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August 23, 2023

Restaurants in vacation hot spot make black list of diners they don't think will spend enough: mayor

Restaurants would review previous spending and insist that customers pay around $5,400 for a table, in addition to trying to force customers to pay double the usual tip.

August 23, 2023

Germany plans to ease citizenship rules in effort to attract skilled workers

In an effort to attract skilled workers, Germany is easing its citizenship rules. The country's Cabinet approved the legislation on Aug. 23, 2023.

August 23, 2023

CNN correspondent hails Biden as 'empathizer-in-chief' for Maui visit: 'Said the right things'

CNN correspondent Bill Weir described President Biden as an “empathizer-in-chief" for his controversial visit to Maui after it suffered from historic wildfires.

August 23, 2023

Hawaii officials plead for DNA samples from families of people missing after deadly wildfires

Hawaiian officials are asking more families of people unaccounted for following the deadly wildfires on Maui to provide DNA samples in efforts to identify remains discovered in ashes.

August 23, 2023

Airline passenger who helped save man from fentanyl overdose calls for planes to be equipped with Narcan

Drew Ashley details how he saved another Southwest passenger overdosing on a flight from Baltimore to Florida and urges Narcan be made available on planes.

August 22, 2023

Former Obama advisor defends Biden's controversial Maui statements: 'How he connects to people'

Former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina defended Biden bringing up exaggerated personal stories while speaking to victims of the Maui wildfires on Monday.

August 22, 2023

Coast Guard ends search for possible crashed plane near Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a small plane that possibly crashed near the Bahamas on Saturday after leaving from Florida.

August 22, 2023

Challenging conditions hinder recovery of plane crash victims in Alaska's Denali National Park

Efforts to retrieve the bodies of two men who tragically lost their lives in a recent plane crash within Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve have been deemed unsafe by officials.

August 22, 2023

Former Puerto Rico mayor sentenced to 3 years, 1 month in prison after bribery, corruption conviction

Reinaldo Vargas-Rodriguez, former mayor of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison after a federal bribery conviction.

August 22, 2023

Puerto Rico investigation launched as 35 cats found dead at horse racing facility

Authorities in Puerto Rico have launched an investigation following a a security guard's discovery of 35 dead cats at a horse racing facility, as confirmed by the police on Tuesday.