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Florida now counts 1 million more registered Republican voters than Democrats 08/12/2024 06:23pm • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida has 1 million more Republican registered voters than Democrats, elections officials revealed, further cementing its status as a conservative hotbed. There are 5.3 million active Republican voters compared to 4.3 million active Democratic voters, according to fi French rugby players accused of sexual assault in Argentina are released from house arrest 08/12/2024 06:10pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Two professional French rugby players were released from house arrest in Argentina on Monday but must remain in the country while they await trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault after an Argentine court order. The court decision in Argentina���s western city North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance bids goodbye after 21 titles 08/12/2024 06:02pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.J. (AP) ��� Anson Dorrance���s unmatched success in college athletics began in an era when he was coaching two soccer teams at North Carolina. There was little time for anything else, other than coaching. Going away on vacation was time away from the job, and Dorrance wanted his teams The New York Times says it will stop endorsing candidates in New York elections 08/12/2024 05:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The New York Times editorial board will stop endorsing candidates in New York elections, the paper's opinion editor said Monday. The editorial board, which operates independently from the paper���s newsroom, will continue to make endorsements in presidential elections. In a stateme Pennsylvania man accused of voting in 2 states faces federal charges 08/12/2024 05:34pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� A man faces federal charges that he voted in both Florida and in Pennsylvania for the 2020 presidential election, and twice in Pennsylvania during the November 2022 election. The U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia said Friday it had filed five charges against 62-year-old Stock market today: Wall Street holds relatively steady ahead of big tests coming later in the week 08/12/2024 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet Monday to finish mixed, as markets around the world stabilized following a wild week of extreme swings. The S&P 500 finished little changed, edging up by less than 0.01%, after flipping between small gains and losses through the day. The Dow Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he's a target 08/12/2024 05:12pm • Donald Trump was once a cheerleader of publicizing hacked materials. ���Russia, if you're listening,��� Trump said during a press conference in his 2016 presidential run, when Hillary Clinton's deleted personal emails were a hot topic, ���I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missin Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris' campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI 08/12/2024 04:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit's airport as Democrat Kamala Harris arrived for a campaign rally was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence. Reporters, photographers Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? 08/12/2024 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, ���Thank you for bringing back the joy.��� The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket ���joyful warriors.��� Co Injured Ferguson police officer wanted to improve department 'from the inside,' ex-supervisor says 08/12/2024 04:24pm • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) ��� A Black police officer who was critically injured during a protest marking the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson 10 years ago wanted to make ���a difference from inside��� the department and follow in the footsteps of his father, who was also a police officer, a former superv How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 8/12/2024 08/12/2024 04:20pm • Wall Street is closing mixed after drifting through a quiet day of trading, as markets around the world stabilize following a wild week. The S&P 500 was little changed Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2%. The majority of U.S. stocks fell, but 'What you see, I might not see': All staff members at this DC school receive student mental health training 08/12/2024 04:07pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. At Howard University Middle School of Mathemati Northeast DC community members call for safety upgrades along South Dakota Avenue 08/12/2024 03:47pm • Every time Sara Wilkinson leaves her house to walk somewhere, she said she fears for her life. She lives near the intersection of Taylor Street and South Dakota Avenue in Northeast D.C., and for years, her son attended a school along the busy corridor. It was about a half-mile away, but Wi Scouting teams in the preseason AP Top 25, from No. 1 Georgia to No. 10 Florida State to No. 25 Iowa 08/12/2024 03:30pm • A breakdown of teams in the preseason AP Top 25 college football poll released Monday: No. 1 Georgia 2023 finish: 13-1, No. 4 final ranking. Coach: Kirby Smart, ninth season. Key games: vs. No. 14 Clemson at Atlanta, Aug. 31; at No. 5 Alabama, Sept. 28; at No. 4 Texas, Oct. 19; vs. No. 15 Tennessee, After fire struck Maui's Upcountry, residents of one town looked to themselves to prep for next one 08/12/2024 03:26pm • In the days after wildfire ripped through a rural neighborhood in the Maui mountain town of Kula, residents were determined to do what they could to prevent a repeat. With donated hoses and some impromptu training, some even learned how to open a standpipe to attack flames themselves if needed. It��