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Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned 07/19/2024 09:22pm • CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars. Sandra Hemme, 64, left a prison in Chillicothe, hours after a judge Judge turns down ex-Rep. George Santos' request to nix some charges ahead of fraud trial 07/19/2024 07:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Friday lost a bid to get rid of part of the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial on charges that include defrauding campaign donors. U.S. District Joanna Seybert turned down Santos' request to dismiss charges of aggravated identity t Jacksonville Jaguars sue imprisoned ex-employee over multimillion-dollar theft from team 07/19/2024 05:03pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team's virtual credit card program. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Duval County Circuit Court, seeks more than $66 Tech disruptions sparked by software update highlight the fragility of globally connected technology 07/19/2024 04:33pm • Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it took was one faulty CrowdStrike software update to cause global disruptions Friday that grounded flight Black lawmakers are standing by Biden at a crucial moment. But some express concern 07/19/2024 04:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus prides itself on its authority among Democrats and its influence with President Joe Biden in particular. So far, only one of its roughly 60 members have joined calls for Biden to drop his reelection bid due to concerns over his age and ability to wi Trump uses false claim about Chinese auto plants in Mexico to call for UAW president to be fired 07/19/2024 04:11pm • DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from key swing state autoworkers during his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination, using false claims to call on them to fire their union president. On Thursday night in Milwaukee, Trump said the United Auto Workers union sh CrowdStrike, Scholastic fall, Intuitive Surgical, SLB rise; Friday, 7/19/2024 07/19/2024 04:10pm • Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD), down $38.09 to $304.96. A global IT outage affecting flights and businesses appears to have been triggered by a faulty update sent from the cybersecurity company. Scholastic Corp. (SCHL), down $7 Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate 07/19/2024 02:50pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. The announcement was made by Oba Political divisions stall proposed gun policies in Pennsylvania, where assassin took aim at Trump 07/19/2024 12:29pm • Months before an armed man took aim at Donald Trump at a presidential campaign rally in rural Pennsylvania, some state lawmakers had proposed to outlaw the type of rifle used in the assassination attempt. The legislation stalled without coming to a vote, but that was no surprise. Politically divide Spectacle, spires and romance: The 'real suspense' behind Netflix doc ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ 07/19/2024 08:54am • It started out as a film about rooftoppers. The risk-takers who pose atop the world’s tallest buildings, without safety nets or permission, had long been a fascination for filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist. He’d dabbled in the activity, on a smaller scale in his youth, and was fascinated to learn that it Cardmember spending drives American Express second-quarter profits soaring 39% 07/19/2024 07:54am • NEW YORK (AP) — American Express said Friday second-quarter profits jumped 39% as the credit card company benefitted again from a broad increase in cardmember spending as well as more of its customers carrying a balance. Profit reached $3.02 billion, compared to $2.17 billion in the same period a American Express: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/19/2024 07:13am • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — American Express Co. (AXP) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $3.02 billion. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $4.15. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.49 per share. The results beat Wall Stree Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victory 07/19/2024 06:54am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — The last time Republicans gathered for a full convention, they were plagued by internal division and fear. Morale was near rock bottom. And the party's presidential nominee showed little desire, or capacity, to add new voters to his political coalition. What a difference eight yea Montgomery Co. student named Maryland's first-ever youth poet laureate 07/19/2024 06:44am • Eighteen-year-old Tara Prakash, a rising senior at Sidwell Friends School, was recently named Maryland's first-ever youth poet laureate. (Courtesy Tara Prakash) Tara Prakash is 18 years old and has already performed on the stage at the Kennedy Center. She's not a musician, but a rising senior Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda in RNC finale 07/19/2024 06:05am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist