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3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast caused by explosives in a southern Nigerian city 01/17/2024 10:58pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Three people died and 77 others were injured overnight when an explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria's largest cities, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared trapped. Residents in the southwestern st Can kids have too much time in the snow? Actually, yes 01/17/2024 10:50pm • The D.C. area is firmly in the grasp of winter, and after waiting two years for any sign of snow, kids were understandably excited about getting outside and playing in it this week. Odds are they won't want to stop, with the possibility of more snow Friday. And if you're a parent, you might not w Live updates | US-owned ship attacked near Yemen, medicine for Israeli hostages enters Gaza 01/17/2024 09:29pm • Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a bomb-carrying drone into a U.S.-owned ship on Wednesday, officials said, the second such attack in recent days targeting vessels directly linked to America after U.S.-led strikes against the Houthis in recent days. The U.S. military launched another wave of ship- and Hawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire prevention and housing 01/17/2024 09:27pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday opened a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in August: the threat posed by wildfires and the lack of affordable housing. Lahaina is still Thai court acquits several anti-Thaksin protesters who occupied Bangkok airports in 2008 01/17/2024 09:25pm • BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday acquitted more than two dozen protesters who had occupied Bangkok’s two airports in 2008 of charges of rebellion and terrorism related to their demonstration, which at the time disrupted travel in and out of the country for more than a week. The B Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers 01/17/2024 09:16pm • CHICAGO (AP) — As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country lifts. But after that, Chicago’s plans for offering immediate shelter to the growing number of migrants arriving A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000 01/17/2024 08:49pm • LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. A large soccer stadium in the capital city has been conv A prosecutor investigating a TV studio attack in Ecuador has been shot dead in Guayaquil 01/17/2024 08:39pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. Prosecutor César Suárez, who had carried out other high-profile investigations in the past, was sho $6B spending plan emphasizes schools, transportation in Montgomery Co. 01/17/2024 08:19pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich's capital budget for 2025-2030 totals nearly $6 billion — with the biggest chunk going to Montgomery County Public Schools. Under the plan, $1.9 billion would go to the school system's capital projects. In his budget statement, Elrich wrote, "There is sim Investigadores descubren 4 nuevas especies de pulpos en Costa Rica 01/17/2024 08:03pm • (CNN Español) -- Un grupo de científicos descubrió "al menos cuatro nuevas especies de pulpo de aguas profundas" en el mar de Costa Rica, de acuerdo con un comunicado del Schmidt Ocean Institute, una organización sin ánimo de lucro que se dedica a la investigación de los océanos.Durante dos Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack 01/17/2024 07:54pm • Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA champion Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis 01/17/2024 07:36pm • ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Kristina Amyot’s life has drastically improved since the last New Hampshire primary, but she isn’t confident the current candidates will help others achieve the same success. Amyot, 36, spent more than half her life struggling with addiction, mainly to heroin, before joi 25 Best Jobs That Pay $100K or More 01/17/2024 07:00pm • Bring in a six-figure salary with these jobs.A six-figure salary is a career milestone that many Americans strive to achieve. Despite inflation, $100,000 per year is still a substantial salary that puts you well ahead of the median American household, which earned $74,580 in 2022, according to the U You Can Get Your Paycheck 2 Days Sooner 01/17/2024 07:00pm • If you live paycheck to paycheck, you likely worry about having enough money to pay bills on time. One feature a number of banks now offer could help make your life a little easier. With some banks, your paycheck can be available up to two days before your typical payday if your employer uses direct 12 Financial New Year's Resolutions for 2024 01/17/2024 07:00pm • January's half over, but the year has still just begun. If you haven't tried to whip your finances in shape, this is a good time to start. You don't have to think of these as financial goals as resolutions, but more like a reboot to your yearly financial to-do list. If you want 2024 to be a better m