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Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election 04/25/2024 03:08pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats' election playbook in North Carolina, which for 2024 will include what abortion-rights advocates call an unprecedented investment in get-out-the-vote efforts. Planned Parenthood affiliated groups in North Carolina announced on T USA Track & Field expands its maternity policy to give athletes more time to work their way back 04/25/2024 02:49pm • U.S. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons sent numerous emails to those in the track community raising concerns over a gap in health care insurance coverage for new mothers who still wanted to compete. Those baby steps turned into big strides as USA Track & Field unveiled a program Thursday that ex Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change his glove because of white in American flag patch 04/25/2024 02:39pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch. Manager Craig Counsell went to insert Little with one out in the seventh inning. But as the 6-foot-8 left-hand MLB Players Weekend returns from Aug. 16-18 but without nicknames on jerseys 04/25/2024 02:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Major League Baseball is relaunching Players Weekend with special caps but without the nicknames on jerseys that marked the initial three events from 2017-19. MLB said Thursday that events will take place from Aug. 16-18 and feature different details of players��� lives each day: f Scottish leader faces battle for survival after ending power-sharing deal over climate change clash 04/25/2024 02:08pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Scotland's leader is facing a fight for his political survival after he ended a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. Thursday's decision by First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party to tear u Texans' Will Anderson Jr. is back at the NFL draft, encouraging youngsters, promoting new cleats 04/25/2024 02:05pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Will Anderson Jr. is back at the NFL draft a year after the Houston Texans selected the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year with the third pick overall. Anderson and New Orleans Saints edge rusher Chase Young joined Klutch Athletics founder Rich Paul this week for the reveal of New Bala 'Struggling' Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is hoping patience pays off soon against the Rangers 04/25/2024 01:56pm • ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) ��� Alex Ovechkin has just one shot on goal through the first two games of the Washington Capitals' first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers, which they trail 2-0. Coach Spencer Carbery acknowledged after the Game 2 loss this week that Ovechkin is ���struggling� A passenger's guide to new refund rules for airlines 04/25/2024 01:52pm • Starting in about six months, air travelers will have an easier time getting a refund when things go wrong on a U.S. airline. In most cases, inconvenienced fliers won't have to do a single thing to get their money back. Wednesday, the��Biden administration issued final rules to require air ACC Spring Wrap: League champ Florida State and ACC deal with quarterback changes 04/25/2024 01:31pm • Florida State coach Mike Norvell, like most every other coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference and across the sport, has spent the spring handling change. He hopes it can lead to another league title and a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. The biggest new addition for the Seminoles is The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case 04/25/2024 12:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump���s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts. Otherwise, they Macron outlines his vision for Europe to become an assertive global power as war in Ukraine rages on 04/25/2024 12:49pm • PARIS (AP) ��� French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that Europe could ���die��� if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia���s war in Ukraine rages on, or if it fails to undertake major trade and economic reforms to compete with China and the U.S. Macron urged Europeans to bec Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left 04/25/2024 12:23pm • LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ��� When a small number of cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseases. But across the African continent malaria has never left, killing or sickening mil Honda planning to expand its electric vehicle efforts in Canada, Toyota expands in Indiana 04/25/2024 12:17pm • Honda plans to invest $11 billion, with the help of joint venture partners, to build out its electric vehicle efforts in Canada as it prepares for future demand in North America for the automobiles. The company said Thursday that it has started evaluating the requirements to build an EV plant and a Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show 04/25/2024 11:14am • BEIJING (AP) ��� How about turning a car's front bucket seats 180 degrees so they face the rear seats and extending out a table so the occupants can play cards or eat a meal? Or a 43-inch (109 centimeter) screen for the passengers in the back seat? The seemingly never-ending efforts of China's elect FIFA seals closer ties to Saudi Arabia with World Cup sponsor deal for oil firm Aramco 04/25/2024 11:08am • GENEVA (AP) ��� FIFA deepened its ties to Saudi Arabia by confirming a sponsorship on Thursday with the kingdom���s state oil firm Aramco which made a profit of $121 billion last year. The deal was expected and became inevitable once Saudi Arabia was all but sealed last October as the 2034 host of t