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Georgia Tech suddenly seems relevant again after huge win over Florida State 08/30/2024 11:10am • ATLANTA (AP) â Suddenly, Georgia Tech seems relevant again in college football. The Yellow Jackets opened the season with a stunning upset of No. 10 Florida State in Dublin, Ireland, and are poised to crack the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2015 if they can beat city rival Georg Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday 08/30/2024 06:18am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) â With politics set aside, well-wishers gathered to wish the Taipei zooâs oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday. Visitors crowded around Yuanyuan's enclosure to take photos of her with a birthday cake in the shape of the number 20. Yuanyuan was born in China and arrived i Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work 08/30/2024 05:37am • POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) â Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did not detail how he would fund his plan or precisely how it would work. âœI'm announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administratio Edmunds: The four biggest mistakes people make when buying a new car Edmunds: The four biggest mistakes people make when buying a new car 08/29/2024 01:00pm • Car buyers have more tools than ever to get the right vehicle at the right price. Still, mistakes can happen quite easily. Often, car buyers get blinded by emotion or rushed timing. Edmundsâ experts reveal the four biggest mistakes car shoppers often make and offer tips to avoid them. Trading in a Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region 08/29/2024 08:09am • After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key response to the first occupation of its territory since World War II. It all comes down to Russian manpower and Russian priorities. With the bulk of its milit Cheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University 08/28/2024 06:26pm • EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) â A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois in January 2021 alleging drunken fans and alumni groped her at school-sanctioned events in 2018 and 2019 a Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds 08/28/2024 05:53pm • U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they've already been removed. Traine AFC South filled with big-spending teams, young quarterbacks eager to win 08/28/2024 05:53pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) â Looking at the recent history of the AFC South makes it easy to envision the Tennessee Titans winning the division, if only because they have Brian Callahan as their new coach. Doug Pederson capped his first season coaching Jacksonville watching his Jaguars grab the AFC Sou Lions looking to take another step to reach the Super Bowl for 1st time in franchise history 08/28/2024 03:33pm • DETROIT LIONS (14-6) EXPECTATIONS: The Detroit Lions are a popular pick to reach their first Super Bowl this season. Detroit fell one win short last season, losing a 17-point, third-quarter lead at San Francisco in a 34-31 setback to the 49ers in the NFC championship game. The Lions won two playoff Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel 08/28/2024 02:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) â Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, special counsel Jack Smith and others, along with images that reference the QAnon conspiracy theo Former DC Board of Education member launches write-in campaign to challenge embattled Trayon White Former DC Board of Education member launches write-in campaign to challenge embattled Trayon White 08/28/2024 01:18pm • Sign up for WTOPâs Election Desk weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date through Election Day 2024 with the latest developments in this historic presidential election cycle. Former Ward 8 D.C. Board of Education member Markus Batchelor has said he's considering the option of a write-in campaign to Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown 08/28/2024 02:46am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) â Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the countryâs police forces, empowering a hard-line loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of a crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups. Madu CB Benjamin Morrison chases big dreams as No. 7 Notre Dame opens season at No. 20 Texas A&M 08/27/2024 12:55pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) â Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison allowed himself one offseason distraction while preparing for Saturday's season opener at No. 20 Texas A&M. Morrison wanted to see how the EA Sports College Football 25 video game portrayed him. The game served its purpose as a fl US Open fans can move around in the stands and don't need to wait for changeovers to enter or exit 08/26/2024 06:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) â Imagine if fans at a Major League Baseball game were told they needed to wait until the end of an inning to go grab a beer and a hot dog. Or if folks at an NFL or NBA game werenât supposed to head to the restroom until after a quarter finished. Would never happen, right? That, th Schools are competing with cellphones. Here's how they think they could win Schools are competing with cellphones. Here's how they think they could win 08/26/2024 02:02pm • Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the âœgradual apathy pandemicâ in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the probl
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