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Renault says combining electric cars and software in one company will 'democratize' EVs for Europe 11/15/2023 09:56am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Renault is setting out ambitious goals for its new combined electric vehicle and software business, saying it will “democratize” the market for battery-powered cars in Europe by making them as affordable as gasoline- or diesel-powered models. Combining elec Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them 11/15/2023 09:11am • HAVANA (AP) — Until recently, the space was the one-car garage of a private home in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Today, it is a well-stocked, if small, grocery store whose big board at the gate entices shoppers with such offerings as cooking oil, tomato sauce, Hershey's cocoa powder, Nutella, shampoo Prosecutors say a fatal roller coaster accident in Sweden was caused by a support arm breaking 11/15/2023 08:21am • STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed "support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said Wednesday. A car on the Jetline roller coaster derailed at the Gr Police release video of suspect shopping — with a stolen UDC police cruiser 11/15/2023 06:01am • D.C. police are asking the public for help in finding a suspect who stole a campus police vehicle from the University of the District of Columbia's Van Ness campus last week. Police said surveillance cameras around the school showed the suspect stealing the vehicle around 3:45 a.m. last Friday. T 100 years ago, anxiety prompted invention of yellow traffic light 11/15/2023 04:10am • Some aggressive driving behaviors never change — even as technology has morphed from mechanical to electronic, to computer-driven. Next week marks 100 years since Garrett Morgan was granted a patent for his improved traffic signal, the first signal that contained a step between "stop" and " China's economy shows sparks of life, despite persisting weakness in troubled real estate sector 11/15/2023 02:01am • BEIJING (AP) — China's economy showed more signs of reviving in October as retail sales and manufacturing picked up though the property sector remained sluggish, the government said Wednesday. Factory output rose 4.6% from a year earlier in October, while retail sales jumped 7.6%, helped by robus Live updates | Israel says it has launched an operation inside Gaza hospital 11/15/2023 01:00am • Israel says its forces have entered Gaza’s Shifa hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff. The Israeli army had surrounded the facility as part of its ground offensive against Hamas, claiming the militant group conceals military operations in the hospital complex. But with hundreds of patients an 'A noisy rock 'n' roll': How growing interest in Formula One is felt across the music world 11/14/2023 10:53pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyond the engineering, the athleticism, the speed, the luxury — fans love the sound of Formula One. The fierce rhythms of a V6 turbocharged hybrid engine; the sticky staccato of a rushed downshift; sexy, loud zooms. There’s a real musical appreciation for the elite motor Mexican magnate's firm says it's too poor to pay US bondholders the tens of millions owed 11/14/2023 09:25pm • MEXICO (AP) — The company run by Mexican TV, retail and banking magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego said Tuesday it had failed to reach agreement with bondholders in the United States who are owed tens of millions of dollars in past-due payments. Salinas Pliego's TV Azteca company issued a statement T 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. returns to team's practice facility 3 days after being struck by car 11/14/2023 07:59pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. returned to the team's practice facility on Tuesday, three days after suffering a broken rib when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in downtown Philadelphia. “He's in good spirits,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said before facing the On eve of holiday travel season, latest survey shows Md. seat belt use down slightly 11/14/2023 07:11pm • With holiday travel looming, a survey in Maryland shows the percentage of drivers who buckle up dipped slightly in 2023, from 92.7% to 92.1%. While that may seem like a minimal drop in the number of people who choose to buckle up before hitting the road, Dr. David Efron, chief of trauma surgery a Benefits You Qualify for After Retiring From the Military 11/14/2023 07:00pm • If you've served in the military, you may be eligible for myriad benefits at retirement. As you look ahead or prepare to step away from military life, it can be helpful to know what to expect. The amount of financial support and assistance you receive will depend on several factors, including the nu Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity 11/14/2023 06:47pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday as a judge ruled the case can move to a trial following testimony giving new details of how he killed most of the 10 victims in just over a minute using a gun w Two grim reports on global climate efforts highlight increased fossil fuel subsidies, ill health 11/14/2023 06:31pm • Humanity's fight to curb climate change is failing in dozens of ways with people getting sicker and dying as the world warms and the fossil fuels causing it get more subsidies, according to two global reports issued Tuesday. The health journal Lancet's annual Countdown on climate and health found mo Anchorage adds more shelter beds after unusually high amount of snow and record outdoor deaths 11/14/2023 06:30pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage scrambled Tuesday to come up with more temporary housing for the homeless after back-to-back snowstorms dumped more than 3 feet of snow on the city in just nine days, an amount that is high even by Alaska standards. The concern grows as temperatures are expected