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With net-zero carbon emissions from Day 1, new Amazon headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, aims to be model for sustainable building 07/21/2023 09:24am • With the opening of the first phase of its second headquarters, HQ2 at Metropolitan Park, Amazon has made sustainability a reality. At HQ2, Amazon has created a workspace powered by 100% renewable energy that will produce zero carbon emissions. It’s a combination Amazon and its design and c International officials, groups warn Bosnian Serbs new libel law is contrary to proclaimed EU path 07/21/2023 08:27am • SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Top international representatives in Bosnia on Friday warned that a newly-approved law in the Serb-run entity, which makes libel a criminal offense, stands contrary to the Balkan nation's proclaimed European Union path. “Changes to the Criminal Code of Republi Some top US sports leagues have specific anti-hazing policies, others do not 07/21/2023 06:00am • The biggest professional sports leagues in the United States have dealt with a smattering of hazing issues over the past decade, ranging from NFL offensive lineman Richie Incognito's bad behavior to Major League Baseball cracking down on rookies dressing up as women. In response, some of the leagues Pioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59 07/21/2023 05:22am • Kevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made him the most celebrated U.S. hacker, has died at age 59. Mitnick died Sunday in Las Vegas after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cance Flooded with sightseers, Europe's iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism 07/20/2023 10:19pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A recent Saturday evening Mass at Sagrada Familia parish had all the hallmarks of a neighborhood worship service, from prayers for ill and deceased members to name-day wishes for two congregants in the pews. But it also featured security checks to get in and curious tourist How to Use Apple Cash 07/20/2023 08:00pm • Apple Cash offers a convenient way for iPhone users to make purchases or to send and receive money. Find out how to use Apple Cash and how it compares to other payment apps. What Is Apple Cash?Anyone with an iPhone has Apple Cash already built into their Apple Wallet. Apple Cash is a digital card yo The 6 Best Observation Decks in New York City 07/20/2023 08:00pm • Change your perspective and see Manhattan from a totally unique vantage atop some of the loftiest skyscrapers in the world. From your higher-than-bird's-eye view, look out over the island's many landmarks. On a clear day, you can even see other New York City boroughs miles beyond Manhattan and acros Police seized laptops, memoir from Vegas-area home of witness to Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing 07/20/2023 07:16pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to one of the only surviving witnesses to the crime, a man long known to investigators whose nephew was seen as a suspect shortly after the rapper's killing. Detecti Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices 07/20/2023 06:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices. The bill faced united opposition from Republicans, who said it could Why is hazing such a widespread problem? Abuse prevalent despite efforts to stop it 07/20/2023 02:55pm • Northwestern University is facing multiple lawsuits after allegations that the football program had a hazing problem for years, including “forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature." The scandal at the Big Ten school, which led to the firing of longtime coach Pat Fitzg Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/20/2023 01:34pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov IRS steps toward a new free-file tax return system have both supporters and critics mobilizing 07/20/2023 12:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS plan to test drive a new electronic free-file tax return system next year has got supporters and critics of the idea mobilizing to sway the public and Congress over whether the government should set up a permanent program to help people file their taxes without needing to How to Make a Splash at Your Second Interview 07/19/2023 08:00pm • If you've been invited back for a second interview, congratulations. Getting to the next step is a fantastic accomplishment. And as you progress in the interview process, the interviewer may delve deeper into your experience to determine whether you're a good fit. Here are some actionable tips to he Gucci's CEO is stepping down as its French parent shakes up leadership 07/19/2023 07:09am • LONDON (AP) — The president and CEO of Gucci is stepping down later this year, the latest shakeup to the luxury fashion brand and coming as part of a series of changes to its parent company, the French conglomerate Kering. Marco Bizzarri will depart the Italian design house in September after eigh What Is a Contactless Credit Card? 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Contactless payment options have been used in countries such as Australia and Canada for more than a decade. However, it is only within the last five years or so that credit card issuers have begun to embrace the technology in the U.S. market. "COVID drove lots of people to contactless payments," sa