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Verstappen comfortable in Barcelona as Sainz hopes to showcase his talent in home F1 race 06/21/2024 12:28pm • MONTMELO, Spain (AP) ��� The Spanish Grand Prix is where Max Verstappen broke through as a teenager and has gone on to win the past two years. It's the perfect place to suppress any hopes his Red Bull could be beatable. The race just north of Barcelona this weekend kicks off a run of three grand pri A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave 06/21/2024 12:12pm • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) ��� A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Montenegrin authorities said that an outage that la Musical 'From Here' explores life before and after the Pulse nightclub massacre 06/21/2024 11:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Playwright Donald Rupe didn't intend to write a musical about the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida. What he wanted to write about was his friends. But the more he dug into it, the more he returned to his hometown's 2016 trauma. ���The Pulse connection really was not pla Takeaways from AP's report on Philippines governor's interest in natural gas 06/21/2024 11:17am • BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) ��� The Philippines is engaged in a major buildout of natural gas power at a time when scientists say the world needs to urgently phase out fossil fuel use because of climate change. Analysts say Filipinos will likely pay more for their electricity and that additional futu Low-paying management jobs could get a pay boost next week thanks to new overtime rules 06/21/2024 11:10am • Barring last minute court intervention, the Department of Labor's new rules on overtime pay for "white collar" jobs go into effect July 1, raising the threshold for salary exemptions for required time-and-a-half overtime beyond a 40-hour workweek. The salary threshold for exempt employees ��� mos Texas-based Friedkin Group enters exclusive talks for majority stake of Premier League Everton 06/21/2024 10:58am • The Texas-based Friedkin Group is in exclusive discussions to buy a majority stake in Everton, the Premier League club said Friday. Friedkin Group includes Italian soccer team Roma in its portfolio of companies that cover the worlds of automotive, entertainment, hospitality, sports and adventure. E What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from a betting controversy to Farage's ambition 06/21/2024 10:54am • LONDON (AP) ��� The U.K.'s general election campaign is less than two weeks away now, and the prevailing trends don't appear to have changed much. The left-of-center Labour Party is the clear favorite to defeat Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, with Keir Starmer looking set to replace him Reds, Brewers, Nationals are on pace to post highest stolen-base totals of any MLB team since 1990s 06/21/2024 10:44am • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� Cincinnati���s Elly De La Cruz understands how much of a distraction he causes to opposing pitchers whenever he gets on base. ���It seems like they get a little bit nervous right there when I go out there,��� De La Cruz, who has a major league-leading 37 steals, said through a tra Sports on TV for June 24 - 30 06/21/2024 10:00am • Adv22 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, June 24 COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN ��� College World Series: TBD, Finals - Game 3, Omaha, Neb. (If Necessary) OLYMPIC TRIALS 8 p.m. NBC ��� 2024 U.S. Summer Olympic Trials: Track and Field - Finals, Eugene, Ore. SOCCER ( The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here���s the state of abortion rights now in the US 06/21/2024 09:57am • Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. The June 24, 2022, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization sparked legislative action, protest an AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah's state primaries 06/21/2024 09:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Anti-Trump Republicans lost their standard-bearer in the Senate when Sen. Mitt Romney announced he wouldn���t seek a second term. On Tuesday, Utah voters will decide whether a similar brand of politics can still succeed in Republican primaries. Even before Romney announced he wou AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primaries 06/21/2024 09:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Colorado���s congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in Tuesday���s state primaries after a retirement, a resignation and a relocation have ensured that at least a third of the state���s population will have new representation in Washington next year. Tuesday���s primaries w As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign 06/21/2024 07:53am • PARIS (AP) ��� The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country���s legislative elections. The anti-immigration National Rally party, which has This is how those pesky political campaigns got your phone number 06/21/2024 07:42am • Q: Why am I getting bombarded with political text messages and how can I stop them? A: The marketing world figured out years ago that text messaging is the best way to ensure a message gets to its intended audience. Studies suggest that 98% of text messages are read and responses occur within An ex-gun lobbyist is revising New Zealand's gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque attack 06/21/2024 06:27am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� New Zealand���s government will overhaul the tighter gun laws introduced after a deadly mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago, because they put excessive burdens on gun owners who feel vilified by law enforcement and the public, the lawmaker leading the