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NASCAR drivers facing unfamiliar venue with All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway 05/20/2023 05:08pm • NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — William Byron has driven past North Wilkesboro Speedway on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. So has Brad Keselowski and many other North Carolina-based NASCAR drivers. Like most, they'd never been inside the track before this week. And none of the drivers on the NA This Va. nature preserve is 'not the place' for swimming or alcohol, Fairfax Co. Park Authority says 05/20/2023 04:50pm • There is no beer or swimming when you visit Scott's Run Nature Preserve in McLean, Virginia. With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the Fairfax County Park Authority is reminding visitors of a few important rules. "If you are seeking a place to drink alcohol, swim or wade in the water, or climb r 1 dead after police chase ends in Rockville crash, lane closures on I-270 05/20/2023 12:24pm • A man is dead after a police chase led to a crash Saturday morning between Falls Road and Route 28 in Rockville, Maryland, leading to standstill traffic and lane closures on Interstate 270. Montgomery County police said that around 5 a.m. they were called to do a welfare check on a man inside a c Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Parenting in the era of ubiquitous screens and social media 05/20/2023 11:18am • (CNN) — A growing number of states are turning the screws on Big Tech, the internet and social media. On Wednesday, Montana became the first state to completely ban TikTok, although many are skeptical that the controversial new legislation will be enforceable. Other moves include laws that aim Today in Sports - Ken Griffey Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hit 200 home runs 05/20/2023 10:00am • May 21 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national governing body for tennis: the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The new organization is created to standardize tennis rules and regulations and to DeSantis super PAC tackles tricky task of organizing support for him in Iowa without the candidate 05/20/2023 08:21am • SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — LaTomah Hauff stopped at the red-draped table on her way into Dean's Classic Car Museum to jot her contact information on a sign-up sheet to hear more about Ron DeSantis. The 75-year-old retired speech pathologist had driven an hour to hear the Florida governor speak in Today in History: May 20, Lindbergh takes off 05/20/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, May 20, the 140th day of 2023. There are 225 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 20, 1956, the United States exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. On this date: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln NHRA Route 66 Nationals Qualifying 05/19/2023 09:04pm • Friday At Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. First Round Qualifying Top Fuel 1. Mike Salinas, 3.686 seconds, 333.41 mph; 2. Austin Prock, 3.694, 331.20; 3. Justin Ashley, 3.717, 332.10; 4. Doug Kalitta, 3.722, 331.61; 5. Spencer Massey, 3.722, 326.95; 6. Shawn Langdon, 3.745, 331.12; 7. Leah Pruett, 3.75 California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems 05/19/2023 07:44pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state's emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells. They are among the hundred Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87 05/19/2023 07:34pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown was virtually unstoppable in every arena. Whether on the field, as a Hollywood film hero or civil rights advocate, Brown was a force. One of the greatest players in NFL history, Brown, who retired at the peak of his playing career to pursue acting and remained in the pub Sato, Ericsson put Ganassi on top in final practice before Indy 500 qualifying 05/19/2023 06:49pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato turned the fastest lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 27 years on Friday, and defending winner Marcus Ericsson was close behind him, making Chip Ganassi Racing the team to beat heading into qualifying weekend for “The Greatest Spectac Some local car buyers are getting refund checks in the mail 05/19/2023 05:41pm • If you bought a vehicle from Passport Auto Group in recent years, you could be getting some money back in the form of a check in the mail. The Federal Trade Commission said this week that it was mailing out more than 18,000 checks to Passport customers. Anyone who receives a check is encourage Man who rushed Vatican City gate sent for psychiatric care at nearby hospital 05/19/2023 04:59pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — The man who drove through a Vatican City gate and kept going even after guards fired at his car was taken Friday to a nearby hospital for psychiatric care after a preliminary interrogation, the Vatican said. The man, who has not been identified by the Holy See, was taken to the Business Highlights: Fed chair hints at rate hike pause; Talks to avoid US default at standstill 05/19/2023 04:30pm • ___ Federal Reserve Chair Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets next month WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising i Ukraine's president takes his diplomatic campaign against Russia to Arab summit, G7 05/19/2023 04:12pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies. Zelenskyy has in recent months made forei