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Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands 02/12/2024 03:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil's largest Indigenous group and pressure President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining. Carnival has long been a platform for samba schools to pro Millennial Money: So you got a raise? Here’s what to do with the money 02/12/2024 11:00am • Whether it’s a 5% increase or a 20% bump, a pay raise at work is an opportunity to take charge of your financial priorities. A small raise might not seem like much when it’s broken down into a biweekly paycheck, but over time, that difference in income could provide a boost to your lifestyle or Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws 02/12/2024 10:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In Utah, more of Dr. Cara Heuser’s maternal-fetal medicine patients are requesting early ultrasounds, hoping to detect serious problems in time to choose whether to continue the pregnancy or have an abortion. In North Carolina, more obstetrics patients of Dr. Clayton Alfonso an Kimberly Palmer: Building financial resilience can help you ride out tough times 02/12/2024 10:40am • Financial resilience provides a safety net that you might rarely use — but when you need it, you’ll be glad you have it. “A household is financially resilient if they are prepared to encounter unexpected financial shocks,” says Emerson Sprick, associate director of economic policy at the Bip An offshore oil spill has caused a 'national emergency,' Trinidad and Tobago prime minister says 02/12/2024 10:22am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency” as crews struggled to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on Tobago’s southwest coast. The government Potential $50 billion Southwestern energy giant emerges as Diamondback seeks to buy rival Endeavor 02/12/2024 10:15am • Diamondback Energy will attempt to buy rival Endeavor Energy Resources to create an energy giant in the Southwestern United States worth more than $50 billion. Growing confidence in an economic recovery, particularly in the U.S., has driven massive deals in the energy sector in recent months, inclu Review: Usher shines at star-studded 2024 Super Bowl halftime show 02/12/2024 07:44am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher emerged at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium for the Super Bowl halftime show seated on a throne, joined by a marching band and a trove of Vegas performers — but stayed its center. It was an immediate confirmation of his position as the ideal halftime performer: one with time Messi vs. Mbappé on the global stage again? Argentina has qualified for the Paris Olympics 02/12/2024 07:15am • GENEVA (AP) — The stars are starting to align for another Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé showdown on a global soccer stage to follow their epic World Cup final in 2022. The men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics starts July 24 and Argentina has now joined host France in the 16-nation lin Defense Secretary Austin is hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy 02/12/2024 07:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized again Sunday to address a bladder issue as he continues to recover from prostate cancer and has transferred authorities to his deputy, the Pentagon said. Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and continues to deal Virginia's Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic 02/12/2024 06:21am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in the throes of a mental health crisis. Of Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash 02/12/2024 06:04am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Their vehicle was the only one involved in the c Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar's military government activates conscription law 02/12/2024 03:06am • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Saturday activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. The announcement of the measure on state television amounts to Today in History: February 12, composer and pianist Eubie Blake dies at 96 02/12/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2024. There are 323 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1983, composer and pianist Eubie Blake, who wrote such songs as “I’m Just Wild About Harry” and “Memories of You,” died in Brooklyn, New York, Super Bowl Live Updates | 49ers are Super Bowl favorites in 2025 02/11/2024 11:49pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Live updates from the Super Bowl in Las Vegas: 49ers are Super Bowl favorites in 2025 Despite a crushing Super Bowl loss, the 49ers are favorites to be next year’s NFL champions. San Francisco has +450 odds to get its record-tying sixth Super Bowl title next season, per FanDuel Boeing's 737 Max Crisis: What Investors Should Know 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Boeing Co. (ticker: BA) has a distinguished aerospace history that stretches over 100 years. For much of that run, Boeing has been the gold standard for aviation. However, recent high-profile defects in Boeing airplanes have stirred up doubts and intense scrutiny of the aerospace and defense company