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Motivated by his own supporters, Md. man gives back to DC-area amputee community 04/18/2024 11:50pm • In June 2012, Greg Hourigan started aggressive chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which he described as a ���pretty nasty leukemia.��� In the middle of that chemotherapy treatment, he developed a bacterial infection. He got sepsis, and then went into septic shock. Ultimately, both of House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow 04/18/2024 11:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies at a critical moment at home and abroad. Repub University of Missouri plans $250 million renovation of Memorial Stadium 04/18/2024 10:35pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� The University of Missouri is planning a $250 million renovation of Memorial Stadium. The Memorial Stadium Improvements Project, expected to be completed by the 2026 season, will further enclose the north end of the stadium and add a variety of new premium seating options. The Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI 04/18/2024 10:07pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It's part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence mor Pennsylvania House Dems propose new expulsion rules after remote voting by lawmaker facing a warrant 04/18/2024 09:43pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� Pennsylvania House Democrats on Thursday proposed a process to determine if state representatives are ���incapacitated��� and to sanction or expel them, moving in the wake of intense criticism after one of their members voted remotely this week while being sought on charges Speed limit change coming to Veirs Mill Road in Rockville 04/18/2024 09:10pm • A lower speed limit is coming to a stretch of Veirs Mill Road in Rockville, Maryland, where a pedestrian was struck and killed late last year. The speed limit is changing from 40 mph to 35 mph. The change will apply to the part of the road between Edmonston Drive and Twinbrook Parkway. The Cit Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80 04/18/2024 09:03pm • Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin��� man. He left home at 16 to join the circus and became a renowned guitarist touring the world with the Allman Brothers Band. He wrote the group���s biggest hit, ���Ramblin��� Man,��� and remained on the road until he reached the Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists 04/18/2024 08:54pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� Nevada's Supreme Court upheld a state ban on ghost guns Thursday, overturning a lower court's ruling that sided with a gun manufacturer's argument that the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague. Separately the cou Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10 04/18/2024 08:30pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories for Brazil, bringing the total number of new reserves during this term to 10. The Cacique Fontoura reserve will be in Mato Grosso state and the Aldeia Velha territory will be Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ���Suffs��� has timing on its side 04/18/2024 08:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Shaina Taub was in the audience at ���Suffs,��� her buzzy and timely new musical about women���s suffrage, when she spied something that delighted her. It was intermission, and Taub, both creator and star, had been watching her understudy perform at a matinee preview last week. Sud World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war 04/18/2024 08:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning in debt, a once-in-a-generation pandemic, climate disasters and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Factor in the Israel-Hamas Ex-youth center resident testifies that counselor went from trusted father figure to horrific abuser 04/18/2024 08:01pm • BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) ��� The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire���s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday, describing being treated for gonorrhea after being raped at age 15. But the real turning point, he said, was the first of 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The stock market's rally took a pause in the month of April. Persistently high inflation readings have caused economists to question whether the Federal Reserve can deliver on anticipated interest rate cuts. As if that weren't enough, geopolitical tensions are rearing their head again, and troubling How to Read a Credit Report 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Building credit is a lifelong journey. One of the most important steps you can take along the way is learning how to read a credit report. This knowledge can unlock various opportunities and resources that help you achieve your most important financial goals. "By understanding the information in you Here's When You Don't Have to Tip 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The rules for tipping have evolved over the years. Now, with grocery delivery, Uber drivers, Amazon drivers, carryout food, pet groomers, and on and on, it feels like there are more opportunities to empty our wallets. If you're grumpy about tipping, it's probably because norms have changed. It has "