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'Something catastrophic' broke support rod on Rhode Island bridge, transportation director says 12/13/2023 02:29pm • A review of state inspection reports of a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns, resulting in major traffic headaches, led authorities to believe that “something catastrophic” happened since July that broke a support rod, the state's director of transport Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday 12/13/2023 02:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity has slowed from its strong pace in the third quarter. Job gains have moderated since earlier in the year but remain strong, and the unemplo Friends and teammates at every stage, Spanish players support each other again at Cal 12/13/2023 01:52pm • BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — One is a small-town girl from Spain’s northern coast whose family once owned a world champion cow and today supplies milk for much of the country and parts of Europe. The other is a well-traveled city girl from Barcelona with deep basketball pedigree as her mother played South Carolina’s top education official wants online digital maps as part of $38M school safety ask 12/13/2023 01:35pm • GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million to put a digital map of every school in the state online and make those maps immediately available on police officers’ mobile devices as they respond to a shooting or other emergency at a given s Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 12/13/2023 01:11pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov What Tesla Autopilot does, why it's being recalled and how the company plans to fix it 12/13/2023 12:45pm • Tesla introduced Autopilot software in October of 2015 with CEO Elon Musk heralding it as a profound experience for people. Other automakers such as Mercedes, Audi and Volvo already were offering what amounted to fancy cruise control — keeping cars in their lanes and a distance from traffic in fro EU unblocks billions for Hungary even though its leader threatens to veto Ukraine aid 12/13/2023 12:25pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday relented and granted Hungary access to billions of euros in frozen funds just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban appeared ready to defy his EU partners and veto the opening of membership talks and vital financial aid for Ukraine. A year ago, the European Analysis: At COP28, Sultan al-Jaber got what the UAE wanted. Others leave it wanting much more 12/13/2023 11:42am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the United Nations COP28 climate summit ended Wednesday, Sultan al-Jaber walked out with what the United Arab Emirates wanted all along — the prestige of hosting negotiations that got the world to agree to transition away from fossil fuels while still being Heard at UN climate talks: Quotes that tell the story 12/13/2023 09:20am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries debated, made proposals, lobbed criticisms and did their best to convince each other how best to stop the planet from warming at a dangerous pace. Much of the discussion at COP28, hosted by Bronx deli fire sends flames shooting into night sky, one person is treated for smoke inhalation 12/13/2023 08:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — A fire that started in a deli in New York City early Wednesday spread to several other stores and sent flames shooting into the sky. The fire started in a deli in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx at about 3:30 a.m., New York Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas Currao said in A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers 12/13/2023 08:05am • MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale speaks of a chief who yearned to court Poliahu but was stopped by A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers 12/13/2023 08:00am • MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale, repeated in Hawaiian families over generations, speaks of a chie Germany's government reaches a deal to resolve its budget crisis and keeps up support for Ukraine 12/13/2023 07:14am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing coalition reached a deal Wednesday to resolve a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month, agreeing to cut some subsidies and spending while stressing that Berlin will stick to plans to step up support for Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party c Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose 12/13/2023 06:46am • (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms related to accidental overdoses. Some have even needed to be hospitalized for severe n Cyclone Jasper crosses Australia's east coast as category 2 storm with 87 mph winds 12/13/2023 02:24am • CANBERRA, Austrtalia (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossed Australia's northeast coast on Wednesday as a category 2 storm that lashed the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 140 kph (87 mph). Jasper had intensified from a category 1 storm on a 5-tier scale before it became the first cyc