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Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants 04/22/2024 05:52pm • TRIANGLE, Virginia (AP) ��� President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities ��� while criticizing Republicans who want to gut his policies to address climate change. Lawmakers criticize CIA's handling of sexual misconduct but offer few specifics 04/22/2024 05:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A congressional committee Monday criticized the CIA's handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from coming forward and were aware of ���little to no accountability or punishment for the perpetrators of the assaults or harassment.�� Baltimore leaders accuse ship's owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse 04/22/2024 05:22pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� The owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse, according to court papers filed Monday on behalf of Baltimore���s mayor and city council. The two companies filed a petit Analysis: How Inter Milan won its 20th Serie A title and Inzaghi his first as coach 04/22/2024 05:17pm • MILAN (AP) ��� Inter Milan stormed to a 20th Serie A title and earned a second star on the team shirts after dominating the league just like Napoli did last season. The Italian title race was expected to be a closer fight this campaign but the defending champion stuttered from the start just as Inte Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderation 04/22/2024 04:48pm • Alex Popken was a longtime trust and safety executive at Twitter focusing on content moderation before leaving in 2023. She was the first employee there dedicated to moderating Twitter's advertising business when she started in 2013. Now, she's vice president of trust and safety at WebPurify, a cont When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level 04/22/2024 04:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday ��� Earth Day ��� presented a new Vista Outdoor, Salesforce rise; Tesla, Cardinal Health fall, Monday, 4/22/2024 04/22/2024 04:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Tesla Inc., down $5 to $142.05. The electric vehicle maker cut the price of its so-called ���Full Self Driving��� system by about a third. Salesforce Inc., up $3.44 to $273.81. The software maker reportedly aban Commanders draft preview: Best ��� and bust ��� picks at the Burgundy and Gold's 2024 selection spots 04/22/2024 04:00pm • The new Washington Commanders era continues to take shape Thursday with the NFL draft. This year's nine selections ��� should they keep them all and not trade any ��� are the most the franchise has had since 2021, when they had 10 picks. Don't confuse quantity for quality, though. The 2021 draft PEN America calls off awards ceremony amid criticism over its response to Israel-Hamas war 04/22/2024 03:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers��� group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony. Dozens of nominees had dropped out of the event, which was to have taken place next week. PEN, a literary and free expression organiz Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse 04/22/2024 03:33pm • A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found. The fixes to what the researc Fires have consumed nearly 20,000 acres in Va. this spring. That could be good for the environment. 04/22/2024 03:23pm • A fire at The Waterfall Mountain complex west of Luray Wednesday night. (Courtesy Peter Forister Photography) Almost 20,000 acres have been lit by flames that primarily torched the western and central parts of the state so far during Virginia���s 2024 spring fire season. With about a week left u Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion 04/22/2024 03:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, under a new rule that the Biden administration finalized Monday. The regulation, which is intended to protect women who live in states where Sports on TV for Tuesday, April 23 04/22/2024 03:00pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, April 23 COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPNU ��� Clemson at Georgia SECN ��� Houston at Texas A&M 9 p.m. PAC-12N ��� UC Irvine at UCLA COLLEGE SOFTBALL 5 p.m. BTN ��� Iowa at Nebraska 7 p.m. ACCN ��� Virginia at Virginia Tech 7:3 A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles 04/22/2024 02:51pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� The Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles, leading to a spike in the number of turtles being caught up and killed in fishing nets, according to a report released Monday. The findings were announced by the Commissi Russia convicts the spokesperson for Facebook owner Meta in a swift trial in absentia 04/22/2024 02:26pm • A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia's independent news site Mediazona reported. According to the outlet, the c