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Casinos, hospital ask judge to halt Atlantic City road narrowing, say traffic could cost jobs, lives 12/27/2023 04:21pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Five Boardwalk casinos and a hospital want a judge to prevent Atlantic City from completing a controversial program to narrow the main road running through the city's downtown, saying such a move could hurt business and endanger lives during traffic-choked periods. The A Argentina's unions take to the streets to protest president's cutbacks, deregulation and austerity 12/27/2023 04:13pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of union members and activists took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Wednesday to protest a decree from President Javier Milei that imposes sweeping deregulation and austerity measures meant to revive the country's struggling economy. Unions had ask Longtime CBS, WTOP journalist Tom Foty dies at 77 12/27/2023 10:10am • His was a voice familiar to WTOP listeners, often during the late night and overnight hours: longtime CBS News Radio Washington anchor and reporter Tom Foty died Tuesday at 77. Foty was a mainstay for CBS News starting in 1998, covering everything from government affairs to international news Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says 12/27/2023 07:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) — With the GOP presidential primaries just about to start, many Republicans aren't certain that votes will be counted correctly in their contest, as pessimism spreads about the future of both the Democratic and Republican parties, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-N The death toll in a Romania guesthouse blaze rises to 7. The search for missing persons is ongoing 12/27/2023 05:36am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a guesthouse in Romania rose to seven people Wednesday morning, including at least two children, authorities said. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze that erupted Tuesday morning in the village of Tohani in Prahov South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is found dead 12/27/2023 05:33am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use. Police and emergency of WTOP's Book Report: Don't-miss books of 2023 12/27/2023 12:12am • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  In 2023, WTOP's Book Report series took us many places. We've conversed with a law professor about the complicated history of police lawsuits, chatted with a journalist about t Today in History: December 27, Soviets forces seize Afghanistan 12/27/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2023. There are four days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin (hah-FEE’-zoo-lah ah-MEEN’), who was overthrown and executed, was re Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is dead, South Korean emergency office says 12/26/2023 10:29pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is dead, South Korean emergency office says. Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps 12/26/2023 09:03pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza's main telecom provider announced another “complete interruption” of service Ice storms and blizzards pummel the central US a day after Christmas 12/26/2023 07:16pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — From an ice storm in North Dakota that sealed windows shut to blizzard conditions in Colorado causing hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, a winter storm pummeled much of the central United States on Tuesday, the day after Christmas. “The heavy snow conditions in the What Is the Gartner Hype Cycle? 12/26/2023 07:00pm • The history of innovation is littered with technologies that appeared great on the surface but never found an audience. Products like the Microsoft Zune, which just couldn't compete with the iPod. Or Apple's Newton that later became the iPad, but just wasn't quite there yet in the early '90s. With n A top Brazilian criminal leader is isolated in prison after he negotiated his own arrest 12/26/2023 06:03pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One of Brazil's top criminal leaders was locked up in a 6-square-meter (65-square-foot) isolation cell at a maximum security prison to avoid being killed by rivals, authorities said Tuesday. Luiz Antônio da Silva Braga, the boss of the largest militia group in the state of R Jaguars failed to build enough around QB Trevor Lawrence. It shows as slide continues 12/26/2023 06:02pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence could have used more help in the offseason. Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke and coach Doug Pederson failed to sufficiently build around their franchise quarterback, and the fallout has become clear as the team’s once-promising season di As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections 12/26/2023 03:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely b