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New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns 08/31/2023 07:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may notice an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police surveillance drone. The New York City police department plans to pilot the unmanned aircrafts in response to complaints about large g Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia's wake 08/31/2023 07:37pm • HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia's path of destruction on Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees and dang Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says 08/31/2023 07:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The attending physician to Congress said Thursday that he had cleared Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to continue with his planned schedule after evaluating an incident in which McConnell appeared to freeze up at an event in Kentucky. But the health episode — his seco Audio reveals 911 caller in University of North Carolina shooting immediately identified a suspect 08/31/2023 06:25pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where a professor was fatally shot on a college campus this week, received information on the suspect's identity within minutes of the gunfire, according to a recording of the 911 call. Some portions of the audio sound redacted, but what Hurricane, shooting test DeSantis leadership as he trades the campaign trail for crisis management 08/31/2023 06:02pm • First a shooting, then a storm. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a one-two punch testing his leadership at a critical moment for his presidential campaign, with the Republican moving to cast aside his role as culture warrior and show the country that he can govern through crises. His first challe Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/31/2023 05:52pm • 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 EagleBank and K. Neal grow together through mutually beneficial partnership 08/31/2023 04:53pm • The long-standing partnership between EagleBank and K. Neal Truck and Bus Center is mutually beneficial, creating a relationship that fosters growth, stability and success. Throughout the years, they have leveraged each other's strengths and contributed positively to the local community in th Governor activates Massachusetts National Guard to help with migrant crisis 08/31/2023 04:05pm • BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist at shelters and hotels as the state struggles with an influx of migrants. The move comes after the governor declared a state of emergency several weeks ago because of th Labor Day travel expected to be up over last year; gas prices moderate 08/31/2023 03:14pm • AAA expects more people to travel this Labor Day weekend than those who did in 2022. Ragina Ali, AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesperson in Maryland and D.C., said most Labor Day vacationers drive to their destinations, given the short duration. "Whether you are hitting the road, headed to the airpo At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa 08/31/2023 01:16pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate s It's Miami vs. Miami when the Hurricanes play host to the RedHawks in Friday opener 08/31/2023 01:10pm • Miami (Ohio) at Miami, Friday at 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network) Line: Miami by 17 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Miami leads 3-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? There should be some sort of Miami trophy or something, but all that's at stake is just a 1-0 record. It's imperative that the Hurricane Travis Kelce claims the top spot in AP's NFL tight end rankings 08/31/2023 01:00pm • When it comes to tight ends in the NFL, one stands alone. Kansas City's prolific pass catcher Travis Kelce has shattered numerous records over his 10-year career and was the unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among tight ends. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the Minkah Fitzpatrick claims the top spot in AP's NFL safety rankings 08/31/2023 12:56pm • Minkah Fitzpatrick's first season in the NFL got off to a bit of a slow start. Once he got traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers early in his second season back in 2019, his career took off. Fitzpatrick quickly emerged as one of the NFL's best playmakers at the position and was chosen as the top safety Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison 08/31/2023 10:52am • The Russian ruble's wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin's fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin's economic team in a move that allowed the currency to regain its footing, at least for now. Yet the patch — an emergency interest rate incr Russia's ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy? 08/31/2023 10:47am • Russia's ruble has fallen a long way in recent months, and the country’s central bank has stepped in to try to halt the slide. Until now, the government stood aside as the declining ruble helped its budget. But a weaker currency also poses the threat of higher prices for everyday people in Russia