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Maryland officials prepare for beginning of Bay Bridge summer traffic 05/19/2024 03:49pm • Memorial Day is one of the busiest traffic days of the year, especially on the way to Maryland's Eastern Shore. In preparation for the increase in traffic, Maryland Transportation Authority police officers conducted "high visibility traffic enforcement" along US-50 near the Bay Bridge on Friday. Luton relegated from Premier League after one season 05/19/2024 03:46pm • LUTON, England (AP) ��� Luton has been relegated after just one season in the Premier League. The team lost 4-2 at home to Fulham on the final day of the season on Sunday and joins Sheffield United and Burnley in going down to the second-tier Championship. Luton needed to beat Fulham and for Notting The gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical 'Emilia Perez' lights up Cannes 05/19/2024 03:41pm • CANNES, France (AP) ��� On paper, Jacques Audiard's buzzed-about Cannes Film Festival entry ���Emilia Perez��� would not seem anything like a good idea for a movie. The film, which premiered Saturday in Cannes, is probably the first movie that can sincerely be compared to both ���Sicario��� and ��� Will Power suffers engine hiccup as Chevrolet and Honda struggle ahead of Indy 500 qualifying 05/19/2024 02:09pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Will Power experienced the seventh engine issue for Chevrolet in two days of Indianapolis 500 qualifying when his Team Penske entry sputtered Sunday during practice ahead of the afternoon pole shootout. The manufacturer had six engine problems on Saturday, when Power joined tea In Oregon's Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats 05/19/2024 02:05pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party���s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a critical presidential election year. The state���s 3rd Congressional District, which includes much of libe French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia 05/19/2024 12:56pm • Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous pe Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to opening ceremony in Paris 05/19/2024 10:45am • GENEVA (AP) ��� With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. The former Beatle has let ���We All Stand Together��� ��� the signature tune from an award-winning animated film he wrote and produced 40 years ago �� P.J. Washington's free throws finish rally as Mavericks beat Thunder 117-116 to reach West finals 05/19/2024 09:10am • DALLAS (AP) ��� Kyrie Irving probably wondered if his uncanny run of closeout victories without a loss in his career was finally near an end. The streak lives, and the Dallas Mavericks are through to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons. P.J. Washington Jr. made two fre University of Virginia health psychologist on how cancer can affect mental health 05/19/2024 07:44am • Kim Penberthy of the University of Virginia says treatment for cancer can be just as challenging for a patient���s mental health as the diagnosis. ���Mental health challenges can create the cycle with the stress and things like impacting your sleep, that then weaken the immune system," Penberthy The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it 05/19/2024 07:42am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she's willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats re Japanese authorities urge caution after wild bears attack several people in the northeast 05/19/2024 06:50am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japanese authorities have warned residents to be aware of wild bears in the country's northeast after several people were attacked, including police officers. A bear about 1 meter (3 feet) in size was captured in Fukushima prefecture Sunday by officials in charge of wildlife damage, Mets closer Edwin D��az open to different role as struggles mount and confidence wanes 05/19/2024 04:27am • MIAMI (AP) ��� Edwin D��az is open to a change to help ignite the slumping New York Mets ��� even if that means losing his job as closer. Amid a terrible start to the season in which he's blown two consecutive save chances and three of his last four, the star reliever with a $102 million contract sa Former South Africa leader Zuma promises jobs and free education as he launches party manifesto 05/19/2024 03:14am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� Former South African President Jacob Zuma Saturday lamented the high levels of poverty among black South Africans and promised to create jobs and tackle crime as he launched his new political party's manifesto ahead of the country's much anticipated elections. He told thousands Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks 05/19/2024 02:17am • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) ��� Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. ���I don���t think I could work without a phone in my line of business,��� she said, as requests came in for her signature dish, a tr Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall 05/19/2024 01:43am • JACUM��, M��xico (AP) ��� Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp ���chi-ca-go,��� a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence. A quail on the Mexican side called back,