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Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating a border compromise, GOP senator faces backlash alone 02/08/2024 12:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Just before the Senate voted Wednesday to kill the border deal he spent the last four months negotiating, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford climbed a set of marble stairs outside the chamber and joined his wife in the visitors’ gallery. As the Republican quietly watched from a floor Southern Californians recount harrowing mudslides during deadly record-breaking storm 02/08/2024 12:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jesus Barron answered his wife's panicked phone call warning him that a mudslide was smashing into their bedroom in the hills of eastern Los Angeles County. Then, the line went dead. "She called me and told me the mountain was coming down,” he recalled Wednesday. “I thought Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota's 'lost winter' 02/07/2024 10:22pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That was obvious in the northern United States, where about 1,000 people were golfing last month in a snow-starved Minneapolis during what the state is calling “the Lo US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops 02/07/2024 09:57pm • BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said Wedn Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says 02/07/2024 09:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released soon to Congress and the public, Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers in a letter Wednesday. Ga Pakistan is electing a new parliament. Here are the key players in Thursday's vote 02/07/2024 08:15pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is electing a new parliament on Thursday. No less than 44 political parties are vying for a share of the 266 seats up for grabs in the National Assembly, or the lower house of parliament, where an additional 70 seats are reserved for women and minorities. But in a countr Missouri Senate votes against allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest 02/07/2024 08:07pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Wednesday voted against amending the state's strict law against abortions to allow exceptions in cases of rape and incest. The state banned almost all abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade. Abortions currently are only Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says 02/07/2024 07:31pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory can fully shift from fossil fuels to clean energy by 2050, according to a report Wednesday that has been two years in the making. The report b Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here's California's storm by the numbers 02/07/2024 07:28pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow-moving atmospheric river that was finally moving out of California on Wednesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here is the historic storm by the numbers: ___ DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES In four days, downtown Los Angeles got soaked b What Is a Financial Coach? How to Become One 02/07/2024 07:00pm • Mastery over finances gives people more choices. A good financial cushion can make retirement feel more realistic and allow you to go on a vacation every year. Unfortunately, financial stability isn't the reality for most consumers. A survey from LendingClub and PYMNTS titled "Reality Check: Paychec Ranking the Most Painful Medical Conditions 02/07/2024 07:00pm • 13 most painful medical conditionsWhat is the most painful thing in the world? The worst type of pain is whatever pain you personally endure. While ranking the most painful medical conditions is subjective, experts and patients alike can agree: Certain medical conditions are especially excruciating. Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage: Which Should You Buy? 02/07/2024 07:00pm • There are many options to choose from in the Medicare system. While everyone is familiar with original Medicare, you may be less familiar with Medicare Advantage, also known as Part C, or Medigap plans, also known as Medicare supplemental insurance. Both Medicare Advantage and Medigap, also known as What Is an Appeal? 02/07/2024 07:00pm • When someone involved in litigation loses in a court, they typically have the right to appeal the decision. The appeal process is about fundamental fairness, ensuring that the law is correctly applied. But there are common misunderstandings about appeals, including a misapprehension that the appeals Minnesota and Eli Lilly settle insulin price-gouging lawsuit. Deal will hold costs to $35 a month 02/07/2024 05:39pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has reached a settlement with Eli Lilly and Co. in a price gouging lawsuit against the country's three biggest insulin manufacturers that guarantees that Minnesotans can now buy Lilly-produced insulin for only $35 a month for the next five years, Attorney General K Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts. 02/07/2024 05:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached by the House. A border security package instantly collapsed in the Senate. And foreign aid for Ukraine as its fights Russia is stubbornly stalled. The broken US. Congress failed in stunning fashion this week as Re