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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/09/2024 10:28am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Posts misrepresent the status of a bill that could disqualify Trump f Before Usher hits the Super Bowl halftime stage, Apple Music builds anticipation ahead of big show 02/09/2024 08:46am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a short film shown at the end of the Super Bowl halftime performer news conference, the show’s headliner Usher comes up missing. The singer’s sudden absence prompts instant panic from his friends including Ludacris, Lil Jon and Taraji P. Henson, sparking a search at various Alexandria sexual assault suspect in custody, police still investigating 02/09/2024 08:14am • The suspect in an attempted sexual assault in Alexandria, Virginia, has been identified and is currently in custody, according to police. The assault occurred just before 12:03 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, when Alexandria police officers responded to a report of the incident at the 2200 block of Main Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves before boarding flights 02/09/2024 04:54am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Almost everything that gets onto a commercial plane — fuel, checked-in baggage, cargo and meals — is weighed. For passengers and their cabin bags, most airlines use average data. But Finland's national carrier Finnair said Friday that it started asking passengers thi Travis Konecny's 'Gordie Howe hat trick' lifts Flyers over Jets 4-1 02/08/2024 10:24pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny had a goal, an assist and a fight in the first period — known as a “Gordie Howe hat trick” — to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the slumping Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Asked whether he liked the goal, assist or fight the most, Kon Sheriff's deputies corral wayward kangaroo near pool at Florida apartment complex 02/08/2024 08:54pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A wayward kangaroo was corralled safely by sheriff's deputies Thursday after it was spotted hopping around the pool area of a Florida apartment complex. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released video and still photos of the kangaroo, including some footage shot from a h 'Whistling sound' heard on previous Boeing Max 9 flight before door plug blowout, lawsuit alleges 02/08/2024 07:48pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight last month, an attorney representing passengers in a lawsuit said in new court documents. Mark Lindquist is representing 22 passengers of A Defense requests a mistrial in Jam Master Jay murder case; judge says no but rips prosecutors 02/08/2024 07:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers sought a mistrial Thursday in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay, saying prosecutors improperly guided a witness to testify that one defendant confessed to her decades ago that he killed the Run-DMC star and told her “people get wha Athlete's Guide to the Grocery Store: A Shopping List 02/08/2024 07:00pm • As a distance runner, I know that the food I eat directly correlates to how I feel and perform as an athlete. Each main food group and every vitamin helps with athletic performance in a specific way, from protein for muscle recovery, to iron that helps carry oxygen in red blood cells throughout the Questions to Ask an Endocrinologist 02/08/2024 07:00pm • Why you might see an endocrinologistIf you're having heart issues, you may want to see a cardiologist. Serious digestive pain may warrant an appointment with a gastroenterologist.But what kind of health issue would prompt you to see an endocrinologist?While cardiologists and gastroenterologists spec 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $20 02/08/2024 07:00pm • Cheap stocks are attractive to many investors who have modest means. After all, the most expensive stocks, including Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (ticker: CMG), Autozone Inc. (AZO) and Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG), can trade for more than $2,000 for a single share. Unless you want to put big bucks be If You Want to Retire in 2024, Here's What You Need to Prep Now 02/08/2024 07:00pm • Retirement is a significant milestone and marks the transition from work to a freed-up schedule. If you plan to retire in 2024, a good starting point could be to lay out a road map. This typically includes thinking about where your income will come from, now that you won't receive a salary. As you p In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions 02/08/2024 06:43pm • ATLANTA (AP) — As Georgia shovels out billions in economic incentives to electric vehicle manufacturers and other companies, the state's ruling Republicans are moving to make it harder for workers at those firms to join labor unions, in what could be a violation of current federal law. The state S 4 students hospitalized after school bus overturns in Howard County 02/08/2024 05:41pm • Four middle school students were hospitalized after a school bus overturned in Howard County, Maryland, Thursday afternoon. It happened around 3:33 p.m. in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia. The bus was traveling northbound when it left the roadway, according to a news release f Police who responded to Maine mass shooting describe potential missed opportunities to end manhunt 02/08/2024 05:09pm • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Police who testified before an independent commission investigating the response to a mass shooting in Maine acknowledged potential missed opportunities to end a manhunt for the shooter that locked down the community and terrified residents. Maine Gov. Janet Mills and state A