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Proposed toll increase for Dulles Greenway rejected by Virginia commission 09/05/2024 11:30am • Drivers who use the Dulles Greenway will not have to pay higher tolls to use the privately owned 14-mile road ��� a proposed toll increase has been rejected by Virginia's State Corporation Commission. The company that owns the Greenway ��� Toll Road Investors Partnership II, or TRIP II ��� had ap Americans beat British and lose to Swiss as sailing resumes at America���s Cup 09/05/2024 11:03am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� NYYC American Magic won a nailbiter over INEOS Britannia only to then self-destruct against the Swiss as sailing resumed at the 37th America���s Cup on Thursday after bad weather. The matchup between the oldest rivals in the 173-year-old regatta featured lead changes right Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid 09/05/2024 10:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine's wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes in the conflict and Ukraine presses its offensive in Russia's Kursk region. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Tar Heels look for 2-0 start when they host Charlotte in an instate matchup for their home opener 09/05/2024 10:20am • Charlotte (0-1) at North Carolina (1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: UNC by 22 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE? North Carolina faces the challenge of a quick change at quarterback after the season-ending injury to opening-night starter Max Jo Sports on TV for Friday, Sept. 6 09/05/2024 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Sept. 6 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL Finals: Hawthorn at Western, Qualifying Final 1 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 ��� AFL Finals: Greater Western Sydney at Sydney, Qualifying Final 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 �� Pakistan hasn't learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say 09/05/2024 09:46am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters, showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people, experts said Thursday, as an aid group said half of the victims among 300 pe Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan 09/05/2024 09:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris used a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes. Describing Want to lower utility bills? Try an energy audit 09/05/2024 09:25am • As the seasons change and temperatures cool down, homeowners are encouraged to try an "energy audit��� to help reduce the cost of utility bills. Homeowners can do it themselves or they can call a professional for a more comprehensive assessment. It involves looking closely at a household's ene You aren't likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one 09/05/2024 09:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he���d land another job as a software engineer fairly soon. His previous job search, in 2019, had been a breeze. ���Back then," he said, ���I had tons of recruiters reaching out to me ��� to the point McDonald���s is giving its McFlurry a makeover 09/05/2024 09:00am • New York (CNN) ��� Nearly a year after McDonald���s ditched the hollow plastic spoon, more changes are coming for the McFlurry. Beginning September 10, the chain is eliminating the plastic, dome-shaped lid and serving the ice cream treat in a new cardboard cup that has four flaps to cover the top Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York 09/05/2024 08:08am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A side of beef bigger than a classroom desktop sat before high school students huddled around a kitchen on New York's Lower East Side. ���Anyone wanna jump in?��� asked the butcher teaching the Tuesday afternoon class. One student dared, grabbing a sawblade about as long as his arm Athletes who have competed in multiple Paralympics say reaching equality will take more work 09/05/2024 07:59am • PARIS (AP) ��� Before 2012, Matt Stutzman couldn���t get a job. Then, he became a Paralympian. It changed his life for the better, as it has for other veterans of the Games. But he, like other athletes who have experienced the growth of the Paralympics, still think it will take years more of promoti Salman Rushdie's memoir of his attack is among 12 books up for a top nonfiction prize 09/05/2024 07:38am • LONDON (AP) ��� Salman Rushdie���s account of a stabbing attack that blinded him in one eye is among contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious nonfiction book prize. Rushdie���s memoir ��� Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder ��� is among 12 books on the long list for the 50,000 pound Pope and imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet 09/05/2024 07:34am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia���s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis��� visit to Indonesia. A second Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military training 09/05/2024 06:50am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Japan and Australia agreed on Thursday to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China���s recent incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Japanese Defens