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Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine 05/12/2024 02:01pm • VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ��� Lithuanians voted in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow���s intentions, particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. The popular incumbent, Gitanas Naus��da, was Switzerland���s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza 05/12/2024 03:44am • MALMO, Sweden (AP) ��� Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with ���The Code,��� an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer���s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. Switzerland's contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points Switzerland���s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest with ���The Code��� after event roiled by protests over Gaza war 05/11/2024 06:47pm • MALMO, Sweden (AP) ��� Switzerland���s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest with ���The Code��� after event roiled by protests over Gaza war. Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower 05/11/2024 02:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filing Target to reduce number of stores carrying Pride-themed merchandise after last year's backlash 05/11/2024 01:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Target confirmed Friday that it won't carry Pride Month merchandise at all stores in June after the discount retailer experienced a backlash and lower sales over its collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities. Target, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to s Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest 05/11/2024 08:19am • MALMO, Sweden (AP) ��� Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's exuberant, glitter-drenched final. But even Eurovision can���t escape the world���s divisions. Thousands of James Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund founder, has died 05/10/2024 07:06pm • James ���Jim��� Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation's biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86. The charitable foundation that Simons co-founded with his wife, Marilyn, announced that Simons died Friday in N The race Md. voters don���t pay much attention to ��� and why they should 05/10/2024 03:25pm • It���s election season in Maryland and voters are getting barraged with ads about the various congressional races, and, if they���re really engaged, local school board and other races, too. Judicial races, however, rarely make news and don���t get much attention. Leaders in Prince George���s Coun Eight families whose dogs drowned in pet care facility sue District Dogs, claim negligence 05/10/2024 02:02pm • Eight families whose dogs drowned at the District Dogs pet day care and boarding facility in D.C. last August have filed a negligence suit against the company and its founder and chief executive officer. According to the suit, filed Thursday in D.C. Superior Court against the company and CEO Biden White House highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire 05/10/2024 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The winner of November's presidential election will face an epic challenge next year with the coming expiration of nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts ��� an issue that the Biden White House is highlighting in the runup to November. Lael Brainard, director of the White House National 'It's very emotional': Md. man honors wife killed in bike lane as new road safety bill signed into law 05/10/2024 05:07am • The ghost bike for Sarah Langenkamp. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) Daniel Langenkamp went to Annapolis on Thursday, and from inside the Maryland State House, he texted a reporter: "I vowed to do something to make our roads safer so people like Sarah didn't have to die." In an interview with WTOP, Langen California is testing new generative AI tools. Here's what to know 05/10/2024 12:21am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Generative artificial intelligence tools will soon be used by California's government. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday the state will partner with five companies to develop and test generative AI tools that could improve public service. 20 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 05/09/2024 08:00pm • An unlimited vacation policy sounds like a dream. You can hit the slopes or jet to the beach whenever you like and not feel limited to a fixed amount of time off each year. This unstructured freedom is relatively rare, though. According to a 2023 employee benefits survey by the Society for Human Res California to tap generative AI tools to increase services access, reduce traffic jams 05/09/2024 07:22pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, among other things, under new agreements announced Thursday as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom���s efforts to harness the power of new t Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs online data privacy bills 05/09/2024 03:29pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on information collected on children. The measure, know