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North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses 05/08/2024 06:01pm • SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) ��� North Macedonia elected its first woman president Wednesday as the governing Social Democrats suffered historic losses in twin presidential and parliamentary elections. Conservative-backed Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, a 70-year-old law professor, was declared the win Safety concerns generate community discussion at Montgomery County's Kennedy High School 05/08/2024 06:00pm • Concerns about safety and reports of drug use on campus at Kennedy High School in Montgomery County caused the Parent Teacher Student Association to call for a community meeting to discuss ways the school system and county officials can do more to keep the Maryland school safe. Last month, Kenned Judge grills Apple exec about whether company is defying order to enable more iPhone payment options 05/08/2024 05:49pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services. The verbal sp Illinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition 05/08/2024 05:30pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. Republicans are complaining that they changed the rules mid-game. The Legislature's majority party speedily made the change last week by introducing the proposal, shepherding it Underpaid and overworked. Colleges, universities having trouble hiring, retaining athletic trainers 05/08/2024 05:06pm • Colleges and universities are having a difficult time hiring, recruiting and retaining members of their athletic training staffs because of a number of below-market conditions, a survey shows. The survey, by the National Athletics Trainers' Association and the American College of Sports Medicine, of After appearing on red carpet at Met Gala, Nelly Korda goes for a sixth straight win on LPGA Tour 05/08/2024 04:18pm • CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) ��� Things are going well for Nelly Korda these days, that's for sure. The 25-year-old has won a record-tying five straight tournament starts. She has the No. 1 ranking in the world, along with the 2024 lead in earnings, scoring average and points for the player of the year award. How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/8/2024 05/08/2024 04:18pm • Stock drifted to a mixed close as Wall Street remains in a lull. The S&P 500 closed little changed Wednesday, after a big three-day winning streak gave way to a tiny gain the prior day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. Uber Technologies slumped af Uber, Shopify fall; Lyft, Arista Networks rise, Wednesday, 5/8/2024 05/08/2024 04:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Uber Technologies Inc., down $4.03 to $66.40. The ride-hailing company reported a surprising first-quarter loss and disappointing bookings results. Shopify Inc., down $14.32 to $62.73. The cloud-based commerc Republican congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks 05/08/2024 03:44pm • Two Republican congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools with federal protection from legal challenges that stand in the way of their ability to govern college sports. The Protect the Ball Act is sponsored by Reps. Russell Fry of Sout Sports on TV for Thursday, May 9 05/08/2024 03:30pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, May 9 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 5:30 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Melbourne at Carlton 4:55 a.m. (Friday) FS2 ��� AFL: Port Adelaide at Geelong BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE Noon NBATV ��� US Monastir vs. APR, Diamniadio, Senegal 3 p.m. NBATV Goaltender interference debate is alive and well in the NHL playoffs after 1st-round controversy 05/08/2024 03:29pm • Minutes after his team was knocked out of the NHL playoffs in a game that included two disallowed goals because of goaltender interference, Jon Cooper was careful to say those calls weren't the reason the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the series. He still had a problem with them. Cooper, a two-time Stanl Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates nationwide 05/08/2024 03:20pm • Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection. The Dallas-based company, which operates more than 30 hospitals nationwide, said it does not expect any interruptions in its hospitals��� day-to-day operations, which t Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy 05/08/2024 02:48pm • TORGIANO, Italy (AP) ��� The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into ���Made in Italy��� as integral to the brand���s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generati The��$230 billion donor-advised fund industry gets an IRS hearing 05/08/2024 02:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Congress and the Biden administration are considering what, if anything, should be done to tighten restrictions on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes. Driving the debates are questions about whether the cou Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say 05/08/2024 02:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules require vaccination for dogs that have been in countries where rabies is comm