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Labour's Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor as UK's ruling Conservatives face more electoral pain 05/04/2024 04:55pm • LONDON (AP) — Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party's mayor of London, romped to victory Saturday, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.'s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election. Khan won a little over a million votes, or n The UK's Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour edges closer to power 05/03/2024 03:57pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain's governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a U.K. general election that will take place in the coming months. Labour won control of councils Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader 05/03/2024 07:15am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, had origin Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering 'a calling' 05/02/2024 09:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Thursday paid tribute to her fellow teachers, hosting the 2024 national and state teachers of the year at a swanky White House dinner to honor their commitment to their students and excellence in the classroom. “Tonight we celebrate you because teaching isn't just Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says 05/02/2024 06:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 i What is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election 05/02/2024 01:57pm • LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in England and Wales cast ballots Thursday in an array of local elections amounting to the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators suggest will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will ho Peloton cutting about 400 jobs worldwide; CEO McCarthy stepping down 05/02/2024 11:15am • Peloton is cutting about 400 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring effort and its CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down after two years as the company continues to work on turning around its business. Shares slid 12%, to $2.81. Peloton has been working on a significant rebranding since last year, Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory in first democratic South Africa elections 05/02/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2024. There are 243 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat. On this date: Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case 05/01/2024 04:30pm • A large staffing firm that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the Justice Department and a company whistleblower, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The Pennsylvani Unbeaten but not unbeatable. Roma coach De Rossi believes he has the plan to defeat Leverkusen 05/01/2024 08:46am • ROME (AP) — The Bundesliga title. The record 46-match unbeaten run. The 3-0 shutout of Bayern Munich. Forget about all of that for now. Bayer Leverkusen has been thinking about its next opponent for an entire year. The German club will be seeking revenge when it visits Roma in the first leg of the Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest 05/01/2024 07:12am • BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest. Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Wednesday, just past midnight, that the medical center that hosts his lab Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab 04/30/2024 05:35pm • SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus. Zhang Yongzhen wrote i California's population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates 04/30/2024 04:39pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation's most populous state is growing again, ending a trend of population decline that had dogged Gov. Gavin Newsom through much of his tenure. California gained just over 67,000 people last year, the first increase since 2019, according to an estimate released Tues Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says 04/30/2024 11:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up their life savings. Losses from scams reported Today in History: April 30, Vietnam War ends with fall of Saigon 04/30/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 30, the 121st day of 2024. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. On this date: In 1789, George Washington took the oath