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Banksy London Zoo mural offers clue to why wild animals have been appearing all over city 08/13/2024 03:02pm • LONDON (AP) — Workers arriving at the London Zoo early Tuesday were surprised to discover an unexpected exhibit that suggested the animals were being set free. A mural by elusive street artist Banksy showed a gorilla holding up the entrance gate as birds took flight and a sea lion waddled away. Th DP World Tour Schedule 08/13/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick? 08/13/2024 02:06pm • For a generation that's grown up with streaming music, the act of holding a physical recording is something a lot of young music fans have never experienced. My teenage son asked for a turntable, to play what young people these days now call "vinyls." His almost-new turntable and the one LP h Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed 08/13/2024 01:06am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a $1,000 deposit for a car that never arrived. The founder and CEO of a health-tech startup called GOQii in India’s financial capital Mumb Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens. 1 person dead 08/13/2024 12:35am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire raged across the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. The fire department said shortl From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics 08/12/2024 10:26pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's Los Angeles' turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, before handing it off to a key representative of LA's local business — Tom Cruise — who in a pre-recorded trek via motorcycle, plane and parachute kicked of Quake felt from LA to San Diego, swaying buildings and knocking items off shelves but no big damage 08/12/2024 08:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported. The temblor caused a pipe to burst at the o Prosecutors won't charge officers who killed student outside Wisconsin school 08/12/2024 07:14pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three Wisconsin police officers who killed a student as he tried to break into his middle school with an air rifle this past spring won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Monday. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said in a statement exonerating Mount Hore Arkansas officer fired after being caught on video beating inmate in back of patrol car 08/12/2024 06:24pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police officer has been fired after he was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car, and the police chief says he will refer the case to prosecutors. Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott fired Officer Joseph Harris on Friday, the Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London 08/12/2024 05:55pm • LONDON (AP) — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. The elusive gr Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families 08/12/2024 05:34pm • SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. A judge Freightcar America: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/12/2024 04:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Freightcar America Inc. (RAIL) on Monday reported earnings of $8.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had net income of 11 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 5 cents per share. The rail car Northeast DC community members call for safety upgrades along South Dakota Avenue 08/12/2024 03:47pm • Every time Sara Wilkinson leaves her house to walk somewhere, she said she fears for her life. She lives near the intersection of Taylor Street and South Dakota Avenue in Northeast D.C., and for years, her son attended a school along the busy corridor. It was about a half-mile away, but Wi A car plowed through her Manassas property. She says the driver offered $50K not to call police. 08/12/2024 03:31pm • A Prince William County homeowner is reeling after a car smashed through her fence, all the way through her above-ground pool and into her deck. It happened at about 2 a.m. Friday in the 7600 block of Rugby Road off Route 28 in Manassas, Virginia. "He must have come barreling down that hil Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike 08/12/2024 03:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it. Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative products