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Tatyana McFadden and Jessica Long among Paralympians to watch in Paris 09/03/2024 10:18am • PARIS (AP) ��� More than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics in Paris. Here are some of them: America's veterans Tatyana McFadden and Jessica Long are legends on the Paralympic stage. McFadden, a wheelchair racer, and Long, a swimmer, EU officials pledge to develop more water-saving technologies in farming as droughts worsen 09/03/2024 10:13am • AYIA NAPA, Cyprus (AP) ��� Officials from nine southern European Union countries pledged Tuesday to work together to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as the prospect of worsening droughts puts additional strain on farmers and threatens food security. The promises came during a g Romania, Hungary, Georgia, and Azerbaijan launch venture to install power line under the Black Sea 09/03/2024 09:51am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ��� Romania, Hungary, Georgia and Azerbaijan launched a joint venture Tuesday to install a power line under the Black Sea aimed at bringing more renewable energy into the European Union from the eastern Caucasus. The project, approved by leaders of the four countries in 2022, This transgender sprinter will compete for Italy at the Paralympics 09/03/2024 09:39am • BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) ��� Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a 7-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the 200 meters at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. ���I said I wanted to be like him,��� said Petrillo, a transgender woman who was raised as a boy. ���I wanted t Ronaldo resumes Portugal career in Nations League as new wave of Spain talent rules Europe 09/03/2024 09:39am • GENEVA (AP) ��� Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his record-setting Portugal career so long he���s seeing a new generation of Spain players grow up to rule international soccer. ���When I will feel like I���m not adding anymore, I���ll be the first to leave,��� the 39-year-old Ronaldo said late Monday Wes Moore, Kamala Harris' approval numbers trending up in Maryland, poll says 09/03/2024 07:35am • More than six in 10 voters in a new Maryland poll said they approve of the job being done by Gov. Wes Moore (D). The��survey, released Tuesday��morning by Annapolis-based Gonzales Research & Media, is the first time Moore has edged over 60% ��� a rating held by his predecessor Larry Hogan (R) Party of one: Restaurants are catering to a growing number of solo diners 09/03/2024 06:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or twice a week, she goes to a restaurant by herself. Imanirad said dining alone gives her time to think or read. She tries not to touch her phone and relish Titanic photo expedition reveals famed railing on ship's bow has fallen off 09/03/2024 06:00am • RMS Titanic, Inc.(NEW YORK) -- The Titanic may have survived more than a century at the bottom of the North Atlantic, but a chunk of the ship's iconic bow railing, featured in the movie of the same name, has not, newly released photos show.RMS Titanic Inc., the American company with salvage rights t Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties 09/03/2024 05:03am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� Japan���s prime minister will arrive Friday in South Korea for what will likely be the last summit between the two leaders, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol���s office said Tuesday. It said outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida���s two-day visit was arranged after he Researchers find evidence that large sharks may be hunting each other 09/03/2024 05:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Study examines how sharks are being impacted by a changing ecosystem In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for After winning Olympic gold with Team USA, Ashburn, Va. native Emily Fox wants more success with Arsenal 09/03/2024 04:12am • As the final whistle blew in Paris on Aug. 13, the U.S. women's national soccer team rejoiced as it defeated Brazil to win its first Olympic medal in 12 years. The victory was a mission accomplished for Ashburn, Virginia, native Emily Fox, who wrote a paper in elementary school about her dream of Heavy monsoon rains and floods kill at least 33 in south India and 5 children in Pakistan this week 09/03/2024 03:19am • HYDERABAD, India (AP) ��� Heavy monsoon rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in southern India and five children in Pakistan over the past two days, authorities said Tuesday. In India's Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states, houses collapsed and were swept away by torrential downpours whil This Week: Construction spending, job openings, August hiring numbers 09/03/2024 03:10am • A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week. UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Commerce Department releases its latest snapshot of U.S. construction spending Tuesday. Economists project that spending rebounded 0.4% in July after falling 0.3% in June amid a decline in sp A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election 09/03/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administ Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal? 09/03/2024 12:01am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israelis were plunged into grief and anger this weekend after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location. The rage sparked massive protests and a general strike ��� the most intense domestic pressure