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Providence patients' lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV 07/30/2024 05:43pm • Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. The four patients fr Democrats look to longtime state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip Louisiana congressional seat blue 07/30/2024 05:31pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� Poised to flip a once reliably Republican congressional seat in Louisiana, Democrats��� are placing their hopes with state Sen. Cleo Fields, who has been a fixture in state politics for more than three decades and is looking to return to Congress. Political experts say the A new group of Americans is ready to carry on the winning tradition in Olympic beach volleyball 07/30/2024 05:29pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Three-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings have moved on, and so have April Ross and Alix Klineman, the women who restored the United States to the top of Olympic beach volleyball podium in Tokyo. In their place is a new contingent trying to bring the prize h Kaylee McKeown still rules the Olympic backstroke, beating Regan Smith in women's 100 meters 07/30/2024 05:29pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� When it's time to race, Kaylee McKeown is sure hard to beat. American Regan Smith came into the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Paris Olympics with the world record and no shortage of confidence. At the turn Tuesday night, it was Smith in the lead with McKeown right on UN ends arms embargo for Central African Republic, in what government sees as sign of confidence 07/30/2024 05:23pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic, a largely symbolic move but one that was welcomed by the country���s government as a sign of confidence as it seeks to end more than a decade of intercommunal conflict. The un A 'side hustle' can be a way to try out a new business idea before jumping in all the way 07/30/2024 05:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A ���side hustle��� can be one way to try out a new business idea before taking a full-fledged jump. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans earn money on the side in addition to working full time, a Bankrate survey found. But having a side hustle can be tricky to maintain. And if you're not prepa Everton signs Ireland center back Jake O���Brien from Lyon 07/30/2024 05:20pm • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) ��� Everton strengthened its defense with the signing of Ireland center back Jake O���Brien from French side Lyon on Tuesday. The 23-year-old defender moved to the Premier League club in a four-year deal worth 19.5 million euros ($21 million), Lyon said. O���Brien won his fir Lawsuit against North Carolina officer who shot and killed teen can continue, court says 07/30/2024 05:10pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� The mother of a 17-year-old who was killed while driving a reportedly stolen car in a central North Carolina city can continue to pursue claims against the police officer who shot her son, a federal court has ruled. A three-judge panel for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Swiatek remains on course for another title at Roland Garros by reaching the Olympic quarterfinals 07/30/2024 05:02pm • PARIS (AP) ��� For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek���s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Wang even held a break point that would have given her Just in time for evening commute: Some gusty thunderstorms roll through parts of DC area 07/30/2024 04:59pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Amid a long, hot dry spell that has prompted a drought watch, thunderstorms are drifting through some parts of the the D.C. area Tuesday evening, bringing showers and the potential for gusty winds. Here's what you need to know. Aro Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics 07/30/2024 04:57pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn't listen. Tears streaming down her cheeks. And, most disappointing of all, a loss, this time at the Paris Olympics. Even the site was the same: Court Philippe Chatr Kyle Juszczyk says taking a pay cut hurt but he did it to stay with the 49ers 07/30/2024 04:57pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Kyle Juszczyk took a blow to his psyche early this offseason when San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch came to him following a seventh straight Pro Bowl season and told him he would need to take a pay cut in order to stay with the team. It took a few days to pr Cowboys activate cornerback Trevon Diggs off PUP list 07/30/2024 04:32pm • OXNARD, Calif. (AP) ��� The Dallas Cowboys have activated cornerback Trevon Diggs off the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday, the latest step in his return from a torn ACL. Diggs sustained the injury in practice in September 2023, depriving the Cowboys of their top defensive back for all b Jets running back Tarik Cohen's comeback began with an unflattering photo: 'I let myself get fat' 07/30/2024 04:27pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) ��� A photo was all Tarik Cohen needed to get his body ��� and his NFL comeback ��� back in gear. The New York Jets running back, who hasn't played in a regular-season game since 2020 because of injuries, was enjoying his time away from the field. A little too much. ���I let Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners 07/30/2024 04:26pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� An Israeli military court opened an initial hearing Tuesday for nine soldiers detained over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war. The investigation has stoked ten