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Sudanese fleeing fighting in their homeland face uncertain future, unsure of return 05/15/2023 06:18am • ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The café outside Aswan station was full of Sudanese families, surrounded by luggage and waiting for the train to Cairo, the next leg in their arduous journey escaping violence that has torn apart their country and overturned their lives. Aswan, the Egyptian city closest to the Man with baseball bat attacks 2 staff members in Congressman Gerry Connolly's Fairfax office 05/15/2023 05:37am • A man armed with a baseball bat showed up at the Fairfax, Virginia, office of Rep. Gerry Connolly Monday morning, asked for the congressman and then attacked two staffers. The U.S. Capitol Police identified the man as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham, of Fairfax. He is facing charges of one count o ‘We want to keep people alive’: How laws across DC region can help prevent fatal overdoses 05/15/2023 05:08am • This article is part of the WTOP series, “Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger.” Even as rates of fatal drug overdoses remain alarmingly high, experts say the vast majority of deaths are preventable. More than three out of five overdose deaths involved at least one instance in Car Review: Audi's Q7 brings power and luxury in a 3-row SUV 05/15/2023 03:31am • The Audi Q7 is a luxury three row SUV with looks that still fresh and updated look at even after a few years on the market. (WTOP / Mike Parris) The Audi Q7 was the first SUV by the company back in 2006 and it has been popular ride ever since. The stylish SUV combined luxury and utility in a handsom 3 members of California family killed, 6 others hurt in crash on interstate east of Los Angeles 05/14/2023 08:54pm • PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Two children and one adult were killed and six other members of their family were injured when their SUV collided with a car on a Southern California highway early Sunday, authorities said. The crash involving a Chevy Suburban and a Tesla sedan occurred shortly before Hendrick driver Bowman unsure when he'll return from back injury 05/14/2023 08:21pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Bowman is unsure when he can return to the track after fracturing his vertebrae in a short-track accident last month. The Hendrick Motorsports racer has missed the past three events, including Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Bowman came to the track to re Byron wins Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after Chastain wreck 05/14/2023 08:03pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — William Byron saw Ross Chastain and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson ahead of him late at Darlington Raceway. Byron made sure he was prepared for the fireworks he thought could happen. Boom! Byron moved in front when Chastain and Larson wrecked while racing for t Poland's ruling party leader promises voters more benefits ahead of fall election 05/14/2023 04:43pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland's conservative ruling party on Sunday promised voters a range of new benefits, including a large increase in cash benefit for families with children. Poland is due to hold a parliamentary election this fall. A date has not been set yet, but the vote is e Location for pedestrian bridge linking Crystal City to Reagan National Airport OK'd by Arlington Co. Board 05/14/2023 01:01pm • Rendering of the proposed bridge that would link a future VRE station in Crystal City to Terminal 2 at Ronald Reagan National Airport. (Courtesy Arlington County) The Arlington County Board in Virginia has approved a location and a preliminary budget for the pedestrian bridge coming to Crystal C Kurt Busch hopes to return to NASCAR Cup Series, improving after concussion 05/14/2023 12:22pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch hasn't given up hope of competing in the NASCAR Cup Series again. Busch has been sidelined since suffering a concussion during a crash in qualifying at Pocono last summer. He announced in October that he'd be stepping out of his ride at 23XI to continue his recov Bolivian EV startup hopes tiny car will make it big in lithium-rich country 05/14/2023 11:06am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — On a recent, cold morning, Dr. Carlos Ortuño hopped into a tiny electric car to go check on a patient in the outskirts of Bolivia's capital of La Paz, unsure if the vehicle would be able to handle the steep, winding streets of the high-altitude city. “I thought that becau Sweden celebrates Eurovision win; Ukrainian duo defiant after Russian strike on hometown 05/14/2023 09:26am • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool cleaned up from the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, as Sweden celebrated victory and Ukraine remained defiant after a night of Russian bombardment, including a strike on the hometown of the country’s competitors. Electronic duo Tvorchi represented Ukraine a Off-grid solar brings light, time and income to remotest villages 05/14/2023 12:01am • LAINDEHA, Indonesia (AP) — As Tamar Ana Jawa wove a red sarong in the fading sunlight, her neighbor switched on a light bulb dangling from the sloping tin roof. It was just one bulb powered by a small solar panel, but in this remote village that means a lot. In some of the world's most remote plac Alex Palou wins Indianapolis Grand Prix, moves into IndyCar points lead 05/13/2023 07:41pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou sent an early message by aggressively passing pole-winner Christian Lundgaard on the first lap of the Indianapolis Grand Prix. He was driving to win — and wasn’t leaving anything to chance. The Spaniard delivered on his promise, too. After inheriting the lead on Israel and Islamic Jihad agree on cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting 05/13/2023 06:14pm • GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting that killed 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians. Two people in Israel were killed by rocket