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Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students' phone use during day 07/03/2024 05:25pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage school districts to start a pilot program that effectively bans students' use of cellphones during the school day in an effort to improve their mental health and academic performance. The bill, which passed 45-5 Here's how Harris could take over Biden's campaign cash if he drops out and she runs for president 07/03/2024 04:52pm • Vice President Kamala Harris has been one of President Joe Biden's staunchest defenders following his shaky performance in last week's debate, but she's also emerged as a potential option to lead the party herself if Biden opted not to continue his campaign. One big question is what would happen to China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says 07/03/2024 03:35pm • GENEVA (AP) — China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the U.N. intellectual property agency said Wednesday, with the United States a distant second. The technology, which offers the potential to boost efficiency and speed up scientific discoverie Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest 07/03/2024 02:35pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave. Now using a wheelchair, the 62-year-old lost his j Maryland OKs $50.3M contract for removal of bridge collapse debris 07/03/2024 02:18pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore approved a $50.3 million emergency contract on Wednesday to pay a Swedish construction company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. While the work to remove debris from the federal channel in the P ¿Llegará el huracán Beryl a EE.UU.? Esto sabemos 07/03/2024 12:52pm • (CNN) -- Beryl está a punto de emerger en el golfo de México este fin de semana tras su paso a través del Caribe y la Península de Yucatán.Pero a partir de este punto, la trayectoria exacta de Beryl se vuelve incierta, y podría ser la diferencia entre que la tormenta toque tierra en la costa e Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi 07/03/2024 12:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortion Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety 07/03/2024 11:13am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water fo Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine 07/03/2024 11:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine stepping into a life-sized whale carcass decoy and steering it into deep water. You're looking — yes, looking — for a group of hungry sharks to spark a feeding frenzy. To attract them, you shoot out hundreds of gallons of synthetic blood and chum. Then watch them lose i Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over West Virginia prison and jail conditions 07/03/2024 10:52am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force West Virginia to spend $330 million to improve prison and jail conditions statewide and fill worker vacancies. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ruled Tuesday in Beckley in favor of motions by Gov. Jim Justice and 'This is literally life or death': DC council member expresses frustration with 911 call center problems 07/03/2024 09:59am • Frustrated D.C. residents continue voicing concerns and fears over the District's 911 call center, saying their calls are still being dropped or never answered. One D.C. council member says she wants answers. Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau said she’s seen an uptick in complaints from her Movie Review: More Minion mayhem in 'Despicable Me 4' 07/03/2024 09:33am • Should a review of a “Despicable Me” movie be a thoughtful analysis or just a list of the funny stuff the Minions do in it? As much as I might believe in the value of film criticism, I kind of suspect that even the finest points of assessment would be dismantled about as fast as a Minion can say Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States 07/03/2024 01:36am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. The torrid conditions were being caused by a ridge of high pressure ju Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again 07/03/2024 12:13am • ATLANTA (AP) — There's plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself or the task of defeating Donald Trump. Previous presidential campaigns offer lessons. None convey reasons for optimism. Going back to Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, several pre Elly De La Cruz looks like a seasoned player in Yankee Stadium debut after Dominican pregame meal 07/03/2024 12:12am • NEW YORK (AP) — Elly De La Cruz looked like a seasoned player in his Yankee Stadium debut — for good reason. He sped around the bases with a triple before scoring the go-ahead run, then hit a 114.1 mph, two-run homer into the visitors' bullpen in left-center that propelled the Cincinnati Reds to