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Book Review: 'The Cheesemaker's Daughter' is a culturally rich novel that'll make you really hungry 08/05/2024 01:30pm • This year, Marina's annual summer visit home to the island of Pag in Croatia turns into an extended stay. Marina has a lot to figure out, and home seems like the place to do it, if indeed Pag is still home. Kristin Vukovi��'s debut novel is a mouthwatering platter of culture, history, and the everla Hundreds gather at Somalia beach to condemn attack that killed 37 and demand stronger security 08/05/2024 12:34pm • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ��� Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaida���s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. Al-Shabab said on its radio station that its When L��on Marchand swims, nearly all of France watches - even fans at other Olympic events 08/04/2024 02:49pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The popularity of French swimmer L��on Marchand has caused some problems at the Olympics. It's a distraction, at least for some. At the tennis venue on Wednesday night, Austin Krajicek was serving for the match in doubles against Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz when fans at Roland Gar Warren Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire Hathaway's longtime Apple stake in second quarter 08/03/2024 05:16pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Billionaire Warren Buffett slashed Berkshire Hathaway's massive Apple stake in a move that could prove unsettling for the broader stock market ��� both because the investor is so revered and because there had been little positive financial news lately. Just two years ago Buffet Olympic fans cheer on Imane Khelif during win after she faced days of online abuse 08/03/2024 01:05pm • VILLEPINTE, France (AP) ��� A passionate crowd showered Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with cheers during her fight Saturday at the Paris Olympics, repeatedly chanting ���Imane! Imane!��� before the athlete who has faced a cascade of backlash over false claims about her gender broke out in sobs followi How Fairfax Co. will use a magnetic pouch to prevent cellphones from distracting middle schoolers 08/02/2024 04:55am • Some Fairfax County, Virginia, middle schoolers will have to put their cellphones in special pouches next year as part of a pilot program aimed at cracking down on students' phone use during the school day. In May, the school board in the Northern Virginia district voted to require Superintendent Trump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris' race, whether Republicans want him to or not 08/01/2024 09:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump has found tremendous success from the very first moment he stepped onto the presidential stage by stoking racial animus. Democrats expressed new outrage this week at the former president's derisive and false charge that Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Jamaic Who is Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter who went viral at the 2024 Olympics? 08/01/2024 06:31am • CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) ��� Turkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec has gone viral on social media for his seemingly casual attitude while shooting his way to a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. The most-shared images show Dikec shooting in a T-shirt with one hand in his pocket, a seemingly standard pa South Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea 08/01/2024 05:04am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� South Korea on Thursday offered to send aid supplies to North Korea to help the country recover from heavy rains and floods that submerged thousands of homes and huge swaths of farmland. It���s unclear whether North Korea would accept South Korea���s proposal for help. An North Carolina governor says Harris 'has a lot of great options' for running mate 07/30/2024 08:51pm • SUPPLY, N.C. (AP) ��� A day after confirming he wouldn���t be a candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris��� running mate, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday at a public event that he���s excited that Democrats ���have a lot of great options for her to choose from.��� Speaking in coastal B Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say 07/30/2024 08:32pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company's ���Full Self Driving��� system at the time of the crash. Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloadin Providence patients' lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV 07/30/2024 05:43pm • Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. The four patients fr NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources 07/29/2024 09:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search in part due to concerns that his Republican lieutenant governor would try to assume control if he left the state to campaign as part of the Democratic ticket, according Delaware gubernatorial candidate calls for investigation into primary rival's campaign finances 07/29/2024 06:16pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� The chief executive of Delaware���s largest county is calling for a federal investigation into the campaign finances of the state���s lieutenant governor, who is his chief rival for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer held a brief Texans' Denico Autry suspended 6 games for violating NFL's policy on performance-enhancers 07/29/2024 02:55pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Houston Texans defensive lineman Denico Autry was suspended for the first six games of the regular season on Monday for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancers. Autry denied he knowingly ingested a banned substance but said he would accept the suspension. Autry said he d