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Cancer-stricken Belarusian political prisoner is released after authoritarian president's promise 07/03/2024 02:30pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� A prominent Belarusian opposition politician suffering from a severe form of cancer was released Wednesday from prison, his son-in-law said, three years after his arrest in the crackdown on dissent by the country's authoritarian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko. Ryhor Kastusiou Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election 07/03/2024 02:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� By the time Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into her third fundraiser since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate last week, she had her routine down. Yes, she conceded to a few dozen donors in San Francisco, the president's performance was ���not his finest hour.��� Howe Virginia lawmakers strike deal to repeal restrictions on military tuition program 07/03/2024 02:17pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� After weeks of disagreement, Virginia lawmakers have reached a deal to repeal new restrictions on a program that offers free college tuition at state schools for families of military veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. Senate Finance Chair L Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades 07/03/2024 02:16pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Israel's aggressive expansion in the West Bank reflects Review: Eddie Murphy brings 'Beverly Hills Cop' back to comedic form in nostalgic 4th installment 'Axel F' 07/03/2024 02:03pm • After rescuing ���SNL��� and sharing the big screen with Nick Nolte in ���48 Hrs.��� (1982) and Dan Aykroyd in ���Trading Places��� (1983), Eddie Murphy became a blockbuster leading man as the fast-talking Axel Foley in ���Beverly Hills Cop��� (1984). Directed by Martin Brest, the fish-out-of-wa 'The Jamie Raskin Oratorio': Life of Maryland congressman interpreted in classical music piece 07/03/2024 01:59pm • Sometimes the written word isn't enough ��� even if the story being told is a vivid, passionate, at times tragic, tale. "The Jamie Raskin Oratorio" portrays the life of the Maryland congressman in a classical music piece. Poetry by Anne Becker ��� Takoma Park's former poet laureate ��� ada One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics 07/03/2024 01:58pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Once a year, law professor Moraima ���Mo��� Ivory usually brings celebrities like Steve Harvey, Ludacris and Rick Ross into her Georgia State University classroom for some entertainment legal talk. But this time, she's taking her next lesson across the Atlantic Ocean, from Atlan Microsoft will pay $14M to settle allegations it discriminated against employees who took leave 07/03/2024 01:32pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against employees who took protected leave, including parental and disability, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday. The pro Quest Diagnostics, Southwest Airlines rise; Simulations Plus falls, Wednesday, 7/3/2024 07/03/2024 01:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Southwest Airlines Co., up 29 cents to $28.58. The airline adopted a shareholder rights plan in an effort to stave off a potential takeover by activist investor Elliott Investment Management. Newmont Corp., u Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent 07/03/2024 01:12pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egypt���s new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday with major changes in the defense, foreign ministry and economy portfolios as the country faces mounting public discontent and conflicts in neighboring nations. Years of economic mismanagement, the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout of wa In the UK election campaign���s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour���s Starmer eyes victory 07/03/2024 12:33pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn���t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain���s prime minister is in its final hours. United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on Sunak���s 20 months Renowned Nazi hunter in France advises Jews to choose far right over far left in elections 07/03/2024 12:27pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Days ahead of France's crucial parliamentary elections, renowned Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld is sticking to his advice that if voters are faced with a duel between Marine Le Pen���s far-right National Rally and a far-left competitor, they should choose the far right. The advice from K Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say 07/03/2024 12:23pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state. The judges issued their order Tuesday night in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by the Mississippi State Conf Southwest Air adopts 'poison pill' as activist investor Elliott takes significant stake in company 07/03/2024 11:44am • Southwest Airlines has adopted a ���poison pill��� following activist investor Elliott Investment Management taking a significant stake in the company. The airline said Wednesday that the shareholder rights plan is effective immediately and expires in a year. Southwest shareholders would need to giv Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety 07/03/2024 11:13am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water fo