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A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified 11/20/2023 08:07am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health au Arlington County shares draft drone policies, asks community for comments 11/20/2023 07:19am • Arlington County, Virginia, officials are asking residents to share their thoughts about using drones for public safety by New Year's Day. The new Unmanned Aircraft Systems program would help to increase Arlington County's response to emergencies, according to a statement from the county. Fire, p AP Top 25 Reality Check: Low-turnover season in poll with only 42 teams having been ranked 11/20/2023 06:00am • The AP Top 25 has been more exclusive this season than in recent years. With just three more AP Top 25s to go, including the final one that is released after the national championship game on Jan. 8, 42 teams have spent at least one week in The Associated Press College football poll. No. 23 Toledo b Car Review: The Nissan Altima SR VC-Turbo wakes up the midsize sedan market with added power and sports suspension 11/20/2023 04:10am • Nissan has a solution for a sportier version of the Altima SR with the nifty VC-Turbo engine that pumps out nearly 250hp. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Nissan Altima has been a big seller for years and while it moved family without hassle it’s been a bit underwhelming in the power department since it Wilson, Sutton hook up for winning TD as Broncos rally to end Vikings' 5-game winning streak, 21-20 11/20/2023 01:19am • DENVER (AP) — Stymied all night by the Minnesota Vikings' smothering defense, Russell Wilson never lost faith in his sputtering offense whose first nine drives ended with Wil Lutz kicking five field goals and Riley Dixon punting four times. “We just believe in each other ... We knew we were goin Courtland Sutton catches go-ahead TD for Broncos, who end Vikings' win streak at 5 games 11/20/2023 12:00am • DENVER (AP) — Courtland Sutton’s leaping 15-yard touchdown catch with 1:03 remaining powered the Denver Broncos to a 21-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, ending the NFL’s longest winning streak at five games. The Broncos (5-5) now own the league’s longest winning streak Diminutive Tank Dell is putting up huge numbers in his rookie season for the Texans 11/19/2023 06:52pm • HOUSTON (AP) — At just 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds, Tank Dell was plagued by doubters who thought his size would hold him back in the NFL. Nine games into his rookie season, Dell is proving those critics wrong by emerging as one of Houston’s top receivers. “It’s just extra motivation that made m Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands 11/19/2023 04:59pm • POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — Firefighters in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region.” They spoke too soon. In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by u Former Maryland town commissioner charged for domestic abuse against 13-year-old son 11/19/2023 04:45pm • A former town commissioner for Emmitsburg, Maryland, was arrested Friday on charges of abusing his 13-year-old son, according to Frederick County Sheriff's Office. In an incident report posted by FCSO, police say deputies responded to a domestic violence call on Friday at the home of 47-year-old Apple Cup will continue for 5 more years after Washington and Washington State agree to deal 11/19/2023 03:49pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Washington and Washington State have agreed in principle to a five-year extension of the Apple Cup, ensuring the in-state rivalry will continue through at least 2028. The schools announced the agreement on Sunday, six days before playing for the final time with both members of the P At Formula One's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, music takes a front seat — at a cost 11/19/2023 02:42pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — At the inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, music and entertainment have taken a dominant role. As the elite motorsport experiments with the new race, A-list events are ubiquitous in Sin City, an unignorable part of the celebration. Here are some of the highlights. DAY FOUR Democratic-led cities pay for migrants' tickets to other places as resources dwindle 11/19/2023 12:01pm • DENVER (AP) — As weary migrants arrive in Denver on buses from the U.S.-Mexico border city of El Paso, Texas, officials offer them two options: temporary shelter or a bus ticket out. Nearly half of the 27,000 migrants who arrived in Denver since November 2022 have chosen the bus, plane or train t Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown 11/19/2023 11:35am • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition late Saturday night in El Salvador, the first to wear the crown from her country. Palacios is a 23-year-old communicologist, who said she wants to work to promote mental health after suffering de Extreme weather claims 2 lives in Bulgaria and leaves many in the dark 11/19/2023 10:58am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Gale-force winds and heavy rain and snow hit large parts of Bulgaria on Sunday, claiming the lives of two people, causing severe damage and disrupting power supply in towns and villages, officials said. Residents in eastern Bulgaria, which was hit the hardest, said they had K-12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs 11/19/2023 09:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations. Since a White House conference in August