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Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison 04/08/2024 04:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced Monday to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Cliver Alcalá, 62, of Caracas, Venezuela, was sentence Analysis: Hendrick celebration and milestone came at complicated track for NASCAR's winningest team 04/08/2024 04:09pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — No detail had been overlooked as Hendrick Motorsports spent more than a year planning its 40th anniversary celebration. The first employees hired by Rick Hendrick were invited, special throwback paint schemes designed and Hendrick was to drive the pace car. The extravaganza DP World Tour Schedule 04/08/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake 04/08/2024 02:18pm • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. “It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu declared in a video s Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend 04/08/2024 02:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors has been ordered to complete a yearlong counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career. The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the ship that collapsed Baltimore's Key bridge 04/08/2024 07:47am • BALTIMORE (AP) — Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an important step toward the full reopening of one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. The removal of the containers from Will China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight 04/08/2024 07:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary rema Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says 04/08/2024 05:21am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident." In a st Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US 04/08/2024 05:03am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration pledged on Monday to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant can expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and better ensure that the most-advanced microchips are produced domestically for the first time. Co Car Review: Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE is a sedan with good space and great gas efficiency 04/08/2024 04:34am • The Toyota Camry XLE Hybrid is a fuel-efficient mid-size sedan with impressive MPG. This might be the time to save a little, as a new version arrives for 2025 model year. (WTOP / Mike Parris) The mid-size sedan market isn’t as big as it used to be with more and more of us switching to crossove Toyota will oversee model certification at subsidiary Daihatsu after safety testing scandal 04/08/2024 02:53am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota will oversee model certification at its subsidiary Daihatsu to regain trust among dealers, customers and workers after a safety testing scandal, Daihatsu's new president said Monday. Toyota Motor Corp. will take a leadership role in various areas, including p Israel is pulling some troops from southern Gaza. Now the plan is to clear Hamas from Rafah 04/07/2024 10:40pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-mo NHRA Arizona Nationals Results 04/07/2024 09:53pm • SundayAt Firebird Motorsports ParkChandler, Ariz.Final Finish OrderTop Fuel 1. Shawn Langdon; 2. Justin Ashley; 3. Steve Torrence; 4. Tony Stewart; 5. Doug Kalitta; 6. Shawn Reed; 7. Billy Torrence; 8. Antron Brown; 9. Tony Schumacher; 10. Clay Millican; 11. Terry Totten; 12. Josh Hart; 13. Travis S Hank Aaron rose above racist hate mail and threats in pursuit of Ruth's home run record 50 years ago 04/07/2024 09:51pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. Aaron's teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his behalf even as the future Hall of Famer circled the bases following his record-breaking 715th homer on Apri Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports to 1-2-3 finish at Martinsville on anniversary weekend 04/07/2024 08:41pm • William Byron said he had nightmares coming to Martinsville Speedway this weekend, remembering his last visit when he struggled to a 13th-place finish. He not only overcame those fears, he put a cherry on top of the weekend when Hendrick Motorsports celebrated the anniversary of its first win 40 yea