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Editorial Roundup: United States 04/02/2024 06:30pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 30 The Washington Post on the Israel-Gaza war As the war in Gaza grinds on into its sixth month, cracks are showing in the once unequivocally united front between Israel and the United States. Meantime, hunger threatens Gaza’s Video shows California deputies fatally shooting abducted teen as she surrenders 04/02/2024 05:56pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenage girl who had been kidnapped by her father was following a sheriff's deputy's instructions and appeared to be surrendering when other deputies fatally shot her during a gun battle on a Southern California highway, according to recently released video and audio. Savannah Only on WTOP: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says state is still mourning 1 week after Baltimore bridge collapse 04/02/2024 05:00pm • Tuesday marks one week since tragedy forever changed the landscape in Baltimore and Maryland. In the overnight hours last Tuesday, a huge container ship hit the Key Bridge causing most of it to fall like a deck of cards into the Patapsco River. Six construction workers were killed in the colla Navy veteran accused of ramming vehicle into barrier at front gate of FBI Atlanta office 04/02/2024 03:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a U.S. Navy veteran who's accused of ramming an SUV into a barrier at the front gate of the FBI's Atlanta office. Ervin Lee Bolling faces a federal charge of destroying government property stemming from the crash that happened shortly after noon on DP World Tour Schedule 04/02/2024 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 Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks 04/02/2024 02:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. The call, described by the White House as “candid and A woman was killed just after asking police for protection from an ex-partner. Greece is asking why 04/02/2024 02:02pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Tuesday ordered an urgent investigation into a woman's fatal stabbing outside an Athens police precinct where she had just requested protection from an ex-boyfriend. The 28-year-old's death triggered new calls by left-wing opposition parties for femicide PGA Tour and LIV Golf get to final week before the Masters 04/02/2024 11:38am • PGA TOUR VALERO TEXAS OPEN Site: San Antonio. Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks). Yardage: 7,438. Par: 72. Prize money: $9.2 million. Winner's share: $1.656 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf C Deputy chief of Thailand's national police surrenders for arrest on money laundering charge 04/02/2024 11:02am • BANGKOK (AP) — A deputy chief of Thailand’s national police force involved in many high-profile cases turned himself in to fellow officers on Tuesday after a court issued a warrant for his arrest on money laundering charges. Police Gen. Surachate Hakparn had recently been suspended from his duti Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people 04/02/2024 10:14am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A car crashed into a river on Tuesday in southeastern Albania, killing all eight people inside, including seven suspected migrants and a local driver, police said. The driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa River about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southea Budget compromise languishes as Md. House, Senate debate revenues 04/02/2024 10:01am • House and Senate leaders ended a second round of budget talks Monday with terse exchanges and no resolution on a $1.2 billion revenue package and no agreement on when they will meet next. Senate Budget and Taxation Chair Guy Guzzone (D-Howard) signaled a willingness to compromise on several iss From homeless to Final Four history, Fisk forward being honored for his courage 04/02/2024 09:16am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremiah Armstead moved around so much he wasn’t even eligible to play high school basketball until his senior year. He never lost faith through all the nights his family slept in their car when they couldn’t get a hotel room or into a shelter. Especially that first nig Millennial Money: Why adding a child as an authorized user might not help their credit 04/02/2024 08:43am • As parents, we want the best for our children: health, happiness — and hardy credit. Having a strong credit profile can determine whether your kid gets approved for a loan or how much they’ll pay for car insurance when they’re grown. But establishing credit for someone with no credit history i Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage 04/02/2024 04:53am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor told a court on Tuesday that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. Taxi Apps, an Australian startup that developed taxi-hailing app GoCat Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace 04/02/2024 01:26am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot after he and other officers were forced to flee an armored car th