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Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification 01/30/2024 02:46pm • GENEVA (AP) — Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russian figure skating team still stands to finish on the podium and get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics behind the United States and Japan. The Americans moved into the gold medal position in the team France's new prime minister vows to defend farmers and restore authority in schools 01/30/2024 01:53pm • PARIS (AP) — France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal vowed Tuesday to boost employment, restore authority in the country's schools and support workers including farmers who have been protesting for days over their eroding incomes. Three weeks after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron a Oklahoma asks teachers to return up to $50,000 in bonuses the state says were paid in error 01/30/2024 12:45pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With four young children and a fifth on the way, Kristina Stadelman was ecstatic after qualifying for a $50,000 bonus for taking a hard-to-fill job as a special education teacher in Oklahoma. She used the money to finish home improvements and buy a new car for her growing fami France's government announces new measures to calm farmers' protests, as barricades squeeze Paris 01/30/2024 12:32pm • JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — France’s new prime minister showered promises of help on angry farmers Tuesday, from emergency cash aid to controls on imported food, in hopes that cools a protest movement that has seen tractors shut down highways across France and inspired similar actions around Europe. Killer of pro cyclist Mo Wilson was captured with help of want ad for yoga instructor in Costa Rica 01/30/2024 12:25pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators say a local want ad for a yoga instructor in Costa Rica helped them capture the woman who killed rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in 2022. Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted and sentenced to prison for 90 years in November for gunning down Wilson in Au Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests 01/30/2024 10:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American one and let it pass unchallenged into a desert base in Jordan where it killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more, officials said Monday. Details of the Sunday attack emerged as President Joe Biden faced a diffic After a record year, Norway's giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy 01/30/2024 10:12am • STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund pledged Tuesday to push major oil and gas companies to speed up preparations for the “inescapable” transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels while also twisting arms in U.S. boardrooms to take control of Oshkosh: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/30/2024 07:17am • OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. (OSK) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $150.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of $2.28. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.56 per share. The res UK fines HSBC bank for not going far enough to protect deposits in case it collapsed 01/30/2024 06:27am • LONDON (AP) — HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, has been fined 57.4 million pounds ($72.8 million) for failing to adequately protect customer deposits in the event that the bank collapsed, U.K. regulators said Tuesday. Two units of London-based HSBC Holdings Plc violated rules designed to ensure regu Wolf Trap reveals summer concert lineup 01/30/2024 06:19am • Wolf Trap just announced its summer concert lineup, bringing a ton of major music acts to Vienna, Virginia. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. "Wolf Trap serves as a welcoming haven for all, where our thoughtfully curated roster of award-winning artists guarant Mariners get 2B Polanco from Twins in trade for pitchers DeSclafani, Topa and prospects 01/29/2024 10:53pm • SEATTLE (AP) — After several seasons of asking and coming up short, the Seattle Mariners finally found a trade package that worked to land Jorge Polanco. The Mariners acquired Polanco from the Minnesota Twins on Monday for pitchers Anthony DeSclafani and Justin Topa, two minor leaguers and cash. Police say Minnesota man dressed as delivery driver in home invasion turned triple homicide 01/29/2024 10:01pm • A Minnesota man was charged with murder Monday after authorities say he posed as a package delivery driver, entered a home and demanded money before he shot three people in the head, including at least one at point-blank range. Alonzo Pierre Mingo, 37, was charged with three counts of second-degree Under bombing in eastern Ukraine and disabled by illness, an unknown painter awaits his fate 01/29/2024 08:16pm • SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Mykola Soloviov, 88, is a painter the world does not know. His landscapes of eastern Ukraine, records of a lost time, lie tucked away in a modest home under threat of Russian attack. Soloviov can’t hear or walk and barely speaks. Disabled since a 2017 stroke, he spends 7 Best Vanguard Funds for Beginner Investors 01/29/2024 07:00pm • The key to investment success for beginners is not to chase after the elusive goal of market outperformance, but rather to focus on achievable and impactful investment practices and behaviors. This means stepping away from trying to pick stocks and funds in the hopes of exceptional-but-unpredictable 5 Things to Know About Buying a Home in a Flood Zone 01/29/2024 07:00pm • One of the top features buyers should consider about a new home is proximity to a body of water. The picturesque vistas and unique lifestyle water living can offer are idyllic, but having a home in a flood zone can quickly become a nightmare when rising waters encroach on the property. As extreme we