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Why the summer COVID surge could now have a 'silver lining' 10/02/2024 01:20pm • As the colder months approach, there is cautious optimism that an expected surge in COVID-19 cases could be less severe due to a significant spike in cases over the summer that boosted immunity for those who were infected. Public health experts are monitoring the trends closely. "In the past f Dallas Housing Market Forecast 10/01/2024 08:00pm • The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington real estate market is much like Texas weather: steady and predictable -- except when it isn't. For example, the coronavirus pandemic caused home prices to jump dramatically in 2020 and 2021, and that made buying a home in Dallas and its nearby suburbs much more expens MLB attendance up 0.9%, first back-to-back increases since 2011-12 10/01/2024 06:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's average attendance rose 0.9% this season, increasing in consecutive years for the first time since 2011-12. MLB drew 71.35 million fans over 2,413 gates for an average of 29,568, its highest since 30,042 in 2017, the commissioner's office said Tuesday. The t US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy 10/01/2024 06:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July. Economists had expected openings to be virtually unchan A cruise ship bound on a round-the-world voyage leaves Belfast after a 4-month delay 10/01/2024 09:58am • LONDON (AP) — A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage finally sailed from Belfast's dockside, after spending four months stuck in the Northern Ireland capital. Passengers cheered, applauded and hugged the liner’s chief when he confirmed on Monday night that they we Japan's central bank survey underpins optimism about growth 09/30/2024 09:38pm • TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched survey called “tankan” released Tuesday. The Bank of Japan survey put the benchmark index at plus-13 for the July-September quarte Orion Sun unveils her path to self-discovery in a new album 09/30/2024 05:29pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a creative spiral, Orion Sun found comfort among the words of the late Audre Lorde’s essay “Poetry is not a luxury.” The poet’s writing provided a mental redirection for the musician while working on her new album, “Orion.” Lorde wrote that poetry is a pathway Austria's Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II 09/29/2024 09:32pm • VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other issues. But its chances of governi Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll 09/28/2024 12:02am • KWINELLA, Gambia (AP) — Binta Bah met her husband last year on a dating app and instantly fell in love. They spent hours every day glued to their mobile phones and soon got married on a video call. But they've met in person only once, when Suleyman Bah came home to Gambia for a visit, months afte Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin 09/28/2024 12:00am • Today is Saturday, Sept. 28, the 272nd day of 2024. There are 94 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic. Also on this date: In 1781, American forces in the Revolutionary War, NY judge denies governor’s bid to toss lawsuits seeking to reinstate Manhattan congestion fee 09/27/2024 11:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Friday denied Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request to toss out lawsuits challenging her decision to halt a new congestion fee for drivers into Manhattan. Judge Arthur Engoron made the decision in a Manhattan court after hearing about two hours of arguments in lawsuits Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan 09/26/2024 08:07pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For decades, Jeff Card's family company was known for manufacturing the once ubiquitous tin boxes where people could buy newspapers on the street. Today, reach into one of his containers and you may find something entirely different and free of charge: Naloxone, the opioid Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports 09/26/2024 01:56pm • DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen's union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. The U.S. Maritime Alliance says it filed an unfair labor practice charge with the A far-right party is looking for a historic election win in Austria 09/26/2024 01:02am • VIENNA (AP) — Austria's far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday, tapping into voters' anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe. 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