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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 7 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy in 2023 10/22/2023 08:00pm • During the gold rush of the 19th century, it wasn't just the fortunate prospectors who struck it rich. Arguably, one of the most enduring success stories emerged from an entirely different angle. Two entrepreneurs, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis, recognized the miners' need for durable clothing. They Christopher Bell punches ticket to NASCAR championship race; wins rollercoaster race at Homestead 10/22/2023 07:33pm • HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Christopher Bell wasn't thinking of winning the race. Balance issues with his Toyota caused him to fall to 22nd after Stage 2 on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But Bell took advantage of a late caution in Stage 3 and stormed from behind for his second win of the season. Charlottesville City Council suspends virtual public comments after racist remarks at meeting 10/22/2023 03:08pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Charlottesville City Council has suspended virtual public comments during public meetings after anonymous callers Zoomed into a council meeting and made racist remarks. The Daily Progress reports that the decision came after an Oct. 2 council meeting was interrupted 6 killed in Russian rocket strike on mail depot as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers 10/22/2023 01:57pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, as Ukraine reported a record number of bomb attacks in the southern Kherson region. A further 17 people were wounded in the blast late Saturday, which is believe California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change 10/22/2023 12:05pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will try to reinforce his state's role as a global leader on climate change as he begins a weeklong visit to China on Monday, a trip that presents both political risk and opportunity for crucial international collaboration. Newsom’s tour be Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage 10/22/2023 10:47am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Deadly violence has been surging in the West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas attack from Gaza, with more than 90 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-occupied territory in the past two weeks, mainly in clashes with Israeli tro UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe 10/22/2023 07:12am • LONDON (AP) — Police said Sunday that a fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain. Derbyshire Police said a woman in her 80s was found dead at a home in Chesterfield, central England. Her death was being lin Red Bull's Max Verstappen cruises to another F1 sprint race win at the Circuit of the Americas 10/21/2023 07:21pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Verstappen started from the pole position and cruised to his third Formula One sprint race victory of the season on Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas, a day before he'll go for another win in a dominant season at the United States Grand Prix. Verstappen was denied th Sam Mayer earns a spot in NASCAR Xfinity series championship with a win at Homestead 10/21/2023 06:54pm • HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Sam Mayer became the first driver to claim a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity series championship with a victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. Mayer, driver of the No. 1 for JR Motorsports, was ranked sixth in the playoff field entering the race. 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(AP) — Ryan Blaney has experienced a range of emotions since last Sunday, from disappointment to relief. The No. 12 Team Penske driver was disqualified after the opening race of the round of eight in NASCAR's playoffs because of an alleged illegal front shock on his Ford. But NASCA A car bombing at a Somali military facility kills 6 people, including 4 soldiers, police say 10/21/2023 11:51am • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosives-laden car detonated at a military facility on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Saturday and killed at least six people, four of them soldiers, police said. Police spokesman Sadik Dodishe said nine others, including five soldiers, were wounded in the suicid