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Loudoun County approves plan to close schools for 4 extra days so teachers can finish trainings 06/13/2024 04:27am • Students in Loudoun County are getting four extra days off next year, as part of a plan to close schools so teachers can finish trainings. On Tuesday night, the Virginia district's school board unanimously voted to approve the plan, ending a nearly monthlong process to figure out how to get teach Kennedy Center hosts 'Don't Tell Seth! An Evening with the Seth Meyers Writers' 06/13/2024 04:03am • You might recognize him from the Sonic "Two Guys" commercials or as a frequent host of "Wait Wait ��� Don't Tell Me!" But did you know he wrote for many years on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," who was also the best man in his wedding? Now, Peter Grosz brings "Don't Tell Seth! An Evening with Republican candidates for Utah's open US House seat split on aid for Ukraine 06/13/2024 12:34am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� All five Republicans battling for Utah's only open U.S. House seat agreed in a debate Wednesday that they see an urgent need to reduce federal spending, but only some said cutting military aid to Ukraine would be an effective way to achieve that goal. The crowded pool of cand In initial win for Argentine President Milei, senators approve his key bills after violent protests 06/12/2024 11:52pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s Senate narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Miliei, delivering an initial legislative victory to the libertarian leader in his efforts to enact his promises of radical change. Senators voted 37 to 36 late Wedn AP PHOTOS: Nomadic Muslim devotees throng a forest shrine in disputed Kashmir 06/12/2024 11:10pm • BABA NAGRI, India (AP) ��� The road to the Baba Nagri forest shrine in India-controlled Kashmir was a colorful spectacle. Tens of thousands of men in vibrant attires, henna-dyed beards and bright headgears thronged the Muslim shrine nestled at the base of a mountain to pay their obeisance last week. Bellinger hits 3-run homer in the 7th, Neris struggles again in 9th before Cubs beat Rays 4-3 06/12/2024 10:57pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Tampa Bay Rays for a 4-3 victory Wednesday night. Cubs closer H��ctor Neris allowed Jos�� Caballero���s solo homer in the ninth before earning his 10th save in 13 chances. The Jerry West remembered with moment of silence before Game 3 of NBA Finals 06/12/2024 10:46pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Jerry West was remembered at the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. The NBA and the fans at Game 3 in Dallas paid tribute to the life of the Basketball Hall of Famer with a pregame video tribute and moment of silence before the game. West died earlier Wednesday at the age of 86. ABC broa Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not 06/12/2024 10:37pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that mediators would keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal for Gaza after Hamas proposed changes to a U.S.-backed plan, some of which he said were ���workable��� and some not. The back-and-forth laid bare frustration ove DC Council reverses cuts by mayor and passes 2025 budget 06/12/2024 10:05pm • By unanimous voice vote, the D.C. Council approved the $21 billion fiscal year 2025 budget on Wednesday, reversing budget cuts requested by Mayor Muriel Bowser. "The budget the mayor proposed was criticized as less about 'shared sacrifice' and more about cutting programs that help the last, the l Pulisic offsets Rodrygo goal as US gains 1-1 tie against Brazil in last Copa America warmup 06/12/2024 09:59pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Four days after one of their worst matches, Christian Pulisic and the U.S. soccer team stopped an 11-game losing streak to Brazil with a spirted 1-1 draw that left them with a positive mindset heading into the Copa America. Pulisic scored in 26th minute to offset Rodrygo���s 1 The Trump campaign opens a new outreach office in a heavily Latino part of Pennsylvania 06/12/2024 09:21pm • READING, Pa. (AP) ��� The pastor opened with a prayer in Spanish, asking that the Lord's spirit and guidance direct the proceedings without offering an English translation. Most of the around 50 attendees were white and weren't appearing to follow along, though they knew enough to sing out ���Amen!� Macron suspends voting reform in New Caledonia that had sparked violence 06/12/2024 09:20pm • PARIS (AP) ��� French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday the suspension of controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia, following a spate of deadly unrest in the French Pacific territory. The reforms, which would have altered voting rights, are feared by the Indigenous Kanak people who DeSantis appointees bury the hatchet with Disney by approving new development deal 06/12/2024 09:15pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees on Wednesday gave final approval to an agreement that buries the hatchet between Disney and the governing district for Walt Disney World, which the Florida governor took over after the company two years ago publicly opposed a state law critics dub Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86 06/12/2024 09:01pm • The NBA has never confirmed the worst-kept secret in basketball, that Jerry West is the player whose silhouette is depicted in the league���s logo. There���s probably a reason for that: West never wanted to be the logo. ���I���m just part of the game,��� West said in a 2021 interview. ���I never wan Spot Ether ETFs Could Eclipse Bitcoin ETFs' Impact 06/12/2024 08:00pm • If the Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds represented a watershed moment for cryptocurrency, the arrival of spot Ether ETFs on Wall Street could be nothing short of revolutionary. In a move that caught even the most bullish crypto cheerleaders off gua