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Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling 06/28/2024 12:52am • BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service. Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Uruguay routs Bolivia 5-0 at Copa America as Núñez scores in 7th straight game 06/28/2024 12:27am • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Darwin Núñez and his Uruguayan teammates romped through Bolivia's defense as if it were a training game. Núñez scored in his seventh straight international match, a 5-0 rout on Thursday night that moved Uruguay a to the verge of a Copa America quarterfinal. “Ther Tim Weah's loss of composure leads to red card, costs United States at Copa America 06/27/2024 10:21pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Weah's momentary lapse in judgment could become a big blemish on his career. Especially if the United States fails to advance at the Copa America. Weah’s straight red card forced the U.S. to play with 10 men for the majority of the game against Panama. The Americans lost 2-1 o Capitals acquire winger Andrew Mangiapane in a trade with the Flames 06/27/2024 08:58pm • The Washington Capitals acquired winger Andrew Mangiapane in a trade Thursday night with the Calgary Flames. The Capitals sent a 2025 second-round pick the other way in the deal completed on the eve of the NHL draft. Washington general manager Brian MacLellan hours earlier said he was looking Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year 06/27/2024 08:57pm • Even in a busy year of elections around the world, the next few days stand out. Over the next week, voters go to the polls in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and in stalwart democracies — former imperial powers — Britain and France. In the U.S., P Historic NBA draft for France ends with 5 Frenchmen selected after starting with top 2 picks 06/27/2024 08:42pm • The NBA may have to rethink the timing of its annual draft. Not the month or the new two-day format, but a tweak to the hour the picks start coming off the board. Paris is six hours ahead of New York, so French basketball fans eager to see history had to stay up into the wee hours of Thursday mornin Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy 06/27/2024 08:24pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race as the country on Thursday prepared for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the polls to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. Amirhossein G Terps, including a legend, help use sports to impart life lessons on summer campers 06/27/2024 08:20pm • A summer camp hosted at the University of Maryland is trying to make playing sports more accessible for lower-income kids with a focus on important life lessons. The program, LiFESports, started at Ohio State University and is replicated at other colleges around the country. It provides middl What Is the Average Credit Score? 06/27/2024 08:00pm • The average FICO credit score in the U.S. is 717. The average VantageScore, another frequently used credit scoring model, is 702. "There are hundreds of different credit scores, and they all use the information in your credit report to generate a score," says Rod Griffin, senior director of consumer This Is Why You Might Be Responsible For Paying Your Parents' Medical Debts 06/27/2024 08:00pm • If you're like most Americans, handling the vast array of health care expenses is a major financial challenge. As those costs rise, so does anxiety. A February 2024 KFF Health Tracking poll found that 74% of respondents were worried about how they would pay for unexpected medical bills and health ca How to Practice Cycle Syncing With Workouts 06/27/2024 08:00pm • You may have already heard of cycle syncing. In the last few years, it's been spreading on the news and talked about by health influencers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Cycle syncing was introduced by integrative nutritionist Alisa Vitti in 2014, who wrote about it in her book "WomanCode." Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause 06/27/2024 08:00pm • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a medical treatment that uses estrogen and progestin, a form of progesterone, to help reduce symptoms women may have in perimenopause and menopause, when these hormones naturally decrease. Perimenopause refers to the four- to eight-year period leading up to meno How to Pick Stocks: 5 Things All Beginner Investors Should Know 06/27/2024 08:00pm • Picking stocks is an intimidating process. There are 11 different stock market sectors, 69 distinct industries, more than 8,000 securities and about 4,000 listed companies across the major U.S. exchanges. How on earth can anyone -- let alone a beginner -- go about intelligently choosing specific sto First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police 06/27/2024 07:54pm • A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officers for on-duty killings. After deliberating for thr The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling 06/27/2024 07:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The order was briefly posted on th