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UK's Labour Party says it will invest for growth, as violence in Israel hangs over its conference 10/09/2023 08:32pm • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said Monday that it will focus on economic growth rather than higher taxes to “rebuild” the country after more than a decade of Conservative rule. Labour economy spokeswoman Rachel Reeves told delegates at the party's annual co Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 10/09/2023 07:27pm • Another Republican presidential candidate has dropped out of the crowded 2024 field. Former Texas congressman Will Hurd announced Monday that he was leaving the race and endorsing rival Nikki Haley. He said the need to rally around one candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump had become inc Bochy 1 victory from another LCS appearance after Rangers beat Orioles 11-8 to go up 2-0 in ALDS 10/08/2023 09:22pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam and the Texas Rangers won their fourth consecutive game to start this postseason, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to the brink of elimination with an 11-8 victory in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Sunday. The wild-card Rangers have Pogačar makes it a hat trick of wins at Il Lombardia. More misery for Evenepoel in Italy 10/07/2023 11:57am • BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Tadej Pogačar made it a hat trick of wins at Il Lombardia, fighting off cramp to again successfully defend his title in the final one-day classic of the season on Saturday. Pogačar attacked on the final descent, with around 30 kilometers (19 miles) remaining of the 238-kilo The Orioles and Rangers took different paths to recover after losing over 100 games in 2021 10/06/2023 06:49pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — In two years, the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers went from triple-digit losses to the postseason. That's about the extent of their similarities. Baltimore rebuilt through high draft picks and a loaded farm system. Texas was aggressive in free agency. The Orioles have th It's the final day of a massive health care strike over pay and staff shortages. No deal is in sight 10/06/2023 05:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages entered its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the 75,000 workers who picketed this week. The three-day strike carried out in multiple states is se UK's opposition Labour Party gets a boost from a special election victory in Scotland 10/06/2023 11:50am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party won an emphatic victory Friday in a special election for a Scottish district that was watched as an indicator of the party’s rebounding popularity ahead of a national election next year. Labour took the parliamentary seat of Rutherglen and H IMF chief says the global economy has shown resilience in the face of COVID, war and high rates 10/05/2023 01:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy has shown “remarkable resilience’’ but still bears deep scars from the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. “While the recovery from the shocks of the past few yea Nonreligious struggle to find their voice and place in Indian society and politics 10/05/2023 12:19am • CHENNAI, India (AP) — Despite India’s millennia-old history of nonreligious movements, most atheists and rationalists choose to keep quiet about their skepticism of faith — it’s easier and far less risky than going public in one of the world's most religious countries. The space that does ex Why Montgomery Co. officials are cheering the just-approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccines 10/04/2023 11:03pm • Novavax, a biotech firm based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been granted emergency FDA authorization for its version of a COVID-19 vaccine — and local officials hope it will encourage more people to get boosted against the latest COVID-19 variants. At his weekly briefing with reporters, Montgo Rangers beat Rays 7-1 for Wild Card Series sweep behind Garcia and Carter home runs 10/04/2023 08:07pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two years after losing 102 games, the resilient Texas Rangers are savoring a journey that's transformed them into a playoff team. “It's all about bouncing back, dealing with the tough times. You know you're going to have them,” manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday aft Poll: Marylanders split on government performance on COVID-19, masking in schools 10/04/2023 06:49pm • While Marylanders are being reminded to get their flu and RSV vaccines, they are also being reminded that COVID-19 boosters are available. But a new poll found that not everyone is rushing to get the shot. The poll by Gonzales Research and Media Services showed that 52% of respondents said they w Suspect in Bangkok mall shooting that killed 2 used a modified blank-firing handgun, police say 10/04/2023 10:12am • BANGKOK (AP) — The teenage boy who allegedly shot two people dead and wounded five others inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand's capital used a blank-firing handgun that had been modified to fire real bullets, police said Wednesday. The suspect was arrested less than an hour afte Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason 10/03/2023 10:03pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to Tropicana Field on Tuesday, the lowest for a postseason game since the 1919 World Series other than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the El North Carolina retiree group sues to block 30-day voter residency requirement 10/03/2023 09:08pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina laws requiring citizens to reside in the state and within a precinct at least 30 days before an election date to be eligible to vote are unlawful and must be blocked, a union-affiliated retiree group said in a federal lawsuit this week. Lawyers for the North Ca