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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 As Mother's Day approaches, one group wants more women released from prison 04/19/2024 12:04pm • A march is happening in D.C. next week to call attention to sentences given to women who are serving time in prison. The FreeHer March and Rally is set for April 24. Qiana Johnson, founder of Life After Release, who herself served time, said the incarceration of women has had a devastating impact Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power 04/18/2024 08:49pm • AHMEDABAD, India (AP) ��� Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India���s most beloved and polarizing political leaders. And no entity has had more influence on his political philos How to Read a Credit Report 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Building credit is a lifelong journey. One of the most important steps you can take along the way is learning how to read a credit report. This knowledge can unlock various opportunities and resources that help you achieve your most important financial goals. "By understanding the information in you Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users 04/18/2024 04:41pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) ��� Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls ���the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.��� But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started ventur