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The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls 06/10/2024 02:35am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections. Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament Lewiston survivors consider looming election as gun control comes to forefront after mass shooting 06/10/2024 12:56am • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Ben Dyer hasn't decided how he'll vote in one of the nation's most closely watched congressional elections this year, but he knows guns will be on his mind when he casts his ballot. And he's pretty sure he won't be the only one. Dyer, a 47-year-old father of two, was shot fi Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote 06/09/2024 10:10pm • PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday. The legislati Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement 06/09/2024 09:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway station would be renamed to commemorate the Stonewall riots that galvanized the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, under legislation approved by state lawmakers as they wrapped up their session this month. The state Legislature approved a bill Wednesday directin Central African Republic government suspends Chinese mining company for alleged ties to armed groups 06/09/2024 09:05pm • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The government of the Central African Republic suspended a Chinese mining company’s operations in the country, accusing it of cooperating with armed militias, a government decree said. The country's ministry of mines accused Daqing SARL, a Chinese gold and Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz 06/09/2024 08:59pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union and made major gains in parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron. On a night where the 27-member bloc palpably shifted to the right, Italian Pr NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 Results 06/09/2024 08:39pm • Sunday At Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Lap length: 1.99 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 110 laps, 48 points. 2. (12) Michael McDowell, Ford, 110, 40. 3. (26) Chris Buescher, Ford, 110, 44. 4. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 110, 40. 5. (9) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet Venezuela's ruling party tests its organizing efforts ahead of next month's presidential election 06/09/2024 08:11pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — With its decades-long grip on power under threat, Venezuela’s ruling party on Sunday tested a voter organizing campaign aimed at shoring up President Nicolás Maduro's bid for a third term. The assessment followed weeks of efforts by local organizers of the United Socia Here's what happened in some key countries in the EU Parliament elections 06/09/2024 08:04pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the EU elections. Voters cast ballots in two dozen languages in 27 countries with scores of different campaign issues. So here’s a look at what happened in some key countries in the June 6-9 elections for a new European Parliament. FRANCE This wa Reasons to Take Social Security Late at Age 70 06/09/2024 08:00pm • You can claim Social Security as early as age 62, or you can wait until your full retirement age, which is 66 or 67 for most people. You could also opt to take benefits later, such as at age 70. While it may seem reasonable to start Social Security benefits as soon as possible, your monthly payments 7 Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy in 2024 06/09/2024 08:00pm • The first half of 2024 has been kind to semiconductor investors, with the benchmark iShares Semiconductor ETF (ticker: SOXX) up 25.5% year to date as of June 7. Despite a slowdown in the spring, global semiconductor sales increased 15.8% year over year in April and 1.1% on a monthly basis, according 9 of the Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 06/09/2024 08:00pm • Retirement investors face a challenging conundrum when choosing the best 401(k) funds: how to discern the value for the fees you pay. High fees can only be rationalized if a fund has consistently demonstrated an ability to outperform its benchmarks over the long haul. This brings us to a central deb Orbán's party takes most votes in Hungary's EU election, but new challenger scores big win 06/09/2024 07:54pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist party took the most votes in Sunday’s European Parliament elections but sharply underperformed its past dominance in a race that pitted the long-serving leader against a new challenger that has upended Orbán’s gri FC Dallas dismisses coach Nico Estevez after 3-8-5 start to the MLS season 06/09/2024 07:38pm • FC Dallas on Sunday dismissed coach Nico Estevez, who was in his third season with the team. Dallas has gone 3-8-5 this season and sits in second-to-last in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. Dallas, winless in its last five matches, was coming off a 1-1 draw on the road with Minnesota Unite IndyCar XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Results 06/09/2024 07:35pm • Sunday At Road America Plymouth, Wis. Lap length: 4.014 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 55 laps, Running. 2. (6) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 55, Running. 3. (8) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 55, Running. 4. (7) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 55,