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Donald Trump seems inescapable but many Republicans embrace a campaign discussion without him 08/23/2023 12:30pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump's decision to skip the first Republican debate may hurt television ratings and put more pressure on the eight contenders who will be on stage. But plenty of rank-and-file conservatives said they were eager to see their options without the former president dominating the In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing 08/23/2023 07:21am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Families close to a Nashville fatal school shooting broke down in tears Tuesday after a Tennessee Republican leader ordered state troopers to remove them and others from a legislative hearing room while they waited to testify in favor of gun control measures. The emotional Arlington Co. police step up back-to-school traffic enforcement 08/23/2023 04:25am • Students in Arlington County, Virginia, will be returning to their classrooms Monday for the start of the 2023-24 school year, and county police say they will be out in strong numbers to enforce the traffic safety laws around school zones and bus stops. The county's approximately 28,000 public sc 1-year-old dies in hot day care van as scorching weather hits central US 08/22/2023 09:42pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scorching weather hitting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. forced schools and outdoor workers to scramble to adjust Tuesday — and claimed the life of a 1-year-old girl left in a Nebraska day care center’s van on one of the hottest days of the year. O Review: After heavenly Season 1, 'Good Omens' Season 2 is crowded as hell on Amazon Prime 08/22/2023 03:04pm • In 2019, in the pre-pandemic "Before Times," Season 1 of "Good Omens" was refreshingly original with Michael Sheen ("The Queen") as cheery angel Aziraphale and David Tennant ("Doctor Who") as devious demon Crowley. Four years later, viewers have probably forgotten everything that happened, so QB Drake Maye knows No. 21 Tar Heels' ACC hopes lean heavily on him. He's ready for it 08/22/2023 10:38am • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The first preseason practice had wrapped up, and North Carolina players gathered around coach Mack Brown for final on-field instructions. Drake Maye dropped to his left knee among them, resting his left hand on the facemask of his helmet laying next to him. Fittingly, he c Trump's decision to back out of debate tests Fox News' ability to pivot again 08/22/2023 07:22am • NEW YORK (AP) — If 2023 has taught anything to the people running Fox News Channel, it's the importance of being able to pivot. The decision by former President Donald Trump to skip Wednesday's first debate of the 2024 presidential primary season likely deprives Fox of a huge late-summer audience. Justice Department objects to Trump's proposed April 2026 date for DC trial 08/21/2023 04:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors objected Monday to the April 2026 trial date proposed by lawyers for Donald Trump in the case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Members of special counsel Jack Smith's team said in a court filing that Trump Manchester United to let Mason Greenwood leave after criminal case was closed 08/21/2023 11:09am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United said Monday that Mason Greenwood will leave the club after a criminal investigation of possible attempted rape was closed by prosecutors six months ago. The 21-year-old England forward has not played for United since January 2022 and his future remaine Biden returns from Maui after viewing Lahaina wildfire devastation 08/21/2023 05:28am • ▶ Watch Video: President Biden arrives in Maui after devastating fires President Biden visited Hawaii Monday to view the widespread damage from the recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and officials -- and fend off criticism that his administration respon Leader of Niger's junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details 08/19/2023 06:06pm • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger's democratically elected president said Saturday night that they will return the country to civilian rule within three years. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani gave no details on the plan, saying on state television only that the princ Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices 08/19/2023 08:34am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The loop Donald Trump's private jet made above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters — and a few rival candidates — on the ground. It was a reminder that the four-time indicted former president casts Light pollution is killing the vibe for courting fireflies 08/19/2023 08:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Fireflies put on a summertime light show Fireflies are the romantics of the insect world. In the summer months, they emerge from the ground with love on the brain. They only live for two to three weeks once they've become full adults and in that time they don't even eat. Top seeds Swiatek, Alcaraz reach the semifinals at the Western & Southern Open 08/18/2023 10:13pm • MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek overcame a rough start and a dispute with the chair umpire to defeat Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 7-6, 6-1 on Friday and advance to the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open, a tournament she has never won. Vondrousova was up 5-4 and serv San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion 08/18/2023 09:30pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived. San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service -- less than a week after California regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns. The free shuttle will run daily in a f