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Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections. Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible 05/09/2024 02:28am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month's time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from the bloc's global trendsetting climate policies. A Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation's sovereignty concerns 05/09/2024 12:00am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China. Tuvalu Prime Minister F Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border 05/08/2024 10:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants ��� a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border. It's meant to aff Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case 05/08/2024 09:08pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednes Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled 05/08/2024 09:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the 2-week-old pro 10 Best-Performing ETFs of 2024 05/08/2024 08:00pm • The stock market may have hit a snag in recent weeks, but all told the S&P 500 index of large-cap U.S. companies remains up about 8.8% in 2024. That's pretty good for just four months and some change -- but more importantly, that's just the average performance of the 500 largest companies on Wal Who Qualifies for Assisted Living: Requirements for Residents 05/08/2024 08:00pm • As individuals grow older, they may reach a point where they are still leading active and independent lives but need assistance in handling some day-to-day tasks. Transitioning from independent living to an assisted living facility may be a good solution for getting the care needed while maintaining How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child? 05/08/2024 08:00pm • Kids aren't cheap. That's the consensus among both the government and parents, but exactly how much kids cost is up for debate. For years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published an annual report that calculated the average cost of raising a child to adulthood, not including college expenses. T How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy 05/08/2024 08:00pm • A colonoscopy -- and the steps required to get one -- can cause a spike of anxiety, but don't worry. Understanding the health benefits and the correct way to prepare for this routine procedure can assuage any apprehension. Plus, if you have an upcoming colonoscopy, you're in good company. More than Rory McIlroy won't rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return 05/08/2024 07:35pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Rory McIlroy won���t be returning to the PGA Tour board, saying Wednesday a plan to replace Webb Simpson was met with resistance from board members. Simpson, one of six player-directors, recently offered to give up his seat ��� but only if McIlroy were to replace him. McIlro Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96 05/08/2024 06:59pm • FRESNO, Calif. (AP) ��� Pete McCloskey ��� a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day ��� has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican "in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt," he often said, McCloskey represented the 12th Congre California Supreme Court weighs removing a measure making it harder to raise taxes from the ballot 05/08/2024 06:48pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� The California Supreme Court is weighing whether to keep a measure off the November ballot that would make it harder for the state and local governments to raise taxes, in a legal battle pitting Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers against the business groups and taxpaye US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant 05/08/2024 06:47pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� The nation���s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn't comply with federal law. The Tennessee Valley Authority announced in April that it would replace Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules 05/08/2024 06:31pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on ���indoctrination��� in public schools. U.S. District Judge L Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here's why they will be named Scouting America 05/08/2024 06:29pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� After more than a century, Boy Scouts of America is rebranding as Scouting America, another major shakeup for an organization that once proudly resisted change. Founded 114 years ago, the Texas-based organization has recently been mired in turmoil over a flood of sexual abuse claims