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Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from powerful twister 05/22/2024 09:24pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say fortunately such incidents are rare. Video of the direct hit on the wind farm near Green What To Do if You Lose Your Homeowners Insurance 05/22/2024 08:00pm • Everybody knows how important homeowners insurance is -- that's why it can be rattling to be told by your insurer that you've just lost it. Due to extreme weather events and natural disasters, insurers are losing money, even in states with low hurricane and wildfire risk. As of May 8, there have bee Visa to Change the Way Consumers Use Their Cards 05/22/2024 08:00pm • One card to rule them all? Tap for everything? Biometric security? Visa recently laid out a number of innovations to its credit cards at the company's annual payments forum in San Francisco. The new features could help customers carry fewer physical cards in their wallets and ultimately make the 16- Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says 05/22/2024 06:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported Wednesday. An ���Appeal to Heaven��� flag was flown outside Alito���s beach vac Can Medicare money protect doctors from abortion crimes? It worked before, desegregating hospitals 05/22/2024 05:00pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The Supreme Court's pending Idaho abortion ruling may hinge on how federal spending power might protect doctors against a state's criminal code. For guidance, the justices can look to the very beginning of Medicare in the 1960s, when the promise of federal funding finally persuaded Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose items less likely to be hacked 05/22/2024 12:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Consumer labels designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking could begin appearing on products before the holiday shopping season, federal officials said Wednesday. Under the new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Initiative, manufacturers can affix the la A judge rules Metro violated free speech rights by rejecting religious ad 05/22/2024 09:39am • A U.S. District Court has ruled that Metro must now display ads that it had once rejected. The court says the D.C. transit agency violated a nonprofit's rights to free speech. The advertisements were from a Texas-based nonprofit called WallBuilders. The posters, meant for Metro buses, displayed the Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died 05/21/2024 10:59pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. An airport official said 15 Low-Stress Jobs 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Work can be stressful, but some jobs offer work-life balance, less emotional stress and solid paychecks.Find out whether your job is among the most low-stress careers, according to experts, and how it compares with other low-stress careers from U.S. News' 100 Best Jobs ranking. Many of these positio All that 'checkout charity' adds up. Domino's plans $174 million from it for St. Jude hospital 05/21/2024 03:21pm • The world's top-selling pizza chain is betting big on the generosity of its customers. And it is not alone. Domino's recently pledged $174 million over the next ten years to benefit St. Jude Children���s Research Hospital, expecting the funds to come from its longstanding roundup campaign that invit PHOTOS: At the Pet Gala, fashion goes to the dogs 05/21/2024 10:57am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� They may call it a catwalk, but the Pet Gala is the dogs' time to shine. Designer Anthony Rubio threw the now-annual fashion fete Monday night, sending 18 dogs down the red carpet at New York's American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Each canine donned couture similar to what celeb Climbing limits are being set on Mount Fuji to fight crowds and littering 05/21/2024 08:20am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji will have to book a slot and pay a fee as crowds, littering and climbers who try to rush too fast to the summit cause safety and conservation concerns at the picturesque stratovolcano. The new rules fo Slovak Parliament votes to condemn political violence after assassination attempt on prime minister 05/21/2024 06:46am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Slovakia���s Parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to condemn politically motivated violence following an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is recovering from multiple wounds from last week���s shooting, hospital officials said. Fico ���remains No points from Erdogan. Turkey's leader claims Eurovision Song Contest is a threat to family values 05/20/2024 08:32pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkey���s president took a swipe at the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging ���gender neutralization��� and threatening the traditional family. In a speech following a Cabinet meeting, Recep Tayyip Erdogan described participa How Your Hometown Could Affect Your College Prospects 05/20/2024 08:00pm • Where an applicant lives and attends high school has long been one of many factors that college admissions officers consider. Colleges want to build a diverse student body, and geographical information can give context about an applicant's academic curriculum and the cultural diversity they can brin