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Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem 04/25/2024 10:27am • PUTUCUAL, Venezuela (AP) ��� Some of the 10 women and teenage girls who recently came to a medical clinic in eastern Venezuela for free contraceptives fidgeted a bit when a community health worker taught them how to use an IUD, condoms and birth control pills correctly. The health worker also asked Sports on TV for Friday, April 26 04/25/2024 10:00am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, April 26 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 2:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 ��� AFL: Carlton at Geelong AUTO RACING 3 p.m. FS2 ��� NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del. 7 p.m. FS1 ��� ARCA Menards Series Xavi says Barcelona's improved play has been key to changing his mind to leave the club 04/25/2024 08:46am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Xavi Hern��ndez says he walked back his decision to leave Barcelona this summer after his players convinced him ���this is a winning team��� even if this season will end without any trophies. ���Many people, including my players, have made me see that this is not over," Xav Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you 04/25/2024 08:06am • Allergy season can bring misery to tens of millions of Americans each year. Tree, grass, and other pollens can cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing. Where you live and what you're allergic to can make a big difference in how bad your allergies are, but there are many things you Hungary's Orb��n urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event 04/25/2024 07:47am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� Hungary's nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the ���progressive world spirit,��� and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects 04/25/2024 07:45am • The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects. The NFL Academy will open in September for student athletes aged 12 to 18, following recruitment camps taking What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more? 04/25/2024 05:52am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. A little ov 'Honored and blessed': Md. native Jordan Wallace on becoming first African American to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup North America 04/25/2024 05:44am • A D.C.-area native is breaking barriers in the sport of racing: In March, Jordan Wallace became the first African American to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. "It never really registered that I would be the first African American to compete in the series or anything like that More than just a bowl of noodles, ramen in Japan is an experience and a tourist attraction 04/25/2024 05:09am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone���s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be just a dive, but a hot bowl of ramen rarely fails to hit the spot. Often cooked right before your US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say 04/25/2024 05:03am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 76,000 fewer than the year before and the lowest on Xander Bogaerts has season-high 3 hits, Padres beat Rockies 5-2 04/25/2024 12:15am • DENVER (AP) ��� Xander Bogaerts had a season-high three hits, Matt Waldron gave up one run in six innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Wednesday night. ���Getting ahead was the name of my game today,��� Waldron said. ���(Catcher Kyle Higashioka) and I executed well and t Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist 04/24/2024 11:22pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nation Santiago Espinal has 3 RBIs, Fernando Cruz pitches out of another jam and Reds beat Phillies 7-4 04/24/2024 11:04pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� Santiago Espinal had three RBIs, reliever Fernando Cruz pitched out a jam in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Will Benson had a solo homer in the third inning. Espinal singled home two as part of a Connor Wong homers twice, Rafael Devers connects for solo shot as Red Sox hammer Guardians 8-0 04/24/2024 09:56pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Connor Wong homered twice, Rafael Devers connected in his return to Boston's lineup and the banged-up Red Sox got another solid pitching effort in an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Wong hit leadoff homers in the second and sixth innings off Carlos Carrasc Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes 04/24/2024 09:07pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics during the 14 years since Bush forfeited the trophy and the hon