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Record flooding threatens Washington as more heavy rain pounds the Northwest 12/10/2025 10:06pm • MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) ��� Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road closures a day earlier. In the Pacific Northwest, an atmospheric river wa Mexico's Congress approves tariff hikes on imports from China and others 12/10/2025 09:42pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s Congress approved Wednesday most of the tariff increases proposed by the government on more than 1,400 products imported from China and other countries that do not have free trade agreements with Mexico. The Senate passed the measure Wednesday evening, following the l The Latest: Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela 12/10/2025 08:24pm • President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro. It���s the Trump administration���s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcot Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ���Shopaholic��� novels, dies at 55 12/10/2025 08:16pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com ���Confessions of a Shopaholic��� sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer. The family said in a statement on Kinsella's Instagram account that "she died FACT FOCUS: Trump blames Biden for the agricultural trade deficit. It's not that simple 12/10/2025 08:15pm • As President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package this week to help U.S. farmers hurt by tariffs, he placed responsibility for the U.S. agricultural trade deficit on former President Joe Biden. But in casting blame elsewhere, he is ignoring other factors, including his own role. Cur Congress would target China with new restrictions in massive defense bill 12/10/2025 08:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a fragile truce in their trade war, but Congress is charging ahead with more restrictions in a defense authorization bill that would deny Beijing investments in highly sensitive sectors and reduce U.S. r European nations agree to consider weakening protections for migrants dating to WWII 12/10/2025 07:56pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� As sympathy for immigrants erodes around the world, European nations agreed Wednesday to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II. The consensus coalesced as mainstream political parties across Jeers as Real Madrid loses 2-1 to Man City and pressure grows on Alonso. Arsenal wins, PSG draws 12/10/2025 07:51pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� The pressure was already on Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso and a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday raised further questions about his future. Arsenal remains perfect in this season's competition and three points clear at the top of the st First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies 12/10/2025 07:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production. The sale came after President Donald Trump's administration recently announce NASCAR chairman Jim France stands firm on charter stance, citing parents' advice 12/10/2025 07:36pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� NASCAR Chairman Jim France had a stronger second day of testimony Wednesday as the final witness called by Michael Jordan���s side in the federal antitrust lawsuit against the racing series, explaining that advice from his late parents helped shape his stance against grantin Backed by his players, Xabi Alonso sees Real Madrid getting through its tough moment 12/10/2025 07:19pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Xabi Alonso thanked his players for their attitude after another defeat and said he was positive Real Madrid would overcome its slump soon. Madrid lost 2-1 to Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, remaining with only two wins in its last eight matches in all competiti Judge declines to halt execution of Georgia man seeking protection under pandemic agreement 12/10/2025 07:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A federal judge declined Wednesday to halt next week's scheduled execution of a Georgia man who argued that he should be shielded by an agreement reached during the COVID-19 pandemic that set conditions for the state to resume putting condemned people to death. Stacey Humphreys, 52, 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2026 12/10/2025 07:00pm • Finding the best blue-chip stocks to buy is never a simple task, especially when markets are shifting. Economic uncertainty, changing interest-rate expectations and the rapid evolution of technology make that task particularly difficult for 2026. That's why the best blue-chip stocks are established, How to Earn College Credit Through Dual Enrollment 12/10/2025 07:00pm • Dual enrollment programs help highly motivated high school students get a head start on their college education. For decades, the programs have allowed students to earn high school and college credit at the same time. Each year, about 2.5 million students take dual enrollment courses, according to t 7 Ways to Make Your Childbirth Easier 12/10/2025 07:00pm • Early in pregnancy, Molly Ercole already had an idea of what she wanted for her childbirth. "I didn't want to see a different doctor at every appointment," says Ercole, a non-profit communications manager in Pennsylvania. "I selected a practice with two women, got to know both of them well over the