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China's diesel trucks are shifting to electric. That could change global LNG and diesel demand 11/19/2025 06:29am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ��� China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel. By the first half of 2025, battery-powered trucks accounted for 2 Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich world to do more against climate disasters 11/19/2025 04:57am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� In South Africa ���s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by heavy rains. Without the nets, the shacks of low-lying Alexandra on the outskirts of Johann What former leader Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh 11/19/2025 03:11am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� This week's sentencing to death of Bangladesh���s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity is seen by her opponents as a chance to move forward for a nation traumatized by the scale of the violent uprising that drove her from power into exi Freeman scores twice as US routs Uruguay 5-1, heads into World Cup year with 5-game unbeaten streak 11/18/2025 11:47pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� Alex Freeman scored twice and Sebastian Berhalter and Diego Luna had one goal each as the United States overwhelmed Uruguay with a four-goal first half in a 5-1 win on Tuesday night to head into a World Cup year with a five-game unbeaten streak. Tanner Tessmann added a 68th-minu No. 17 Michigan State gets an unexpected 3-point barrage to beat No. 12 Kentucky 11/18/2025 10:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tom Izzo had some nit-picking to do even after 17th-ranked Michigan State pulled away to beat No. 12 Kentucky 83-66 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. The Hall of Fame coach also pointed out a major positive. ���We made some shots,��� Izzo said. ���I don���t know. Did we ma Lee Grant, blacklisted during McCarthyism, is speaking out against Florida's teaching standards 11/18/2025 09:43pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� At 100 years old, Lee Grant knows the cost of McCarthyism better than almost anyone else on the planet. One of the last surviving actors to be blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare, the Academy Award-winning performer is speaking out against Florida's new social Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk 11/18/2025 09:06pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their carbon emissio Host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues at COP30 and some see cause for optimism 11/18/2025 07:48pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� As United Nations climate talks bubble to a critical point, negotiators on Tuesday were pressured to ensure that oil ��� along with fossil fuels coal and natural gas ��� won't be burned in the future. Although the conference, known as COP30, is scheduled to run through Friday, Here's Why Future Doctors Should Consider Specialized��Medical��School��Loans 11/18/2025 07:00pm • The average 2025 medical school graduate paid nearly $230,000 for their professional degree, according to data collected by the Education Data Initiative. Few -- if any -- students are able to pay that cost out of pocket. Instead, medical students typically turn to loans to cover the cost of attenda The 7 Best Vanguard Funds for Retirement 11/18/2025 07:00pm • Vanguard differs greatly from most other asset managers and mutual fund companies. Organized as a mutual company, the firm is ultimately owned by the shareholders who invest in its funds. When you invest in Vanguard funds, you become a partner as well as a customer. The firm also sets itself apart f Say When: These Credit Cards Let You Change Your Due Date 11/18/2025 07:00pm • As Americans work to lower their credit card balances, you might be trying to get your ducks in a row when it comes to your finances. If you've realized your life would be so much easier if you could just move your credit card due date, I've got good news for you. 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Amid all that, Maryland chose patience with Mike Locksley. Athletic director Jim Smith announced his support for Locksley on Sunday, ending speculation about the coach's Energy Department loans $1B to help finance the restart of nuclear reactor on Three Mile Island 11/18/2025 06:46pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday that it will loan $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island that is under contract to supply power to data centers for tech giant Microsoft. The loan is in line with the pr