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Patients need doctors who look like them. Can medicine diversify without affirmative action? 09/11/2023 12:07am • DETROIT (AP) — Dr. Starling Tolliver knew she wanted to become a doctor. Yet, as a Black girl growing up in Akron, Ohio, it was a dream that felt out of reach. She rarely saw doctors who looked like her. As a child, she experienced severe hair loss, and struggled to find a dermatologist who cou Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev 09/10/2023 10:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a U.S. Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point. It was among many such elongated exchanges b Tom Brady returns to hero's welcome in New England and declares himself a 'Patriot for life' 09/10/2023 09:08pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady made one more run out of the tunnel, just like he did for two decades before dashing out of New England to continue his legend in Tampa Bay. Taking the field with his celebrated sideline sprint – and leaving to Bon Jovi’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” � Rams show they can be more than competitive and thump Seahawks 30-13 in season opener 09/10/2023 09:01pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Matthew Stafford started the season without his favorite target, with a rebuilt and unproven offensive line, and with an outside narrative that the ceiling for the Los Angeles Rams this season is just being competitive. The Rams looked far more than just competitive by outplaying a Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire? 09/10/2023 08:00pm • Some 44% of homeowners ages 60 to 70 carry a mortgage with them into retirement, according to mortgage banker American Financing. Is that a smart financial move? The decision of whether to pay off your mortgage before retirement should hinge on how much you've saved for retirement, your cash flow an Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week 09/10/2023 07:50pm • DETROIT (AP) — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble. Shawn Fain, the comba Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives 09/10/2023 06:08pm • AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as soldiers and international aid teams in trucks and helicopters began to fan into remote mountain towns hit hardest by a historic earthquake. The disaster killed more than 2,100 people — a nu Car Review: VW ID. 4 is a solid choice for EV buyers — and one of the few that qualifies for a tax credit 09/10/2023 03:54pm • The all-electric VW ID. 4 is a smaller crossover with a touch of style from the usually plain looking models. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The VW ID. 4 now has an entry-level model with a lower price. It gets around 210 miles of range, less than the other ID. 4 models. The top-of-the-line ID. 4 AWD Pro S has Norrman captures Irish Open to follow Aberg as Swedish winner on European tour. McIlroy bid falters 09/10/2023 03:19pm • STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — Vincent Norrman gave Sweden a second straight winner on the European tour when he shot 7-under 65 to capture the Irish Open title on Sunday as Rory McIlroy faltered in the final round by hitting into the water on three different holes. A week after 23-year-old Ludvig Aberg Sabotage attempts reported at polling stations in occupied Ukraine as Russia holds local elections 09/10/2023 02:26pm • Russian authorities on Sunday reported multiple attempts to sabotage voting in local elections taking place in occupied areas of Ukraine. Polls have now closed after local elections were held over the weekend in 79 regions of Russia, with ballots for governors, regional legislatures, city and munici A boat capsizing in north-central Nigeria killed at least 24 people. Dozens of others are missing 09/10/2023 02:01pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat capsized in north-central Nigeria early Sunday, killing at least two dozen people and leaving many others missing amid a frantic rescue effort, emergency officials said. The victims, mostly women and children, drowned while travelling on the wooden boat in the Nigerian A Pakistani soldier is killed in a shootout with militants near Afghanistan border, military says 09/10/2023 01:10pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani soldier was killed in an overnight shootout with militants in the country's northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, the military said. A military statement late Saturday said the shootout took place in Mir Ali, a major town of North Waziristan that served as a saf DC United coach Wayne Rooney's 'only focus' on playoffs amid contract, job rumors 09/10/2023 12:04pm • D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney once again reiterated his commitment to the region’s soccer club following reports that he is a candidate for a job in England. After D.C. United’s scoreless draw against San Jose Saturday night, Rooney was asked about updates on his contract situation with Canada holds off US to win bronze at Basketball World Cup in OT, 127-118 09/10/2023 07:53am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Mikal Bridges pulled off an overtime-forcing miracle. It wasn't enough to keep the U.S. from heading home from the World Cup empty-handed, and after 87 years of waiting Canada has again medaled on one of basketball's biggest stages. Dillon Brooks scored 39 points, Shai G India forges compromise among divided world powers at the G20 summit in a diplomatic win for Modi 09/10/2023 06:50am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to bridge gaps in the Group of 20 top economies and solve global problems, but many were skeptical ahead of the weekend's summit given grave divisions within the bloc over the Russia’s war in Ukraine. He wa