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As Iran's presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown 06/26/2024 12:59am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seemingly every afternoon in Iran's capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. The renewed crackdown comes not quite two years since mass protests ove Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks? 06/25/2024 09:54pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a “famous teenage hacker" following what he called an “ itinerant minstrel childhood” beginning in Townsville, Australia. But the story of Julian Assange, eccentric founder of secret-spilling website Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest 06/25/2024 09:43pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail added insult to injury for people in the Midwest already contending with heat, humidity and intense flooding after days of rain. The National Weather Service on Tuesday afternoon and evening issued multiple tornado warnings i UK's gambling watchdog alleges 5 more police officers placed bets on election date 06/25/2024 08:51pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain's gambling regulator has alleged that five more police officers bet on the timing of the July 4 national election, the Metropolitan Police said Tuesday, as claims widen that people close to the government used inside information for their own profit. The Metropolitan Police s Johns Hopkins surgeon says US surgeon general's declaration that gun violence is a public health crisis is 'historic' 06/25/2024 08:05pm • The notion of treating gun violence as a public health issue is not new, but it's got a much broader platform with the declaration by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy that the country is experiencing a public health crisis as a result. Dr. Joseph Sakran is the executive vice chair of surgery How to Minimize 4 Financial Management Disasters That Come With Aging 06/25/2024 08:00pm • Many people spend their lives planning and preparing for old age. However, as individuals age, they may encounter some unexpected situations. While not the most enjoyable thought experiment, it's important to consider the risks that come with aging and how they can impact a person's financial situat Best Summer Workouts: How to Stay Safe in the Heat 06/25/2024 08:00pm • You're not imagining it: Summers really are getting hotter. In fact, 2023 was the planet's warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information. What's more, the 10 warmest years on record have all occurred in the p 10 Best Low-Cost Index Funds to Buy 06/25/2024 08:00pm • When you're shopping around for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund, there are two main types to consider based on how they're managed. The first type is actively managed funds. In this case, you're paying a portfolio manager and possibly a team of research analysts to use their proprietary How To Paint Your Kitchen Countertops 06/25/2024 08:00pm • If you're trying to renovate your home on a budget, you may be stuck on ways to refresh your kitchen without replacing your outdated counters. Painting your kitchen cabinets and changing out hardware are straightforward and affordable ways to transform the space. However, updating your countertops i Delaware Senate gives final approval to bill mandating insurance coverage for abortions 06/25/2024 07:13pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Delaware gave final approval Tuesday to a bill requiring most private health insurance plans and Delaware’s Medicaid program to cover abortions. The bill cleared the Democrat-led Senate on a party-line vote and now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney. Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya's parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest 06/25/2024 06:53pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the president vowed to quash. Several people were killed. It was the most direct assault Chanel goes to the opera in a gleaming but designer-less couture collection 06/25/2024 05:57pm • PARIS (AP) — The show must go on, with aplomb. Chanel’s latest couture display Tuesday was a finely executed collection channeling theatricality. Few Parisian fashion houses can fill the Paris Opera and gain applause from Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and other luminaries without even havin The Latest | UN tells Israel it will pause aid work in Gaza without better safety, UN officials say 06/25/2024 05:39pm • Senior U.N. officials have told Israel they will suspend aid operations across Gaza unless urgent steps are taken to better protect humanitarian workers from Israeli strikes and to curb growing lawlessness hindering aid efforts, two U.N. officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discus Bill to ensure access to contraception advances in Pennsylvania, aided by dozens of GOP House votes 06/25/2024 04:48pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to ensure access to contraceptives cleared the Democratic majority Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, drawing dozens of Republican votes but facing an uncertain future in the GOP-controlled state Senate. The bill was approved 133-69, with 14 women among the 32 Republi UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety 06/25/2024 04:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.N. officials have warned Israel that they will suspend the world body's aid operations across Gaza unless Israel acts urgently to better protect humanitarian workers, two U.N. officials said Tuesday. The ultimatum is the latest in a series of U.N. steps demanding Israel