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Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove officer found to have voted illegally 05/10/2024 08:45pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Republican Party has removed one of its officers after an administrative law judge found he voted illegally nine times after moving to the state. The state Republican Committee voted 146-24 on Friday to remove Brian K. Pritchard, its first vice chairman, state Chairman Jo Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy 05/10/2024 07:26pm • NORTH CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. After passersby and even a drone failed to locate the lost dog, rescue workers drawn to his barks rappelled down the pit's walls and lifted him out three days after he went missing, a Djokovic says he's 'fine' after being hit on the head by a water bottle 05/10/2024 06:57pm • ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic said he was “fine” after accidentally getting knocked on the head by a water bottle after a win at the Italian Open on Friday. A man was leaning over the railing to hand Djokovic a notebook for a signature and an aluminum-type water bottle fell out of his backpack an Paul Skenes is ready to deliver on the hype as prized Pirates rookie prepares for major league debut 05/10/2024 06:24pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he was ready for the majors months ago. Turns out, life doesn't work like that. Or at least the Pittsburgh Pirates didn't want it to work like that for perhaps the best pitching prospect in a generation. “You can’t just show up in spring training and throw Seattle man is suspected of fatally shooting 9-month-old son and is held on $5 million bail 05/10/2024 05:47pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his 9-month-old son. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the Magnolia neighborhood Wednesday evening, the Seattle Police Department said in a post on its website. A woman told officers her baby had b Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony 05/10/2024 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump. Judge Juan M. Merchan's comments came as Bears coach Matt Eberflus says No. 1 pick Caleb Williams will open season as No. 1 QB 05/10/2024 05:33pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams is the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback. Just in case there was a shred of doubt the No. 1 overall draft pick is the team's No. 1 QB, coach Matt Eberflus erased it on Friday. “No conversation. He’s the starter,” he said. Eberflus' comment was hardly Kuwait's emir dissolves parliament again, amid political gridlock in oil-rich nation 05/10/2024 05:14pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's emir again dissolved the small, oil-rich country's parliament Friday, citing the political deadlock that has prevailed in recent years. Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber made the announcement in an address carried by state television, saying other unspecif The Latest | Prosecutors likely to call just 2 more witnesses in Trump's hush money case 05/10/2024 04:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial said Friday that they expect to call just two more witnesses to the stand, potentially laying the ground for resting their case next week. One of those witnesses is expected to be Michael Cohen on Monday, two people familiar with the m Flavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women's water polo team in the Paris Olympics 05/10/2024 03:41pm • Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women's water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response. From a clock-wearing rap icon. Moved by Steffens' Instagram post, Flavor Flav has stepped forward to help the U.S. team as it goes for an unprecedented fourth c The race Md. voters don’t pay much attention to — and why they should 05/10/2024 03:25pm • It’s election season in Maryland and voters are getting barraged with ads about the various congressional races, and, if they’re really engaged, local school board and other races, too. Judicial races, however, rarely make news and don’t get much attention. Leaders in Prince George’s Coun AP Indianapolis newsman Ken Kusmer dies at 65 after a short illness 05/10/2024 02:55pm • Ken Kusmer, whose long award-winning career with The Associated Press included exposing flaws in efforts to privatize Indiana's welfare system, died Thursday at his Indianapolis home after a short illness. He was 65. Kenneth Doyle Kusmer began his AP career as a reporter and writer in Indianapolis i PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown 05/10/2024 02:38pm • Justin Thomas was back home in Kentucky for an occasion different from any other time in Louisville. The city honored him with its “Hometown Hero” award, and a 60-foot banner was unfurled from the building he used to pass on the way to Saint Xavier High School. Thomas was so choked up at the pre NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/10/2024 02:27pm • 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. ___ No, France did not deploy troops to fight with Ukraine against Russi Northern lights may be visible in DC area thanks to potentially severe geomagnetic storm 05/10/2024 01:34pm • Weather-wise, Friday is unfortunately a chilly day in the D.C. area, with clouds and rain in the forecast. But in the realm of near-Earth space and our planet’s magnetic field, a severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Levels G2 (Mo