Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day as temperatures soared Sunday across the U.S., while residents were rescued from floodwaters that forced evacuations across…

UPS Agrees to Sell Its Freight-Brokerage Division for Less Than It Paid for the Business in 2015

WPTF StaffJun 24, 2024
UPS Agrees to Sell Its Freight-Brokerage Division for Less Than It Paid for the Business in 2015

Hands Scanning Barcode On Delivery Parcel (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Via AP News ATLANTA (AP) — United Parcel Service said Sunday it agreed to sell its Coyote Logistics division to RXO for just…

Russia and North Korea Sign Partnership Deal That Appears to Be the Strongest Since the Cold War

WPTF StaffJun 19, 2024
Russia and North Korea Sign Partnership Deal That Appears to Be the Strongest Since the Cold War

Table Flags Of The Russian Federation And North Korea (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Kim Tong-Hyung Via AP News SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong…

US Navy Faces Its Most Intense Combat Since World War II Against Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels

WPTF StaffJun 14, 2024
US Navy Faces Its Most Intense Combat Since World War II Against Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels

Ship for Military Operations (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Jon Gambrell Via AP News ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the…

Online Scammers Target Older Americans: Tips for Staying Protected

Anthony DeHartMar 24, 2024
Online Scammers Target Older Americans: Tips for Staying Protected

Person with credit card and phone (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com) Anthony DeHart Scammers, using tactics ranging from impersonations to investment schemes and AI, appear to be targeting older adults in North Carolina and…

Closer to Home: Families and Hospitals Grapple with Overcapacity in Pediatric Units

Media HubMar 18, 2024
Closer to Home: Families and Hospitals Grapple with Overcapacity in Pediatric Units

Emergency room parking lot (Photo credit: Jennifer Tran/ UNC Media Hub) Ashley Quincin via UNC Media Hub Two years ago, then-10-year-old Lee Fitch was riding his bike on Laurel Hill Road in Chapel Hill when…