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White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding 09/22/2023 09:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services. A federal shutdown aft Tropical Storm Ophelia gathers strength off the mid-Atlantic coast, promising heavy rain and wind 09/22/2023 07:03pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia gained strength as it churned toward the North Carolina coast on Friday, promising a weekend of heavy rain and windy conditions throughout the mid-Atlantic. Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for parts of eastern North Carolina, saying Ophelia show Three arrests made in boy's shooting death that sparked New Mexico governor's aggressive guns ban 09/22/2023 06:57pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A third arrest was made Friday in connection with a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban. Albuquerque police took Daniel Gomez, 26, into custody a day after two US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti 09/22/2023 06:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. would provide Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes 09/22/2023 06:08pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Residents who survived the wildfire that leveled the Hawaii town of Lahaina might not be able to afford to live there after it is rebuilt unless officials alter the zoning laws and make other changes, economists warned Friday. “The risk is very real,″ Carl Bonham, executive dir Who's Bob Menendez? New Jersey's senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years 09/22/2023 05:20pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez's defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife and business associates Friday revealed that he's adopting the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago. A three-term senator who has held office a Business Highlights: UAW strike expands to 20 states; Wall Street's worst week in 6 months 09/22/2023 04:59pm • ___ Stock market today: Wall Street closes its worst week in six months with more losses NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street wheezed to more losses as it limped to the finish of its worst week in six months. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Friday after a late-day swoon erased a modest gain it had held for mo DC area officials say prepare for powerful winds, possible flooding from Tropical Storm Ophelia 09/22/2023 04:41pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  The D.C. area is bracing for a powerful tropical storm that's expected to drench the region starting Friday night and lasting through the weekend. Here's what you need to know. A powerful coastal weather maker formed into Tropi Mid Atlantic Daybook 09/22/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Friday, Sep. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 an Virginia Daybook 09/22/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Friday, Sep. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other Stat Browns QB Deshaun Watson looking to make up for sluggish start at home against Titans 09/22/2023 04:26pm • TENNESSEE (1-1) at CLEVELAND (1-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Browns by 3. SERIES RECORD: Browns lead 36-32. LAST MEETING: Browns beat Titans 41-35 on Dec. 6, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. LAST WEEK: Titans beat Chargers 27-24 in OT; Browns lost 26-22 to Pittsburgh. AGAIN Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man 09/22/2023 04:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday. The 58-year-old Nav Saints look to remain unbeaten as they visit Lambeau Field in Packers' home opener 09/22/2023 04:05pm • NEW ORLEANS (2-0) at GREEN BAY (1-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX OPENING LINE: Packers by 2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook AGAINST THE SPREAD: Saints 2-0, Packers 1-1 SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 17-10 LAST MEETING: Saints won 38-3 on Sept. 12, 2021, at Jacksonville, Florida. LAST WEEK: Saints won 20- Russia says Armenian separatists surrender arms after Azerbaijan reclaims Nagorno-Karabakh 09/22/2023 02:30pm • YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Ethnic Armenian separatists in Azerbaijan's region of Nagorno-Karabakh surrendered arms Friday to Russian peacekeepers, Russia's Defense Ministry said, two days after Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the breakaway region that has long been at the center of a conflict with ne Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media 09/22/2023 02:08pm • LONDON (AP) — Before he hit America, Rupert Murdoch ripped through Britain’s media like a tornado. His newspapers changed the political and cultural weather and swung elections. His satellite television channels upended the staid broadcasting scene. Journalists and politicians in the U.K. both h