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India urges pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship 05/09/2024 10:46am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India urged pro-China Maldives on Thursday to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship. The foreign ministers of India and Maldives met in New Delhi a day ahead of a deadline set by the Maldives’ new president, Mohamed Muizzu, for India to withdraw dozens of its sol Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix's ‘Mother of the Bride’ 05/09/2024 06:53am • Romantic comedies are in a destination wedding rut. Perhaps it’s a collective post-COVID wanderlust kicking in, or, more cynically, some combination of tax credits and a place producers want to spend time. But between “ Ticket to Paradise,” “Anyone But You,” “ Shotgun Wedding ” and now Friends, former hostages praise Terry Anderson, AP reporter and philanthropist, at memorial service 05/09/2024 12:11am • NEW YORK (AP) — Fellow former hostages, family and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson Wednesday, remembering a man who helped others while struggling to heal himself. The news writer became a news subject when he was taken hostage in Lebanon by members o Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series 05/08/2024 11:26pm • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida showed some fight, then got in some fights. And the Panthers were thrilled by all the outcomes. Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round serie Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling 05/08/2024 09:23pm • HONG KONG (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub. “Glory to Hong Kong” was often sung by demo It’s teacher appreciation week: U.Md. showed lots of love to 3 alums 05/08/2024 09:00pm • It was a quick and not too quiet march down the hallway at Samuel Ogle Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, where the dean of the University of Maryland’s College of Education was joined by faculty and others from the university for a surprise teacher appreciation week visit to one of their own. Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed 05/08/2024 08:25pm • STURTEVANT, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child? 05/08/2024 08:00pm • Kids aren't cheap. That's the consensus among both the government and parents, but exactly how much kids cost is up for debate. For years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published an annual report that calculated the average cost of raising a child to adulthood, not including college expenses. T Parent PLUS Loans vs. Private Student Loans: Compare Your Options 05/08/2024 08:00pm • Parents who want to help their children pay for college may have invested in a 529 college savings plan or reviewed a school's financial aid package. But often, the total cost of attendance -- not just tuition, but also books and room and board -- isn't fully covered by savings or financial aid. In Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules 05/08/2024 06:31pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on “indoctrination” in public schools. U.S. District Judge L Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers 05/08/2024 06:17pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission Bobby Witt Jr. powers Royals past Brewers 6-4 05/08/2024 06:04pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a home run and scored three times to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday. Both starting pitchers struggled out of the gate but settled down and limited the damage. The Royals' Brady Singer (3-1) allowed one run on five Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61 05/08/2024 05:49pm • Steve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died. He was 61. Brian Fox, an engineer at Albini's studio, Electrical Audio Recording, said Wednesday that Albini died after a heart a Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break 05/08/2024 03:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year. Their efforts came to nothing. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday vetoed a two-year pause in a sales tax exemption the state gives for building and equipping computer data centers, after an intensive lob Goaltender interference debate is alive and well in the NHL playoffs after 1st-round controversy 05/08/2024 03:29pm • Minutes after his team was knocked out of the NHL playoffs in a game that included two disallowed goals because of goaltender interference, Jon Cooper was careful to say those calls weren't the reason the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the series. He still had a problem with them. Cooper, a two-time Stanl