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Family of US publishing exec killed in Italy boat collision urges full investigation, accountability 08/11/2023 08:17am • ROME (AP) — The family of a U.S. publishing executive killed in a boating collision in southern Italy is urging Italian authorities to fully investigate the death and hold accountable anyone responsible. “We are cooperating with the Italian authorities in their investigations, and will continue British economy unexpectedly grows by 0.2% in second quarter largely because of June weather boost 08/11/2023 07:37am • LONDON (AP) — The British economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter of the year, largely as a result of a strong rebound in June when many businesses particularly in the leisure sector benefited from the warm and settled weather, official figures showed Friday. The Office for National Stati Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise 08/11/2023 02:26am • DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is struggling to deal with higher casualties and infections from dengue this year, with officials warning that the death toll this month could break records. The government’s Directorate General of Health Services reports the 2023 death toll from the mosquito- Bodies pile up without burials in Sudan's capital, marooned by a relentless conflict 08/11/2023 01:25am • KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — It was a funeral no one had envisaged: Sadig Abbas’ lifeless body was lowered hastily into a shallow unmarked grave in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, not long after dawn. Even the few family members and neighbors who could attend were distracted, scouring the cemetery’s su What to stream this weekend: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building' 08/11/2023 12:44am • The return of the mystery-comedy “Only Murders in the Building” and Gal Gadot getting her “Mission: Impossible”-style action film with the international espionage thriller “Heart of Stone" are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you Among the offerings FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads 08/10/2023 09:48pm • The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation. The FEC’s unanimous procedural vote on Thurs Family of Henrietta Lacks files new lawsuit over cells harvested without her consent 08/10/2023 06:54pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks’ descendants settled a lawsuit against a biotech company they accused of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations, the family’s attorneys have filed another claim against a different corporation. The new lawsuit, which targets Judge hears from experts to decide whether to block Georgia's ban on gender-affirming care 08/10/2023 06:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta heard conflicting testimony Thursday about the safety and benefit of hormone therapy to treat adolescents struggling with their gender identity. Judge Sarah Geraghty held a hearing to gather evidence before deciding whether to block a Georgia law that bans Fighting has left half of Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp `a hot area,' UN says 08/10/2023 06:04pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Days of fighting in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon displaced several hundred families, destroyed up to 400 houses and left half the camp still off-limits and considered “a hot area,” a senior U.N. official said Thursday. Dorothee Klaus, Director of the U. COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help 08/10/2023 06:03pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. “This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a Reconstructive urology: How doctors use it to improve sexual and urinary concerns 08/10/2023 03:41pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. After cancer treatment or traumatic injuries, many patients may think they’re stuck with life-changing symptoms like painful urination, erectile dysfunction, or urinary leaking. However, reconstructive urologists at MedStar Washin Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale 08/10/2023 03:26pm • ROME (AP) — An Italian prosecutor investigating last week's capsizing that left 41 migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday denounced Tunisia-based smugglers who launch boats so badly built that they quickly take on water, overturn or break apart. The capsizing earlier this week Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/10/2023 02:01pm • 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 Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' ahead of film's Mideast release 08/10/2023 10:58am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values have raised questions over how widely it will be released. The film centered upon the anatomically improb Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is allowed a brief visit by his wife 08/10/2023 09:49am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was allowed a brief visit by his wife on Thursday at a high-security prison where the top opposition leader and national cricket hero is being held, his lawyer said. The visit comes as Pakistan is inching toward new parliam