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Loudoun Co. schools considering allowing students to carry Narcan 08/27/2024 07:49pm • Loudoun County Public Schools is considering letting students carry naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversing drug, at school. The idea is part of the Northern Virginia school district���s proposed changes to its student medication policy. The policy was discussed at a Student Services Committee me Opera Philadelphia cuts all tickets to $11 in 'pick your price' model, hoping to widen audience 08/27/2024 07:47pm • Opera Philadelphia is lowering all tickets to $11 under new general director Anthony Roth Costanzo, establishing a ���pick your price��� model aimed at widening the company���s audience. Costanzo announced Tuesday the company has raised $7 million since June 1 when he replaced David Devan, who retir Minnesota officials vote to tear down dam and bridge that nearly collapsed 08/27/2024 06:11pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed last month after a bout of heavy rain and prompted a federal emergency declaration will be torn down, officials said Tuesday. The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the Rapidan Dam near the c Pirates' Cruz planning to reach out to Tatis as he makes his move from shortstop to center field 08/27/2024 05:45pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Oneil Cruz is planning to reach out to Fernando Tatis Jr. They have a lot to talk about. Cruz said Tuesday he was disappointed when he was told by the Pittsburgh Pirates that he was moving from shortstop to center field. He thought he had done enough this season to stay in the in Immigrant families in limbo after judge puts U.S. program for spouses on hold 08/27/2024 05:26pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) ��� After President Joe Biden this summer announced a new U.S. citizenship pathway for immigrant spouses, Oscar Silva rushed to apply and was elated Monday when an email arrived confirming his appointment for a required biometric exam. But hours later, Silva received a jolt: a f Tour Championship has same venue. East Lake feels like a brand new course 08/27/2024 05:21pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The Tour Championship returns to East Lake for the 24th time. Xander Schauffele is not alone in feeling as though he is on a brand new course. East Lake went through an extensive renovation by architect Andrew Green, who most notably refurbished Oak Hill for the PGA Championship las Anaheim Ducks will move local broadcasts from Bally to over-the-air channel and streaming 08/27/2024 05:05pm • The Anaheim Ducks are the latest NHL team to move their local game broadcasts from a regional sports network to a combination of direct to consumer streaming and local broadcasts. The Ducks announced on Tuesday that 65 games next season will be on an over-the-air channel in Los Angeles. They are als Arlington's fire department is first in the state to invest in state-of-the-art heart monitors 08/27/2024 04:50pm • The Arlington County Fire Department in Virginia is rolling out new technology that it says can help save lives during medical emergencies. The LIFEPAK 35 cardiac monitor/defibrillator allows for continuous CPR, without interruption. It also sends a livestream of the cardiac incident to the h Maryland test results show small gains, nagging achievement gaps among demographic groups 08/27/2024 04:45pm • Maryland students showed minor improvements in math and English language arts last year, but still had wide gaps between demographic groups, according to standardized test scores released Tuesday morning by the state Department of Education. The State Board of Education��reviewed the data��Tuesda Harris campaign releases new ad to highlight plans to build 3 million homes and reduce inflation 08/27/2024 04:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years, a move designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Donald Trump's approach. Harris, the Democratic nom A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved 08/27/2024 04:20pm • VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) ��� A bald eagle is slowly recovering after surgeries in Missouri, the victim of a shooting that experts say is far too common for America's national bird and other raptors. The male eagle was found injured in central Missouri on July 11. A volunteer with the World Bird Sanctua Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83 08/27/2024 04:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country���s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday ���following a vali Editorial Roundup: United States 08/27/2024 04:15pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 25 The Washington Post says the U.S. is correct to weigh in as Mexico's rule of law is danger This clash was long overdue. Last Thursday, the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, published a statement lamenting Pre PGA Tour postseason could use a little variety in its venues: Analysis 08/27/2024 04:08pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The PGA Tour postseason could use a change in scenery. One solution that has no logistical possibility would be a new perk for the No. 1 seed. Along with starting the FedEx Cup finale with a two-shot lead, the top player would get to choose where to play the Tour Championship. The o Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors 08/27/2024 03:52pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Advocates say transgender patients are facing barriers to ���potentially life-saving health care" after a federal appeals court ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out. The decision handed down by the 11th U.