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Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says 05/16/2024 01:56am • BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive. The prime minister had been greeting supporters at an event when the attempted assassination t Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers 05/16/2024 12:11am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of a case that struck down segregated education. “I like broccoli. Do you like broccoli?” Marie Carter, a Black school library worker, asked broccoli-hating librari Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers 05/16/2024 12:08am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of the case that struck down segregated education. “I like broccoli. Do you like broccoli?” Marie Carter, a Black school library worker, asked broccoli-hating libra Hawaii study shows almost 75% of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues 05/16/2024 12:02am • HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year's deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to 74% of participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health, and almost half showed signs of compromised lung function. The data, gath Today in History: May 16, Nazis crush Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 05/16/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, May 16, the 137th day of 2024. There are 229 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 16, 1943, the nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising came to an end as German forces crushed the Jewish resistance and blew up the Great Synagogue. On Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers 05/15/2024 11:08pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common. Her track — pointedly named “Accept” — has been viewed over a mill How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally 05/15/2024 08:00pm • In patients who have coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease or carotid artery disease, there is no question about the benefit of cholesterol-lowering medications such as statins. However, for the rest of us who don't have these diseases and don't want to get them, how can we lower our ch 3-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer transferred to the 60-day injured list by Texas Rangers 05/15/2024 07:57pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season when there was some hope the three-time Cy Young Award winner might return from offseason back surgery sooner than expecte Koepka sets the stakes, and the menu, at PGA champions dinner at Churchill Downs 05/15/2024 05:56pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For one evening, at least, the center of the golf universe was the world’s most famous horse track. Defending PGA champion Brooks Koepka hosted the traditional champions dinner Tuesday night at Churchill Downs, a quick drive from Valhalla Golf Club, where he begins defense Slovak defense minister says doctors are fighting for the life of prime minister who was shot multiple times 05/15/2024 02:12pm • BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak defense minister says doctors are fighting for the life of prime minister who was shot multiple times. 'Mad Max' has lived in George Miller's head for 45 years. He's not done dreaming yet 05/15/2024 10:58am • CANNES, France (AP) — Only recently has George Miller realized just how influential his medical education was to the world of “Mad Max.” Miller was briefly a doctor before finding filmmaking and his twin brother, whom he attended university with, remained one. As a resident at St. Vincent’s If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how — and why — to try again 05/15/2024 10:13am • The first time Marcelle Hutchins sat down to meditate, she put on a guided session, relaxed her shoulders and tried to close her eyes. She lasted two minutes. “I had a deadline, and I thought, ’I don’t know if I can sit still this long,'” said Hutchins, who was working as a radio journalist. Shohei Ohtani hits solo home run, RBI double as Dodgers pound Giants 10-2 05/15/2024 02:00am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had a solo home run and an RBI double among his three hits, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the rival San Francisco Giants 10-2 on Tuesday night. Ohtani's 12th homer highlighted a four-run fourth inning that was capped by Gavin Lux's RBI tripl Giants' Jung Hoo Lee has structural damage in injured left shoulder, will seek second opinion 05/14/2024 10:43pm • San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee sustained structural damage in his dislocated left shoulder when he crashed into the wall Sunday and now will seek a second opinion to determine his next steps. Lee was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday and met with team doctors. An MRI exam reveal Bronny James says he's 'grateful' to have NBA dream in reach after health scare last summer 05/14/2024 08:08pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Bronny James still has some lingering fears. He also has big dreams. Nearly a year after going into cardiac arrest during a workout, he is close to achieving his goal of playing in the NBA just like his famous father. “It's just a great thing to happen to me, in terms of just bein