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Ukraine's new army chief signals new momentum, but huge problems stand in the way 02/09/2024 04:11pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new military chief signaled Friday that he wants to build new momentum, saying his immediate goals are to improve troop rotation at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv’s forces are largely on the defensive in the war with Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger 02/09/2024 02:44pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Toby Keith’s songs accomplished, for some, what great art is intended to: They sustained people in challenging times, particularly U.S. service members and their families during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11. For others, Keith’s work sowed division and was bli Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others 02/09/2024 02:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday showed a continued national drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators were up †Cliche or classic? Gifting flowers for Valentine's Day remains close to the heart 02/09/2024 01:40pm • For many people, Valentine’s Day conjures images of hearts, romance, boxes of chocolates and, of course, flowers. But is gifting flowers for Valentine’s Day stereotypical or is it a classic? Evidence leans toward classic. “Flowers are very popular for Valentine's Day, and that part is Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo spar at the UN over the latter's ban of the Serbian dinar 02/09/2024 01:03pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo sparred at the United Nations over the latter's ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where minority Serbs live, the latest crisis between the two governments. Tensions escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian prov Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips 02/09/2024 12:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips. The National Semiconductor Technology Center is being funded through the CHIPS and S Chang Yani knocks off teammate Chen Yiwen for China's 8th diving gold medal at worlds 02/09/2024 12:03pm • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Chang Yani topped teammate Chen Yiwen on the 3-meter springboard Friday, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships. Chen was the two-time reigning world champion and led the semifinals, giving her the prime last spot in t Lunar New Year festivities shut down streets in downtown DC this weekend 02/09/2024 11:39am • The annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade will be taking over D.C.'s Chinatown Sunday, shutting down some major streets downtown. The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) is putting on the event, which will start at 1:45 p.m. Revelers will be celebrating the Year of the Dragon as a r City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church's 24/7 ministry 02/09/2024 11:27am • An Ohio city has dropped criminal charges against a pastor over his around-the-clock ministry to the homeless and others in need of help while the two sides work to end the dispute that has landed in federal court. A municipal prosecutor this week moved to dismiss code violation charges against Dad' Ex-TV news reporter is running as a Republican for Bob Menendez's Senate seat in New Jersey 02/09/2024 10:13am • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former TV news reporter known for his aggressive on-camera demeanor is getting into New Jersey's U.S. Senate race as a Republican candidate for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who's facing federal corruption charges. Alex Zdan, 38, a former news re US water polo star prepares for Paris Olympics as husband battles lung cancer 02/09/2024 09:42am • COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The phone call struck Maddie Musselman at her very center, confirming the worst fear for the U.S. water polo star and her soon-to-be husband, Pat Woepse. Pat’s nagging cough, the one that chased him around for weeks, including on a swim across the English Channel on his Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue 02/09/2024 08:33am • LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in the early years of their careers in England are to go on strike later this month for another five-day stretch as their long-standing pay dispute with the British government remains in stasis. The British Medical Association, the union that represents the so-ca Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing "a defense game" 02/09/2024 08:03am • For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances — often slow-paced and hard-fought but inexorably moving forward. Now, faced with unprecedented attacks in state legislatures, transgender rights leaders acknowledge they are playing defense — and two of the biggest gr Superstar DJ Tiësto says he has to pull out of Super Bowl show for family reasons 02/09/2024 06:29am • THE HAGUE (AP) — Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday's Super Bowl due to an undisclosed family matter. Tiësto, whose real name is Tijs Verwest, wrote on social media on Thursday he would miss the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chief US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia's Amhara region 02/09/2024 03:43am • The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local rights group says more than 80 people were killed last week following clashes between soldiers and armed groups. The U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin Massinga, said Friday th