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Georgia readies to resume executions after a 4-year pause brought by COVID and a legal agreement 03/11/2024 01:40pm • ATLANTA (AP) — An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years. The state is trying to move past an agreement made amid the coronavirus pandemic that effectively halted lethal injections. Willie James Pye, 59, is set to be put to death March 20. He was co Belgium's Euro 2024 alternate jersey is leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin? 03/11/2024 01:33pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Some Belgium soccer players in the European Championship this summer could resemble a world famous reporter. Belgium's Euro 2024 alternate jersey is a tribute to Tintin, the intrepid Belgian reporter and comic-book legend, according to leaks on specialized websites. The Belgian Foo Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for track and field athletes from 4 countries 03/11/2024 12:50pm • MONACO (AP) — Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of the Paris Olympics because of sub-standard anti-doping programs at home, the sport’s investigators said Monday. Each country failed to heed warnings after the 2022 world championship Could Biden and Trump win their parties' nominations this week? What to watch in the next contests 03/11/2024 12:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger, Donald Trump, are on track to win enough delegates this week to become their parties' presumptive nominees, ushering in a bruising eight-month campaign for the White House. Elections in four states on Tuesday will likely giv US probes complaints that automatic emergency braking comes on for no reason in 2 Honda models 03/11/2024 12:20pm • U.S auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that automatic emergency braking can stop for no reason on two Honda models. It's another in a string of probes by the agency into performance of automatic braking systems, technology that has been touted as having the ability to prevent many c All 5 aboard dead after small private jet crashes and burns in rural Virginia woods, police say 03/11/2024 08:20am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five people aboard, police said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 went down amid trees along an airport road in Hot Springs, a community in the shadow of the A What's stalling the opening of DC's 'Real-Time Crime Center'? 03/11/2024 05:33am • In February, D.C. was expected to open its "Real-Time Crime Center," which would offer D.C. police and partner agencies from across the region a place to work together. It's now March and the office's doors remain closed. "Most of what they were expecting is in, but some critical pieces have to b China's congress ends with a show of unity behind Xi's vision for national greatness 03/11/2024 04:53am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s national legislature wrapped up its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping's vision for the nation. The weeklong event, replete with meetings carefully scripted to allow 'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war 03/11/2024 01:57am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan. After passing over arguably Hollywood’s foremost big-screen auteu Fallopian Tube Removal for Ovarian Cancer Prevention: Benefits, Risks and Recovery 03/10/2024 08:00pm • In the field of cancer medicine, the prevailing wisdom is that early detection and diagnosis saves lives. Catching cancer at earlier stages generally improves patient outcomes and increases chances of survival. When cancers are detected in more advanced stages, they have often progressed or spread t 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 03/10/2024 08:00pm • Navigating the vast sea of over 600 bond exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S. exchanges can be formidable for any investor trying to pinpoint the perfect addition to their portfolio. "Bond ETFs invest primarily in fixed-income securities such as government bonds, corporate bonds, municipal Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in 03/10/2024 06:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he's “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Despite B Record rainfall douses Charleston, South Carolina, as responders help some out of flood waters 03/10/2024 05:04pm • CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A record-setting rainstorm flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, requiring emergency responders to help some people get out of high waters. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported that 3.63 inches (9.22 centimeters) of rain doused downtown Ch A backcountry skier dies on a day of accidents on New Hampshire's unforgiving Mount Washington 03/10/2024 04:56pm • MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire's Mount Washington has long made it a favorite spot for expert skiers and snowboarders who are seeking adventure beyond the comparative safety of the state's ski areas. But hard and icy conditions on Saturday turned the bowl US forces fly in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel 03/10/2024 03:37pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the U.S. Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters