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Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world 08/30/2024 09:43am • As climate change reshapes the way humans live outdoors, it's affecting the way they play, too. That includes runners, who may find themselves in harm's way on a warming planet. They pursue a sport that esteems grit and suffering in pursuit of improvement. Experts told The Associated Press that can AP Photos: A tumultuous life, a turn toward faith and one man who wonders if it's time to vote 08/30/2024 09:34am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Decades ago, back when he was a political science major at the University of Southern California, and later in law school, Timothy Walker would vote. Everyone in his family voted for Democrats, so he did, too. Then his path took a different turn. Cocaine addiction took hold of h Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge shows price pressures easing as rate cuts near 08/30/2024 09:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Prices rose just 0.2% from June A storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompts Pakistani officials to shut schools in Karachi 08/30/2024 07:23am • KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) ��� A tropical storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompted authorities to shut schools in Karachi, Pakistan���s largest city, on Friday, as weather forecasters warned fishermen not to venture out to sea. The storm was 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of Karachi on Friday AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Massachusetts state primaries 08/30/2024 07:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Massachusetts Republicans will choose candidates to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in state primaries on Tuesday. The contests top the list of federal, state and local races that will be held across the commonwealth. Warren is seeking a third ter Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report 08/30/2024 06:42am • Racial differences in how schools discipline students received new attention 10 years ago, during a national reckoning with racial injustice. A decade later, change has been slow to materialize. In many schools around the country, Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that rem At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby 08/30/2024 06:38am • PARIS (AP) ��� When told by the stadium announcer that they were witnessing history, the Paris spectators roared and applauded. Not that the woman making history actually noticed: Sarah Adam was far too occupied ��� merrily slamming her wheelchair into other players, all of them men, and zipping acr AEW star Mercedes Mon��, formerly WWE's Sasha Banks, defends NJPW title at Capital Collision in DC 08/30/2024 05:55am • She's one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling over the past 10 years, first making history as Sasha Banks in WWE and now holding the AEW TBS Championship. This Friday night, Mercedes Mon�� defends her NJPW Strong Women's Championship at the third annual Capital Collision at the Ent Prominent German leftist politician sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during campaign event 08/30/2024 05:41am • BERLIN (AP) ��� A prominent German leftist politician was sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during a campaign event Thursday in the eastern city of Erfurt, ahead of closely watched state elections on Sunday. Sara Wagenknecht, founder of the new Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, was only lightly sp Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work 08/30/2024 05:37am • POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did not detail how he would fund his plan or precisely how it would work. ���I'm announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administratio The first election in a decade is planned in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Here's what to know 08/30/2024 05:13am • SRINAGAR, India (AP) ��� Residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir are gearing up for their first regional election in a decade that will allow them to have their own truncated government, also known as a local assembly, instead of remaining under New Delhi's direct rule. Muslim-majority Kashmir is di 'K-pop Idols' documentary looks at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity 08/30/2024 03:53am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� An Apple TV+ documentary series, ���K-pop Idols,��� premiering Friday, offers an intimate look at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity while grappling with challenges in a field that demands perfection. The six-part series features Korean American star Jessi and FIFA aims for the perfect pitch at 2026 World Cup following fields called a disaster at Copa America 08/30/2024 03:00am • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an ambitious plan, expanding the field by 50% and spreading the soccer spectacle over 16 cities in three countries with multiple climates and elevations. FIFA, aiming to create the perfect pitch for every venue, partnere North Carolina ekes out 19-17 win on Minnesota's missed FG as time expires; Heels QB Johnson injured 08/30/2024 02:45am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� North Carolina's primary goal for this work-in-progress season is figuring out how to avoid the late fade that spoiled the last two years with star quarterback Drake Maye. This finish in the season opener at Minnesota was a good first step. Noah Burnette made four field goals, t China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says 08/30/2024 02:05am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Sullivan���s first t