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Ahead of visit to Israel, US's Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire
04/30/2024 12:56am • CAIRO (AP) — The United States stepped up pressure Monday for a cease-fire deal in Gaza as the secretary of state said a new proposal had been put to Hamas, whose officials were in Cairo talking to Egyptian mediators. Israeli airstrikes killed 26 people in Gaza’s southernmost town of Rafah, acco
Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override
04/30/2024 12:11am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the Republican-controlled Legislature from overriding the Democratic governor's veto of the measure. The Kansas House voted 82-43 to over
Israel-Hamas war protesters and police clash on Texas campus, Columbia University begins suspensions
04/29/2024 10:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Protesters and police clashed Monday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted in dozens of arrests, and Columbia University began suspending students as
college
s around the U.S. begged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as commencement ce
Reasons for Completing Medical School in Five Years
04/29/2024 08:00pm • For someone considering becoming a doctor, the road ahead may look long. After finishing an undergraduate degree, there's four years of medical school and then three to seven years to complete a residency. Aspiring subspecialists might follow that up with a fellowship. It can all add up to a decade
32 Questions to Ask on a
College
Visit
04/29/2024 08:00pm •
College
visits, whether in person or virtual, can help give prospective students a better feel of campus life. Contrary to popular belief, however, students don't need to have that "a-ha" moment when they eventually find the campus where they belong, says Thyra Briggs, vice president for admission a
How to Deal With Medical School Rejection
04/29/2024 08:00pm • Spring is when medical schools wind down their interview season and send letters of rejection to students who were not placed on an alternate list. This is distressing to good students who are used to achieving their goals and don't understand why they were not accepted. There are many ways unaccept
What Can You Do With a Medical Degree?
04/29/2024 08:00pm • After graduating with a medical degree, most doctors complete a full three-year residency training program. While it's possible for medical school graduates to earn a general medical license after completing a single postgraduate year and passing all three steps of the United States Medical Licensin
How to Include Crypto in Your Retirement Portfolio
04/29/2024 08:00pm • Cryptocurrencies are on a roll in 2024, with some of the most significant sector names piling up eye-popping gains. Take the GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF (ticker: CONL), which is an exchange-traded fund that's up around 50% on a year-to-date basis. Or consider the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy
20 Best STEM Careers
04/29/2024 08:00pm • Explore the top STEM-related careers.STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, offers some of the most lucrative and fast-growing career paths. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 10.4 million people in the U.S. had a job in STEM in 2022, and that
The Latest | Israeli airstrikes on Rafah kill at least 22 people
04/29/2024 07:43pm • Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children, Palestinian health officials said. One of the children killed in the strikes overnight into Monday was just 5 days old. Israel has regularly carried out airstrikes on Rafah si
Blinken says Israel still must do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza
04/29/2024 07:42pm • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip and that he would use his Middle East trip — his seventh to the region since the Israel-Hamas war started in October
Here's how a Prince George's Co. facility is making better, safer batteries
04/29/2024 06:11pm • It might not be a stretch to say that the future will be powered out of Beltsville — and the future will come faster if you’re in the U.S. Army. A company called ION Storage Systems, which was invented in a lab at the University of Maryland, is now up and running at its production facilit
Sports on TV for Tuesday, April 30
04/29/2024 05:10pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, April 30
COLLEGE
BASEBALL 7 p.m. ACCN — Charlotte at North Carolina ESPN2 — West Virginia at Pittsburgh SECN — Lindenwood at Missouri 9 p.m. PAC-12N — Oregon St. at Oregon GOLF 5 p.m. GOLF — PGA Professional Champions
Family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell files lawsuit against homeowner
04/29/2024 04:34pm • The family of a Black teenager who was shot by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address filed a lawsuit Monday, described by the family's attorney as an attempt to put pressure on the criminal trial later this year. The complaint, filed by Cleo Nagbe on b
Ex-Notre Dame and Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman signs with the Washington Commanders
04/29/2024 04:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Hartman is getting his first chance in the NFL with the Washington Commanders. The team signed the former Notre Dame and Wake Forest quarterback Monday along with 10 other undrafted free agents. Hartman, 24, is the latest addition to a crowded group of QBs after the tea
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