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Police: Serbia school shooter had list of students to target 05/03/2023 03:24pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ��� A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of children he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and b Pardon frees more than 2,100 political prisoners in Myanmar 05/03/2023 02:05pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Myanmar���s ruling military council on Wednesday said it was releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving nonviolent protests or criticism of military rule, which began when the army seized p Lawmakers ask SEC to assess Shein supply chain before IPO 05/03/2023 12:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A bipartisan group of two dozen lawmakers is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to put the brakes on an initial public offering by Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein until it verifies it does not use forced labor from the country���s predominantly Muslim Uyghur populati Turkish singer sentenced over joke on religious schools 05/03/2023 07:47am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� A court in Istanbul on Wednesday handed Turkish pop singer Gulsen a 10-month suspended sentence after convicting her of ���inciting hatred and enmity��� over a joke about Turkey���s religious schools, the country's state-run news agency reported. The singer-songwriter was bri Cause of fatal Silver Spring apartment fire still 'undetermined' 05/02/2023 09:09pm • In a newly released report put together by the Montgomery County Fire and Explosive Investigations Unit, the cause of a fire last February at a Maryland apartment complex was classified as "undetermined." The early morning fire on Feb. 18 claimed the life of Melanie Diaz, 25, a former Georgetown UN chief urges all nations to stop targeting media and truth 05/02/2023 08:41pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� The United Nations chief warned on the eve of World Press Freedom Day that the media is under attack in every corner of the world and urged all nations to stop the targeting of truth and those who report it. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 50% increase in the k Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban 05/02/2023 08:01pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah���s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature���s objective in enacting the ban ���nebulous.��� The decision allows the state���s f Judge mulls whether voting machine case should go to trial 05/02/2023 07:49pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Critics of Georgia's voting machines say they are unconstitutional and should be scrapped in favor of hand-marked paper ballots. State election officials dismiss their concerns as unfounded and argue that the state's voting system is safe and secure. The arguments are at the center Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings 05/02/2023 07:46pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings, a policy that's part of a national movement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The law negotiated by Gov. Kathy Hochul and her fellow Democrats in the Legislature is part of the state budg Another Met Gala in the books, so how did they do on theme? 05/02/2023 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In vintage couture and a world of Chanel-inspired camellias. In pearls, chains and black ties, especially those worn by women, the A-list crowd at the Met Gala largely passed muster in embracing Karl Lagerfeld, the man of the evening on fashion���s biggest night. Most. Not all. Ov Editorial Roundup: United States 05/02/2023 05:07pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 26 The Washington Post on a U.S. Supreme Court code of ethics It was never realistic to expect that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. would go before Congress for a clobbering over Supreme Court ethics rules. But citizens are ent Overhaul of Supreme Court ethics runs into GOP opposition 05/02/2023 03:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democrats promised Tuesday to pursue stronger ethics rules for the Supreme Court in the wake of reports that Justice Clarence Thomas participated in luxury vacations and a real estate deal with a top GOP donor. Republicans made clear they strongly oppose the effort. Sen. Emirates suggest more airline alliances possible for carrier 05/02/2023 09:18am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� The president of long-haul carrier Emirates suggested on Tuesday that it could reach deals with more firms to share routes after the start of a similar arrangement with U.S.-based United Airlines. Tim Clark, who joined the airline in 1985 when it was first launc Zebra: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/02/2023 06:46am • LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) ��� LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) ��� Zebra Technologies Corp. (ZBRA) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $150 million. On a per-share basis, the Lincolnshire, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $2.90. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock o Met Gala: Rihanna, Jared Leto as Choupette, Kim K. in pearls 05/02/2023 02:06am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Rihanna shut down the Met Gala carpet Monday encased in white camellias on a jacket with a long train gown. Janelle Mon��e dropped a bulky coat to reveal a see-through cage and Jeremy Pope walked in a 32-foot cape emblazoned with the visage of Karl Lagerfeld. In the spirit of La