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Spain soccer head won't resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes 08/25/2023 07:34pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country's soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victor Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported 08/25/2023 05:57pm • GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A massive fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sent a tower of black smoke billowing into the air above the Mississippi River on Friday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate for several hours as emergency crews battled the blaze. No injuries were reported and the fire was u US warns military takeovers in Africa's Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region 08/25/2023 05:03pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States warned Friday that the string of military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel region will hamper the fight against terrorism and demanded that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers deny safe haven to terrorist groups including al-Qaida and the Islamic State. U.S. Ambassa British Museum's director resigns, says he didn't take warning about possible theft seriously enough 08/25/2023 04:38pm • LONDON (AP) — The British Museum was alerted more than two years ago to the possible theft or disappearance of valuable artifacts when an art historian became suspicious about objects for sale on eBay. But the museum’s director, Hartwig Fischer, said Friday that he didn’t treat the whistleblo Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support 08/25/2023 04:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, strong backing for Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion has been a rare issue where he’s mustered bipartisan support. But this week's first GOP presidential debate — and recent comments on Ukraine by the 2024 GOP polling leader and former Boston announces new plan to rid city of homeless encampment, get residents help 08/25/2023 03:35pm • BOSTON (AP) — Police would be given the power to remove tents and other makeshift shelters at a Boston intersection that's become home to a sprawling encampment for the homeless, many of whom struggle with mental health issues and substance abuse disorder, Mayor Michelle Wu and other city official Review: Script aside, 'Heart of Stone' proves Gal Gadot doesn't need 'Wonder Woman' to kick butt 08/25/2023 03:27pm • Gal Gadot (left) and Jing Lusi (right) appear in the new Netflix action movie "Heart of Stone." (Robert Viglasky/Netflix) After bursting on the scene in "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016), Gal Gadot made movie history when "Wonder Woman" (2017) became the top-grossing female-led s Should I get a COVID shot? CDC warns most should wait for September 08/25/2023 02:18pm • ▶ Watch Video: Amid rise in COVID hospitalizations, health experts reveal new details about updated boosters Despite signs of a weekslong increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now warning most vaccinated Americans against s 3 men exonerated in NYC after case reviews spotlighted false confessions in 1990s 08/25/2023 01:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Three men who were convicted of crimes in the New York City borough of Queens in the 1990s and served long prison sentences have been exonerated after reexaminations of their cases found evidence of false confessions and other examples of malfeasance by police and prosecutors. The Is a division-wide cell phone ban on the way in Prince William County schools? 08/25/2023 01:49pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. As school divisions across Virginia debut more stringent cell phone policies aimed at limiting student distractions in class, Prince Wi NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 08/25/2023 12:30pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theorist spreads false information abo The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of 'epic proportions,' UN aid chief says 08/25/2023 12:20pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The conflict in Sudan is fueling “a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions” that threatens the entire country, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned on Friday. Martin Griffiths also said that the protracted conflict in the African country “could tip the entire region i The death toll from wildfires in Greece this week rises to 21 after another victim is found 08/25/2023 11:11am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities battling a major wildfire in northeastern Greece that has been described as the European Union’s largest single recorded fire recovered another body, the fire department said Friday, bringing the total death toll from wildfires in Greece this week to 21. The fir West Virginia can restrict abortion pill sales, judge rules, despite FDA approval that it's safe 08/25/2023 10:51am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite federal regulators' approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers determined Thursday that the near-total abortion ban signed by Why Penn State QB Drew Allar might be college football's most important player 08/25/2023 09:48am • The expectations for Drew Allar are even bigger than the Penn State quarterback himself — which is saying something about a guy who sees eye-to-eye with the star offensive tackle who protects his blindside. Allar's pregame warm-ups have made grown men swoon. He played one series in a competitive g