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By July, all Virginia drivers will need to have vehicle insurance 04/23/2024 01:16pm • By July 1, all drivers in Virginia will be required to buy and maintain vehicle insurance, leaving New Hampshire as the sole state in the country that won't require insurance. Since 1958, drivers in Virginia could register an uninsured vehicle by paying a fee. When the option was first offered, t Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at an Indian election rally 04/23/2024 07:22am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� India's main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims ���infiltrators" ��� some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days after the country began its weekslong general election. The remarks at a campaig Why Your Contractor Needs to be Licensed 04/22/2024 08:00pm • If you're hiring a home contractor, you've probably heard the advice, many times -- make sure your contractor is licensed, bonded and insured. HThere are a lot of reasons you'll want to pay attention to those three words. A Licensed Contractor Is Probably ExperiencedFirst, it helps to know the terms Will Artificial Intelligence Steal My Job? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Employees in many industries are worried about whether artificial intelligence will make their jobs irrelevant. While these fears are valid, the human element is still highly valued, according to a trio of AI experts who were asked to reflect on whether AI is likely to steal jobs in the near future. When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level 04/22/2024 04:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday ��� Earth Day ��� presented a new Iowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session 04/22/2024 02:26pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� After a marathon day that stretched into Saturday's early hours, Iowa lawmakers wrapped up a four-month legislative session that focused on reforming the way special education is managed and speeding up tax cuts. The Republican-led General Assembly also waded into issues li WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples 04/22/2024 02:19pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� The World Anti-Doping Agency said after reviewing various media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. WADA addressed questions at a news conference on Monday and acknowledg Police in Greece raid homes and detain dozens in crackdown on deadly soccer violence 04/22/2024 02:06pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Police in Greece have raided multiple homes in Athens and detained dozens of suspects in a crackdown on soccer violence that led to the death of a police officer in December. Police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis, 31, died on Dec. 27 after being hit by a flare during violence bet Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA 04/22/2024 01:38pm • In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency signed off on clearing 23 Chinese swimmers of intentionally taking performance enhancers, that country's government contributed nearly $2 million above its yearly requirements to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agency's inv Israeli leaders criticize expected US sanctions against military unit that could further strain ties 04/21/2024 04:56pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israeli leaders on Sunday harshly criticized an expected decision by the U.S. to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military. The decision, expected as soon as Monday, would mark the first time the U.S. has imposed sanctions on a unit inside the I Lyrid meteor shower to peak tonight. Here's what to know 04/21/2024 03:45pm • ▶ Watch Video: Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week Look up, astronomy fans; the Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Sunday into Monday, according to NASA. The moon will be in its Waxing Gibbous stage as the full moon nears, which will make it difficult to see meteors. Even 'Civil War��� continues box-office campaign at No. 1 04/21/2024 01:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� ���Civil War,��� Alex Garland���s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release, according to studio estimates Sunday. The A24 election-year gamble, the indie studio���s biggest budgeted film yet, took in $11.1 million in ticket sales at WADA confirms it cleared Chinese swimmers to compete at Tokyo Games citing contaminated samples 04/20/2024 11:33am • SYDNEY (AP) ��� The world's top anti-doping regulator says 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication because it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled that their samples had been contaminated. The World Anti-Doping Age Bitcoin's latest 'halving' has arrived. Here's what you need to know 04/19/2024 08:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The ���miners��� who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut ��� effectively reducing new production of the world���s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin's latest ���halving" occurred Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated event, the price of 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday 04/19/2024 07:58pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Saturday marks marijuana culture���s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather ��� at 4:20 p.m. ��� in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year���s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect