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Report: DC police's gang database an unreliable system secretly surveilling residents 01/19/2024 08:10pm • A new report claims a gang-related list that D.C. police maintains is unreliable and may make life harder for innocent people. “There are six criteria on how you get on the DC Gang Database, and they are not based off criminality,” said Carlos Andino, lead author of the report and associate c Rifts emerge among top Israeli officials over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza 01/19/2024 08:01pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Israel's War Cabinet cast doubt on the country's strategy for releasing hostages held by Hamas, saying only a cease-fire can free them, as the prime minister rejected the United States' calls to scale back its offensive. The comments by Gadi Eisenkot, a former army chi No joke: Feds discourage humorous electronic messages on highways 01/19/2024 07:44pm • PHOENIX (AP) — It’s no joke. A federal agency is discouraging humorous and quirky messages that could distract or confuse drivers on highways and freeways across the country. The Federal Highway Administration recently released an updated 1,100-page manual that spells out how signs and other tra Capitals sign Aliaksei Protas to a 5-year extension worth $16.876 million 01/19/2024 07:28pm • The Washington Capitals have signed forward Aliaksei Protas to a five-year extension worth $16.875 million, a long-term commitment to a young player the organization believes is on an upward trajectory. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Friday. When the new contract kicks in next Dior puts on a daytime fashion ballet under the Parisian stars 01/19/2024 05:36pm • PARIS (AP) — Dior's menswear maestro Kim Jones transformed a sunny afternoon in Paris into a starlit evening of balletic grandeur at Paris Fashion Week, in a display of fashion theatrics. Inspired by the legendary ballet icons Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, Jones delivered an exuberant spectac NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 01/19/2024 11:50am • 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. ___ A panel of healthcare experts discussed ‘Disease X’ at Davos. Bu Japan’s space agency says its unmanned spacecraft is on the moon but is still 'checking its status' 01/19/2024 10:31am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency says its unmanned spacecraft is on the moon but is still 'checking its status.' Analysis: Building a Super Bowl champion starts with figuring how who gets all the power 01/19/2024 09:02am • On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ There’s no shortage of accomplished head coaches available to NFL teams in this hiring cycle. Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls in New England. Pete Carroll won one in Seattle. Jim No. 3 Colorado follows lead of high-energy point guard Jaylyn Sherrod to best start since 1992-93 01/19/2024 08:18am • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado point guard Jaylyn Sherrod constantly operates at a go, go, go level. That’s just her nature. It applies in the classroom, where she’s completing a second master’s degree. At her internship, working with the Boulder Police Department. Even with her hobbies, whe Adrián Beltré on track to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame third baseman 01/18/2024 11:50pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Rangers retired Adrián Beltré's No. 29 jersey the season after the third baseman played his final game, the celebration included messages from George Brett, Mike Schmidt and Chipper Jones. All those Hall of Fame third basemen told Beltré that night in 2019 Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany 01/18/2024 09:16pm • BERLIN (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event. The former movie star and California governor was stopped for a routine check after arriving Wednesday, customs Can I Get a Business Credit Card Without a Business? 01/18/2024 07:00pm • Business credit cards offer convenience as well as unique perks and rewards, and they help keep business expenses separate from personal ones. To carry a business credit card, you may not need to be the owner of a formal business -- everything from freelancing to house-sitting can help you qualify. Airport Costs to Splurge On and Avoid 01/18/2024 07:00pm • Too much time at the airport can result in spending more money than you anticipate. There are times, however, when it can make the entire travel experience more pleasant. A 2023 J.D. Power study found that passengers who said they were delighted with their airport experiences spend an average of $44 Man arrested in series of New York City stabbings, police say 01/18/2024 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested a hospital worker from Queens after a series of recent stabbings, officials announced Thursday. NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban described the six attacks over the past 10 days, none of which were fatal, as “random, unmotivated violence” at a ne Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya 01/18/2024 04:12pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border Thursday, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others, authorities said. A Kenyan police report seen by The Associated Press said the cart pulled b