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Las Vegas man pleads guilty in lucrative telemarketing scam 09/10/2024 04:44pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people into donating tens of millions of dollars to what they thought were charities, but were really political action committees or his own companies. Richard Zeitlin, 54, entered the plea t EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms 09/10/2024 04:17pm • Flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, contributing to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water, according to a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to state officials. The Monday Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits 09/10/2024 04:00pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state���s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care 09/10/2024 03:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later. They are a final group of 9/11 service members that comedian Jon Stewart, a champion for first responders, can't le Denard Robinson and Braylon Edwards are among former Michigan players suing NCAA and Big Ten Network 09/10/2024 03:21pm • Former Michigan football stars Denard Robinson and Braylon Edwards are suing the NCAA and Big Ten Network with other former Wolverines players, claiming they lost out on more than $50 million during their college careers because of the association's now-lifted ban on athletes being compensated for n Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes 09/10/2024 02:51pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies. The European Union���s top court rejecte During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low 09/10/2024 02:47pm • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) ��� Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress ��� an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires ha Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti 09/10/2024 02:07pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Tuesday that his country would send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs. The 20 soldiers and four police officers are scheduled to US-Audiobooks-Top-10 09/10/2024 02:00pm • Nonfiction 1. Don���t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen, narrated by the author (Joseph Nguyen) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. Good Energy by Casey Means, MD, and Calley Means, narrated by Casey Means, MD (Penguin Audio) 4. The Dragon���s Prop Sports on TV for Wednesday, Sept. 11 09/10/2024 01:55pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Sept. 11 COLLEGE GOLF 11:30 a.m. GOLF ��� The Folds of Honor Collegiate: Final Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich. 4:30 p.m. GOLF ��� The Folds of Honor Collegiate: Final Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Starbucks' new CEO wants to recapture the coffeehouse vibe 09/10/2024 01:45pm • Starbucks��� new chairman and CEO said Tuesday that he plans to focus on improving service ��� particularly during the morning rush ��� and reestablishing stores as gathering places as he takes over at the struggling coffee giant. In an open letter on the Seattle coffee giant's website, Brian Niccol Raise a (shot) glass to Wild Turkey���s ���Buddha of Bourbon��� 09/10/2024 01:32pm • LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) ��� As bourbon fans flocked to the Wild Turkey visitors' center, sitting near the entrance was no ordinary greeter. Jimmy Russell, who has lived through so much of the distillery's rich history, was at his post as a goodwill ambassador, signing whiskey bottles, posing for phot Steelers preparing to start Justin Fields against the Broncos while Russell Wilson deals with injury 09/10/2024 01:25pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The Pittsburgh Steelers are planning to stick with Justin Fields over an injured Russell Wilson as they get ready for a trip to Denver in Week 2. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday the Steelers (1-0) ���are preparing as if Justin is going to be our quarterback��� with Wilson's status Loudoun Co. courthouse named for civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston 09/10/2024 01:19pm • Loudoun County's historic courthouse, in Leesburg, Virginia, now bears the name of groundbreaking civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston, whose arguments within its walls led to U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and more equitable education for area families. After graduating from Harvard Law S A Libyan city scarred by flooding that killed thousands tries to rebuild a year later 09/10/2024 12:25pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) ��� A year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people, its residents no longer hold out hope of finding many of their loved ones. For Libya, the disaster on the night of Sept. 10 was unpreceden