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Town creates public art ordinance after free speech debate over doughnut mural 04/10/2024 01:22pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A New Hampshire town's new ordinance that was pitched as ���a path forward��� for public artwork hasn't resolved a bakery owner's First Amendment dispute over a large pastry painting, and his lawyer predicts it will only lead to more litigation as town officials become ���spee Kentucky governor cites higher incarceration costs in veto of criminal justice bill 04/10/2024 08:28am • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ��� Kentucky's Democratic governor vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes, saying it would saddle the state with sharply higher incarceration costs. The sweeping measure also would criminalize homelessness by creating a Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November's election 04/09/2024 06:59pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Democrats pounced Tuesday on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the state, blaming former President Donald Trump and Republicans and pressing for political advantage on an issue that could dominate a critical 2024 Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program for Houston-area residents 04/09/2024 05:42pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Texas��� attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents. The program by Harris County, where Houston is located, is set to provide ���no-strings-attached��� $500 monthly cash payments to 1,92 12 years after losing her daughter to suicide, Md. woman still working to protect kids from dangers of social media 04/09/2024 04:07pm • Christine McComas didn't intend to become an advocate in Annapolis, Maryland, pushing for legislation intended to protect children like hers. But everything changed in 2012, when her 15-year-old daughter Grace killed herself after she became a victim of a cyberbully. "When Grace died in 2012, Conservative hoaxers to pay up to $1.25M under agreement with New York over 2020 robocall scheme 04/09/2024 01:16pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� Two conservative political operatives who orchestrated a robocall campaign to dissuade Black people from voting in the 2020 election have agreed to pay up to $1.25 million under a settlement with New York state, Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday. The operatives, Jacob Adams Morgan turned into one big, walkable art gallery 04/09/2024 10:11am • Adams Morgan's annual AdMo Art Walk kicked off this week, and will run through the end of April. The Art Walk in Adams Morgan started during the early days of the pandemic in 2020 and has grown since then. (Courtesy Adams Morgan BID) The Art Walk, born during the early days of the pandemic in After police officer's death, Greek soccer fans will need a state-issued QR code to attend games 04/09/2024 09:48am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greek authorities launched a ban on paper tickets for all league soccer matches on Tuesday as part of an effort to crack down on the violence that has plagued the sport for decades. Under new rules, fans will only be allowed into stadiums using their cellphones and displaying A glance at some of the legislation approved in the Maryland General Assembly 04/09/2024 12:20am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� The Maryland General Assembly ended its 90-day legislative session on Monday. Here���s a look at some of the legislation lawmakers passed: BUDGET Maryland lawmakers mostly kept Gov. Wes Moore���s $63 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year intact. They decided to add 11 Popular Home Updates That Are Worth the Money 04/08/2024 08:00pm • What's the secret to selling your home for a higher price? More often than not, it's about the time, money and effort you devote to the property while living there. The more updates and proper maintenance, the more likely you are to see it reflected in the final sale price. But not all renovations a Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation 04/08/2024 04:35pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� As ranchera music filled the Phoenix recording studio at Radio Campesina, a station personality spoke in Spanish into the microphone. ���Friends of Campesina, in these elections, truth and unity are more important than ever,��� said morning show host Tony Arias. ���Don���t let yours Rwanda's leader is concerned over perceived US ambiguity about victims of the 1994 genocide 04/08/2024 10:41am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) ��� Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday he was concerned by what he saw as a U.S. failure to characterize the 1994 massacres as a genocide against the country's minority Tutsis. Kagame told reporters that the issue was an ���element of discussion��� in talks with former U. After tenant complaints, DC landlord pays $1 million settlement to improve affordable housing complex 04/07/2024 01:43pm • Residents at an affordable housing complex in Northeast, D.C., who had complained about security issues and code violations for years, may see relief soon as the apartment building���s owner has agreed to pay a $1 million settlement with the District to fund improvements. The owner and manager of Kagame blames the world's inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide with lingering scars 04/07/2024 07:59am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) ��� Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. Rwanda has shown strong recove A close ally of populist prime minister tops a pro-Western diplomat to become Slovakia���s president 04/06/2024 06:51pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico beat a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia���s new president, and succeed Zuzana ��aputov��, the country���s first female head of state. Parliamentary speaker Peter Pellegrini received 53.26% of the vote wit