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Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 11 11/15/2023 04:14pm • Anyone else play against Dak Prescott (38.9 points) in multiple leagues last week? Just me? Regardless of whether you had the misfortune of playing against the Dallas Cowboys or the luxury of starting them yourself (Tony Pollard notwithstanding), you did it. You made it through one of the more bruta The police officer suspected in French teen's killing that set off riots has been freed during probe 11/15/2023 03:28pm • PARIS (AP) — A police officer being investigated in the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off riots around France was freed from jail Wednesday while the probe continues. The prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where Nahel Merzouk was shot, said magis Retail sales slip in October as consumers pull back after summer splurges 11/15/2023 03:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on retail spending in October, ending six straight months of gains, though the decline was partly driven by falling prices for both gasoline and cars. Retail sales fell 0.1% last month after jumping a strong 0.9% in September, according to a report released Wedn Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/15/2023 02:46pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Mistrial declared for Texas officer in fatal shooting of an unarmed man 11/15/2023 01:49pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A mistrial was declared Wednesday for a Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Austin. The mistrial for Austin Officer Christopher Taylor was announced by Judge Dayna Blazey after jurors were unable to reach a verdict following five days of deliberati Edmunds: How to make the most of falling used car prices 11/15/2023 01:39pm • The past few years have been rough for used-vehicle buyers due to higher prices, less inventory and rising interest rates. Compared to what people normally expect to pay from buying used, it’s fair to say the market has been discouraging. But there seems to be at least a dim light at the end of th Target tops third quarter profit expectations, but inflation weighs on shoppers 11/15/2023 01:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported a hefty third-quarter profit increase that handily beat Wall Street expectations as the retailer held down costs and cut inventory. Revenue slipped more than 4%, however, as customers saddled with broadly higher costs pulled back on spending as the holi Vatican plans to gradually replace car fleet with electric vehicles in deal with VW 11/15/2023 12:55pm • ROME (AP) — The Vatican signed an agreement Wednesday with German carmaker Volkswagen AG to gradually replace its auto fleet with electric vehicles as part of the Vatican's efforts to reduce its carbon emissions. The announcement did not give any details on the value of the deal or set a timetable An Iranian rights lawyer detained for allegedly not wearing hijab was freed on bail, husband says 11/15/2023 12:51pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer who was detained last month for allegedly violating the country's mandatory headscarf law was freed on bail, her husband said Wednesday. Reza Khandan, the husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, posted on the platform X, formerly known A Moroccan cobalt mine denies claims of arsenic-contaminated local water. Automakers are concerned 11/15/2023 12:19pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A mining company controlled by Morocco 's royal family on Wednesday denied claims that operations at a site used to mine minerals for car batteries were causing hazardous levels of arsenic to appear in the local water supply. The Managem Group in a statement denied the findin Ukraine says it now has a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson city 11/15/2023 11:34am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top Ukrainian official said its troops have established a beachhead on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson, an important advance in overcoming one of Russia's most significant strategic barriers in the war. Andriy Yermak, head of the president's office, provid Police say carjacker stole Amazon delivery van at gunpoint in DC then crashed in Prince George's Co. after chase 11/15/2023 11:26am • A person is in custody after allegedly stealing an Amazon delivery van at gunpoint in Southeast D.C. Tuesday night and taking police on a chase before crashing the vehicle in Prince George’s County, Maryland. D.C. police were alerted by Prince George’s County police that they were following a Movie Review: Taika Waititi's 'Next Goal Wins' is a sweet, frothy diversion but no knee slide 11/15/2023 10:47am • In “Next Goal Wins,” a soccer coach comes from far away to lead a hapless group of athletes. He's a fish-out-of-water type, ill-suited for the job, but rises to the occasion and everyone feels good at the end. Wait, you're thinking, that's the plot of “Ted Lasso.” Well, only kind of. Writer- Md. GOP calls on Democrats to join them in getting tough on crime legislation 11/15/2023 10:36am • House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers act in the coming session. They called on Democrats to join with them to pass measures t Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding 11/15/2023 10:34am • The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them. Batteries are seen as an important climate solution because they can power cars, which are a major cause