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Autopsies confirm 5 died of chemical exposure in tanker crash 10/23/2023 05:58pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsies have confirmed that five people who died when a chemical tanker overturned in central Illinois last month died from exposure to caustic anhydrous ammonia fumes, an official said Monday. The official results confirmed preliminary findings from the Sept. 29 crash, Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel 10/23/2023 05:57pm • The release Monday of two more hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli military says were seized by Hamas militants. The two Israeli women, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, were snatched from their homes in Nir Oz, a kibbutz n Editorial Roundup: United States 10/23/2023 05:13pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 18 The Los Angeles Times on the Israel-Palestine conflict The Oct. 7 attack on Israelis by Hamas militants was an unspeakable act of terrorism and Israel has every right to use military force to prevent future such atrocities. But DC Mayor Bowser proposes new tough-on-crime legislation 10/23/2023 04:29pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joins District officials Monday in unveiling new policies that focus on violent crime. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) With crime on the rise in staggering numbers in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled new legislation on Monday that she said would give law enforcement additional tool Column: F1 bosses say Andretti snub isn't personal even though it feels like and looks like a grudge 10/23/2023 04:00pm • Andretti Global is so committed to joining Formula One that it spent millions of dollars building a car to test this week at a wind tunnel in Germany. Waste of money? “We had to roll the dice," shrugged Michael Andretti, who shared photographs with The Associated Press of the F1 test car built t DP World Tour Schedule 10/23/2023 03:01pm • Nov. 24-27 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Cameron Smith) Nov. 24-27 _ Joburg Open (Dan Bradbury) Dec. 1-4 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Adrian Meronk) Dec. 1-4 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Thriston Lawrence) Dec. 8-11 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Ockie Strydom) Dec. 15-18 _ Pietro Fittipaldi hired to race IndyCar season for Rahal Letterman Lanigan 10/23/2023 01:28pm • Rahal Letterman Lanigan on Monday hired Pietro Fittipaldi, the current reserve driver for the Haas Formula One team, to race its third car in the IndyCar Series next season. Fittipaldi, the Brazilian-American grandson of 1989 IndyCar champion and two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, has nine Kimberly Palmer: Ways to recover from a financial shock and be prepared next time 10/23/2023 09:30am • Financial shocks come in many different forms: An unexpected medical bill, house repair or job loss are among the typical ones. The reasons for financial shocks may be common, but recovering from them can be unexpectedly challenging. “These things happen once or twice over a financial lifetime, France completes withdrawal of troops from northern base in Niger as part of planned departure 10/23/2023 08:16am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France has completed the withdrawal of troops from a northern base in Niger as part of a planned departure from the West African country in the wake of July's military coup. Nearly 200 troops, 28 trucks and two dozen armored vehicles left the Ouallam military base, which has With only 1 race left before NASCAR's Championship 4 is set, drama awaits in Martinsville 10/23/2023 06:10am • HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — There will surely be elaborate permutations to show all the possibilities of what awaits this coming weekend at Martinsville, when six drivers will battle for the final two spots in NASCAR’s Championship 4. If this guy does this, and this guy does this, or this guy doesn†Car Review: BMW 330i xDrive luxury sedan is back to being a driver’s car 10/23/2023 04:09am • BMW is back in the groove with the latest 330i xDrive compact sedan with improved looks, tech and a more driver friendly attitude. For years, the BMW 3 Series sedan had been a fun-to-drive, small luxury car that was as happy doing the commute as it was shredding back roads on the weekend. Then, over Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election 10/22/2023 11:54pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, reflecting voters' wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pled Hamilton disqualified from 2nd place at U.S. Grand Prix after post-race inspection of car 10/22/2023 10:59pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from the Formula One United States Grand Prix hours after his second place finish to Max Verstappen when race officials found a technical rules violation with the skid block under his car. The decision wiped out Hamilton's best finish in months Verstappen earns hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix; Hamilton DQ from 2nd 10/22/2023 09:40pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a season of easy victories, career win No. 50 finally made Max Verstappen sweat. Even if it was just a little bit. Verstappen had to work through the field after starting sixth instead of from pole position, then held off the charging Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over t Dale City man pleads guilty for attempted robbery of detective that led to deadly shooting 10/22/2023 08:31pm • A man who attempted to rob an undercover detective in Dale City, Virginia, which resulted in the shooting death of one of his accomplices, has pled guilty to drug, robbery and attempted murder charges related to the theft gone bad. On Friday, 19-year-old-Jalil Michael Turner of Dale City pled gui