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US & Canada · TennesseeHer family said she passed away at her "beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills" in Tennessee.See the Story
Country music star Loretta Lynn dies aged 90
52% Center coverage: 265 sources
Europe · StockholmFrench author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory", the award-giving body said on Thursday.See the Story
French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature
41% Left coverage: 107 sources
Famine · MogadishoSomali drought has lasted four failed rainy seasons, starting two years ago. The fifth season is underway and likely will fail too, along with the sixth early next year. Thousands of people have died, including nearly 900 children under 5. The U.N. says half a million such children are at risk of death.See the Story
‘So many children dying’: Somalia drought brings famine near
69% Left coverage: 16 sources
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Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic
68% Center coverage: 22 sources
Minnesota · MinnesotaPaula Overby was running against Democratic Rep. Angie Craig and Republican Tyler Kistner. It's unclear what will happen with the 2nd District election. Minnesota statutes state that if a candidate dies within 79 days of a general election, the general election ballot shall remain unchanged.See the Story
Reports: Paula Overby, 2nd Congressional District candidate, dies Wednesday
58% Center coverage: 19 sources
Keith Ellison · MinnesotaMinnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against Fleet Farm on Wednesday. The suit alleges Fleet Farm sold at least 37 firearms to two straw purchasers over the course of 16 months. The AG's office alleges one of those firearms sold to a straw buyer at Fleet Farm later went on to be used in a deadly mass shooting.See the Story
AG Ellison sues Fleet Farm over allegedly negligent gun sales
64% Center coverage: 11 sources
Chicago, IL · ChicagoJamal Smith, 34, was found guilty of three counts in the July 2021 death of 56-year-old Jay Boughton of Crystal. Smith was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Investigators say the shooting occurred following a short road rage incident between the two men.See the Story
Chicago man gets life sentence for fatal road-rage shooting
50% Left coverage: 4 sources
Africa · Free StateThursday will be cooler as north winds blow at 10-25 mph. High temperatures will be in the 50s early and fall into the 40s by evening. Friday will be cooler with highs in the 40s and low 50s but with lighter winds and more sun.See the Story
Dropping temperatures, windy Thursday
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'Drag Story Hour' brings joy — and protests — to St. Paul public libraries
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Drought · MinnesotaBlustery north winds will push temperatures down from the 50s into the 40s across southern Minnesota and keep temperatures in the 30s and 40s in northern Minnesota Thursday. Frost will be widespread outside of the Twin Cities Thursday night. In the latest drought monitor, drought expands.See the Story
Colder and windy Thursday; drought expands in latest drought monitor
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