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Scorned umpire ��ngel Hern��ndez, who unsuccessfully sued MLB for racial discrimination, retires 05/28/2024 09:55am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Longtime umpire ��ngel Hern��ndez, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62-year-old Hern��ndez was often derided by players, managers and fans for missed calls a De Bruyne to lead Belgium at Euro 2024 with unretired Witsel 05/28/2024 09:27am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will lead a rejuvenated Belgium side including a once-retired Axel Witsel at the European Championship next month. De Bruyne and Witsel were on the 25-man list unveiled by coach Domenico Tedesco on Tuesday. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut C Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter? 05/28/2024 08:06am • Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that was fueled by international outrage over the civilian deaths and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel���s offensive. The joint decision by two Europe Target's chief food, essentials and beauty officer on innovation in the grocery aisle 05/28/2024 07:29am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Target has revamped its grocery aisles since the COVID-19 pandemic with items ranging from Korean foods and mocktails to barbecue-flavored trail mix as the discount retailer caters to shoppers who want to experiment while sticking to a budget. Like many retailers, Target noticed th The number of new German citizens hits another high last year, with many Syrians naturalized 05/28/2024 07:02am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Germany saw another big increase in the number of people gaining citizenship last year as large numbers of people from Syria helped push naturalizations up to their highest level since at least 2000, according to official data released Tuesday. About 200,100 people were granted Germa How are Montgomery Co. students breaking down barriers to mental health care in the AAPI community? 05/28/2024 06:52am • All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have some of the lowest rates of using me Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature passes changes seen as favoring China and diminishing power of president 05/28/2024 05:39am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature passes changes seen as favoring China and diminishing power of president. Montgomery Co. schools reach $300,000 settlement in lawsuit against former principal, lawyer says 05/28/2024 04:39am • Montgomery County Public Schools has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Joel Beidleman, former principal of Farquhar Middle School, who was at the center of multiple sexual harassment and bullying investigations by the Office of the Inspector General and the school system. Jerry Hyatt, an At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states 05/28/2024 03:07am • A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were ju Celtics rally late again to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finals 05/28/2024 12:40am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Derrick White stood stoically at midcourt as his teammates celebrated Monday night. He saw Jayson Tatum toss the ball high into the air, Al Horford run toward the coaching staff and looking for his son long before Jaylen Brown hoisted the Eastern Conference finals MVP trophy. E After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics 05/28/2024 12:09am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Terrified of being assaulted in a shelter, Pearl Marion couch surfed with family members and friends during last year's blistering summer so she didn't have to sleep outdoors. This year, the 65-year-old woman plans to spend Phoenix's dangerously hot summer nights in a former cafeter Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate 05/28/2024 12:05am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking lot last summer after telling her family she lost her money and home to a romance scam. But the car broke down, and the air conditioner stopped working, leaving her vulnerable to the dangerous desert heat. O A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India 05/27/2024 11:40pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� The weakening tropical storm Remal flooded dozens of coastal villages and left nearly 30 million people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least 10 people died in Bangladesh. About 3.7 million people along the coast were affected, said Bangla How to Evaluate Law School Externships, Study Away and Study Abroad Programs 05/27/2024 08:00pm • If you choose the right law school program, you will hopefully join a campus where you feel at home as you encounter peers, professors, classes and activities that fit your interests. That said, once you have made it through the tough first year of a J.D. program and realize you still have two years 7 Best Vanguard Funds for Beginner Investors 05/27/2024 08:00pm • When it comes to selecting funds, beginner investors should focus on the "knowns" rather than the "unknowns." 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