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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures 01/15/2024 08:55pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures ever for Iowa’s presidential nominating contest, holding up travelers, and testing the mettle of NFL fans in Buffalo for a playoff game that was Cyclone causes heavy flooding, 1 death in Mauritius after also battering French island of Reunion 01/15/2024 07:59pm • SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island's capital city and elsewhere. A motorcyclist died in an accident caused by the flooding, the government said and Editorial Roundup: United States 01/15/2024 07:20pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 15 The New York Times on the responsibility of Republican voters Iowa Republicans who will gather on Monday to cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential campaign season, and voters in New Hampshire and the states that will fol 7 Best Vanguard Bond Funds to Buy 01/15/2024 07:00pm • Vanguard, a household name among investors, is renowned not just for its extensive lineup of low-cost, passively managed index funds offering stock exposure, but also for its robust presence in the fixed-income sector. Today, with expense ratios as low as 0.03%, or $3 annually in fees for a $10,000 Magnificent 7 Stocks: What They Are and How They Dominate the Market 01/15/2024 07:00pm • CNBC personality Jim Cramer is credited with coming up with the popular FANG acronym to describe mega-cap tech growth stocks Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google way back in 2013. Cramer expanded FANG to FAANG in 2017 when he added Apple to the mix. While all the original FAANG stocks continue to pe Learning how to start games better has sparked Packers' turnaround 01/15/2024 05:05pm • The Green Bay Packers are finishing this season with a flourish because they’ve figured out how to start games better. Green Bay has surged into the divisional round of the playoffs by outscoring opponents 80-26 in the first half during its four-game winning streak. That’s a remarkable step forw Who is Guatemala's new president and can he deliver on promised change? 01/15/2024 04:57pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in early Monday as Guatemala’s new president. Many doubted they would ever see the day as powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him and his party. Arévalo is now presi Heisman winner Caleb Williams formally leaves USC, enters NFL draft as potential No. 1 pick 01/15/2024 03:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams has formally entered the NFL draft, leaving Southern California after two prolific seasons. Williams made his long-anticipated announcement on social media Monday, the final day for underclassmen to enter the draft. He is w Ships and aircraft search for 2 Navy SEALs missing after mission to confiscate Iranian missile parts 01/15/2024 01:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Navy ships and aircraft combed areas of the Gulf of Aden for two missing U.S. Navy SEALs on Monday as details emerged about their mission to board and take over a vessel carrying components for medium-range Iranian ballistic missiles headed for Somalia, a U.S. defense offici Boeing to increase quality inspections on 737-Max following Alaska Airlines blow out 01/15/2024 11:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing told employees Monday that it plans to increase quality inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft, following the failure of an emergency exit door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week. It is the latest in a series of troubles for Boeing, whose reputation as the premier Fake 911 report of fire at the White House triggers emergency response while Biden is at Camp David 01/15/2024 10:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the complex Monday morning, when President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David. Fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded to a report just after 7 a.m. that the White House was ablaze At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting 01/15/2024 09:37am • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could upend all our lives. The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year’s edition of the World Stock market today: Shares fall in Europe after gains in Asia. US markets are closed for a holiday 01/15/2024 04:31am • HONG KONG (AP) — European markets opened lower while Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday as the week got off to a mixed start. U.S. markets will be closed for Martin Luther King Day, a holiday. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.1% to 7,454.74. Germany’s DAX slipped 0.1% to 16,688.90, and Britain Dialing it down, Shelton won't be drawn on comments attributed to Djokovic at Australian Open 01/15/2024 04:31am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ben Shelton is more concerned about his next match at the Australian Open than something Novak Djokovic may have said or done after their U.S. Open semifinal last September. That can wait. The pair could meet again in the fourth round at Melbourne Park, where Djokovic i Catching the flu 'for the love of science': U. Md. study explores how it spreads 01/15/2024 04:10am • At a downtown Baltimore hotel, University of Maryland researchers have quarantined an entire floor. Flu sufferers and healthy volunteers are playing cards, assembling a 4,000-piece puzzle and watching old movies. Conversation is lively and six-foot social distancing is ignored. The fun and gam