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Montgomery Co. high schoolers raise awareness about distracted driving in video contest 04/30/2023 07:18pm • The Department of Transportation for Montgomery County, Maryland, has announced the winners of its annual distracted driving video contest for local students. The theme of the contest was "Heads Up, Phones Down." Local high schoolers made short PSA-style films to warn about the risks of distracte A's met by fans in Oakland with chants of `Sell the team!' 04/29/2023 01:59am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� Just 6,423 fans showed up for the Athletics��� first home game since announcing a deal for land to build a ballpark in Las Vegas, many chanting ���Sell the team!��� and ���Stay in Oakland!��� during an 11-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. ���Obviously, they have DeSantis' overseas trip overshadowed by fight with Disney 04/28/2023 10:50pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hoped his first international trade mission would generate lucrative business deals and boost his foreign policy resume ahead of an expected presidential run. Instead, he faced questions about losing ground to former President Donald Trump and bei Business Highlights: Silicon Valley Bank; inflation 04/28/2023 04:44pm • ___ Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in bank failure WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve blamed last month���s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on poor management, watered-down regulations and lax oversight by its own staffers, and said the industry needs stricter policing on multiple Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 04/28/2023 01:24pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov BBC chief quits amid furor over role in Boris Johnson loan 04/28/2023 10:28am • LONDON (AP) ��� The chairman of the BBC quit Friday after a report found that he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a loan more than two years ago for Boris Johnson, as scandals from the former prime minister's turbulent term continue to rattle U.K. public Judge exits early at site of No. 62 as Yankees win in Texas 04/28/2023 12:12am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� New York Yankees star Aaron Judge was back in the stadium where he hit his record 62nd homer, though there was uncertainty instead of celebration when he left early this time. In his first game in Texas since breaking Roger Maris' single-season American League mark last Oc GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection' 04/28/2023 12:07am • Silenced by her Republican colleagues, Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr looked up from the House floor to supporters in the gallery shouting ���Let her speak!��� and thrust her microphone into the air ��� amplifying the sentiment the Democratic transgender lawmaker was forbidden from expressing. It w Phone Interview Questions to Prepare For 04/27/2023 08:00pm • Phone interviews have long been a staple of the interview process, especially for white collar professional jobs. These days, just as often, you'll find yourself in a Zoom interview or a Google Meet interview or some other video meeting interview. However you talk to an interviewer or recruiter, on Warriors, Lakers aim to close out 1st-round series at home 04/27/2023 05:58pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Time and again, Stephen Curry called for his Golden State Warriors to be better, to learn from the glaring mistakes and road losses that piled up in frustrating fashion and with little explanation as to why. Through all the distractions and challenges of a topsy-turvy regular Kartye scores in NHL debut, Kraken lead series 3-2 over Avs 04/27/2023 01:45am • DENVER (AP) ��� The new father got things rolling. The new forward chipped in, too. And just like that, playoff newcomer Seattle is a win away from clinching its first series. Tye Kartye scored in his NHL debut to help the Kraken beat the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Game Louisiana 'Don't Say Gay' bill advances out of committee 04/26/2023 07:43pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� As several conservative states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own ���Don���t Say Gay��� bill Wednesday. The anti-LGBTQ+ measure was narrowly approv Maple Leafs hope to take major step in Game 5 vs. Lightning 04/26/2023 06:46pm • Before two teams is one big opportunity. The Toronto Maple Leafs take a 3-1 series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning into Thursday night's game in front of an energetic and perhaps nervous home crowd. They will try to reverse a recent NHL playoffs history that hangs over the historic franchise. On t Montana gov seeks to expand TikTok ban to other social apps 04/26/2023 02:27pm • Montana���s governor is asking lawmakers to expand the state���s proposed TikTok ban to more social media companies that provide certain data to foreign adversaries. Earlier this month, state lawmakers passed a bill that would make Montana the first state in the U.S. with a total ban on the popular Editorial Roundup: United States 04/26/2023 12:31pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 21 The Washington Post on the politicization of the education system The old-fashioned way states craft learning standards for grade-school students is slow and sure: Committee upon committee of stakeholders, from teachers to mat