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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era 07/10/2023 07:52am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his government’s resignation. His decision means the end of nearly 13 year Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda 07/09/2023 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say. When the court's conservative majority effectively killed his plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of people, Biden said, At New York's Lincoln Center, love is definitely in the air with a post-pandemic mass wedding 07/09/2023 01:42am • NEW YORK (AP) — There were fancy dresses and men in tuxes, but some came in attire that was decidedly more casual — not an unusual sight at New York's Lincoln Center. But the scene Saturday evening was far from routine as faux flowers hung from the balconies and as brides — yes, brides — clu Misiorowski displays heat at Futures Game by reaching 100 mph with 10 of 18 pitches 07/08/2023 11:42pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski’s first pitch was 101 mph at the top of the strike zone. And from there the Milwaukee prospect just kept throwing faster. A 21-year-old right-hander with just 10 months of professional experience was the most impressive of the 17 young pitchers in Major League Ba A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern 07/08/2023 05:13pm • SONNEBERG, Germany (AP) — Mike Knoth is more than thrilled that a far-right populist party's candidate recently won the county administration in his hometown in rural eastern Germany for the first time since the Nazi era. The gardener despises the country's established parties, he doesn't trust th Donations pour in for Asian American-owned NYC bookstore decimated by fire 07/07/2023 01:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan's Chinatown left gutted by a Fourth of July fire is getting flooded with support from the community, writers and celebrities. Yu & Me Books surpassed its GoFundMe page goal of $150,000 and had generated over $250,000 as of Friday Biden makes his economic case in deep-red South Carolina, says his policies add jobs in GOP states 07/06/2023 05:47pm • WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Making his case for 2024, President Joe Biden declared in deep-red South Carolina on Thursday that Republican-led states are gaining factory jobs because of economic measures he pushed through Congress despite stiff GOP opposition. In a nod toward next year's elections, UK court rejects a government bid to withhold Boris Johnson's messages from a COVID-19 inquiry 07/06/2023 12:30pm • LONDON (AP) — A U.K. court on Thursday rejected the British government's request to keep former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries from being made public at an official COVID-19 inquiry. The Cabinet Office took the unusual step of bringing a legal challenge af UK Conservative lawmaker faces ejection from Parliament for groping strangers at a London club 07/06/2023 11:35am • LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker accused of drunkenly groping two men at a private members' club should be suspended from Parliament for eight weeks for “completely unacceptable” conduct, a standards watchdog said Thursday. The ruling will likely result in Chris Pincher being ejected from the Today in History: July 6, England's Richard III is crowned 07/06/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, July 6, the 187th day of 2023. There are 178 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 6, 1944, an estimated 168 people died in a fire that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus What Happens if You Default on a Loan? 07/05/2023 08:00pm • You may take out a loan, fully intending to pay it back, but then the unexpected happens: You default, failing to repay your debt. Even responsible borrowers can default on loans. Job loss, lost wages and other blows can lead to loan defaults, as can unexpected events, such as the coronavirus pandem How to prepare for the resumption of federal student loan payments 07/05/2023 06:24pm • For more than three years, borrowers had relief from federal student loan payments, but the pandemic-related pause is ending in October. The Department of Education says you'll get your first bill in September or October, and you'll have 21 days to make your first payment. Financial adviser Ba Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75 07/05/2023 11:54am • LONDON (AP) — It’s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that’s exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday. The date was marked with charity tea parties, royal visits and a servi German Cabinet approves a lower 2024 budget as it eyes a return to financial 'normality' 07/05/2023 09:37am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft 2024 budget that foresees lower spending, with defense among the exceptions, as Europe's biggest economy sticks to rules limiting borrowing that were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. The government's plan calls for spending of Myanmar's Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi 07/05/2023 08:14am • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard final arguments on Wednesday in appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her convictions in two cases in which she was charged with election fraud and breaching the Official Secrets Act, a legal official said. Suu Kyi, 78, was arrested when the ar