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Teenage girl hospitalized after shooting in Anacostia neighborhood, police say 08/14/2024 12:27pm • A teenage girl was injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in the Anacostia neighborhood in Southeast D.C., according to police. The shooting happened just after 10 a.m. on Bangor Street near Morris Road. When officers arrived on scene, they found the girl "conscious and breathing," police sai 'No concrete leads' in search for escaped inmate convicted of murder, North Carolina sheriff says 08/14/2024 11:37am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 24 hours after a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder escaped from a transport van, the local sheriff said Wednesday that they have “no concrete leads” on his whereabouts. Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from the van on Tuesday as it arrived at the UNC Gastroen People with ADHD are turning to AI apps to help with tasks. Experts say try it cautiously 08/14/2024 11:00am • Becky Litvintchouk didn’t think she’d be able to manage the mountain of tasks needed to become an entrepreneur. Every other part of her life has been overwhelming because of ADHD, which can impact her ability to concentrate. So, she turned to AI. The app Claude helps her decide which contracts Rocked by cancellation of Vienna concerts, Swifties shake it off and flock to London 08/14/2024 10:06am • LONDON (AP) — For Herve Tram, being a Taylor Swift fan isn’t just about the music. The 28-year-old computer network engineer from Paris sees himself as part of a community, one of the Swifties as they are known. So when the pop superstar's shows in Vienna were canceled last week because of a ter German court suspends the government's ban of a far-right magazine pending an appeal ruling 08/14/2024 10:03am • BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court on Wednesday suspended a ban that the government imposed last month on a far-right magazine, ruling that it can keep publishing while judges mull its appeal in depth. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser banned Compact magazine and the company that publishes it, Comp Thai Prime Minister Srettha is removed from office by a court order, in second major ruling 08/14/2024 09:22am • BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation, further shaking up Thai politics after it ordered the dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago. The Constitutional Court ruled on a case involving Srettha's app Convierten antiguo búnker nazi en hotel y complejo de ocio en Alemania 08/14/2024 07:08am • (CNN) -- Con sus 58 metros de altura –un poco más que la Torre de Pisa, pero con bastante más peso–, el búnker de St. Pauli, en Hamburgo, Alemania, dominó el horizonte de la ciudad durante más de 80 años.Construido con trabajos forzados durante el régimen nazi de Adolf Hitler, es una reli Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde's primary win 08/14/2024 06:49am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters on Tuesday rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor’s power to spend federal money that comes to the state for such things as disaster relief, a big win for Democrats who mobilized against them. In Wisconsin's closel Weapons detectors could come to Montgomery Co. high schools this year 08/14/2024 04:35am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Stepped up security is coming to Montgomery Cou Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries 08/14/2024 01:54am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. Decked out in neon vests, their university IDs slung around their necks, they clutch sticks and umbrellas to wave cars this New Zealand food bank distributes candy made from a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine 08/14/2024 12:10am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission on Wednesday s Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land 08/13/2024 09:23pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory. Russian army units, including fresh Dry Eyes: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments 08/13/2024 08:00pm • Four years ago, Carolyn Adelsten woke up feeling like something was in her eye and it wouldn't come out. She visited an eye specialist, got a diagnosis of mild dry eye disease and was told to use simple over-the-counter-eye drops to alleviate her discomfort. Two months later, she fell to the floor i What Will the Social Security COLA Raise Be for 2025? 08/13/2024 08:00pm • According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation remains mild. The July 2024 Consumer Price Index report shows a 2.9% increase in average prices, the smallest 12-month increase since March 2021. The Social Security Administration will use this inflation data to set new cost- Spending at small businesses rose in July as consumers spend more on general merchandise 08/13/2024 05:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers spent more at small businesses in July, a rebound fueled by strong sales of general merchandise and health and personal care products. The Fiserv Small Business Index rose 1 point to 141 after a 4 point decline in June. The figure is derived from point-of-sale transaction