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Kansas hopes to build on breakthrough bowl season behind star QB Jalon Daniels 08/18/2023 06:10am • LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There was a point shortly after Kansas had beaten Houston last season, giving the Jayhawks as many wins through three games as they had in any season in more than a decade, when coach Lance Leipold knew that things were going to be different. There was pride in the program. T China confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit 08/18/2023 05:30am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend next week's summit of the BRICS nations in Johannesburg, to be followed by a state visit to South Africa, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying also said in a statement that during his Aug. 21-24 visit Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire 08/18/2023 05:22am • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly Thursday, a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina and killed at least 111 people. That decision from After Israeli raids, Palestinian police struggle in militant hotbed, reflecting region on the brink 08/18/2023 05:08am • JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Last month, after the biggest Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank in years, Palestinians turned their wrath on their own security forces. They unleashed gunfire, firebombs and pipe bombs at Palestinian security buildings in an outp Salma Paralluelo emerges as a star in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final 08/18/2023 12:15am • SYDNEY (AP) — Salma Paralluelo could have been preparing for next year's Olympics if she'd decided to stick with track and not make the switch to soccer. But she did pick soccer and the 19-year-old winger has been a super-sub in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final. Spain plays England on Su Strong earthquake and aftershock shake Colombia's capital and other cities 08/17/2023 11:33pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A strong earthquake followed quickly by a strong aftershock shook Colombia’s capital and other major cities Thursday, sending panicked residents out onto the streets and damaging Colombia’s congressional chamber. At least one person was reported killed. The midday quake Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories 08/17/2023 10:51pm • YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Thousands of residents fled the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories ahead of an approaching wildfire Thursday, some driving hundreds of miles to safety and others waiting in long lines for emergency flights, the latest chapter in Canada's worst fire DDOT working on plan to close part of Rhode Island Ave. in response to flash flooding 08/17/2023 10:43pm • In order to help prevent devastating flooding in the area of Northeast D.C., the District Department of Transportation told WTOP that a plan is in the works that would initiate a road closure if powerful storms are coming to the area. DDOT says it is currently working on a standard operating proc Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice 08/17/2023 09:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now says he won't be holding a news conference next week to unveil what he claims is new “evidence” of fraud in Georgia's 2020 presidential election — even though no fraud has ever been substantiated — citing the advice of lawyers as he prepare Maui’s emergency services director resigns amid criticism for not using sirens to alert residents to killer wildfire 08/17/2023 09:05pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui’s emergency services director resigns amid criticism for not using sirens to alert residents to killer wildfire. Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain's Tenerife island, affecting thousands 08/17/2023 08:41pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife has burned thousands of acres and affected nearly 8,000 people who are either evacuated or confined, authorities said Thursday. Regional President Fernando Clavijo said some 250 firefighters and members of Britney Spears' husband seeks financial support, says in divorce filing their split came weeks ago 08/17/2023 08:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari separated nearly three weeks ago, and he is seeking spousal support and attorneys' fees in their divorce, according to his divorce filing. Asghari, 29, filed his petition to dissolve his 14-month-old marriage to the 41-year-old pop sup Identifying victims of the Maui wildfire will be a challenging task. Here's what it entails 08/17/2023 08:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The challenge is formidable: identifying the remains of more than 100 victims as agonized loved ones yearn for information about those missing in Maui after the United States’ deadliest wildfire in more than a century. It is a painstaking process, and one that other communities Billionaire Ray Dalio's 9 Top Stock and ETF Picks 08/17/2023 08:00pm • Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates is the world's second-largest hedge fund, after Citadel Advisors, with $196.8 billion in assets under management as of March 30. Even after giving more than $1 billion to philanthropic causes, Dalio himself has an estimated net worth of roughly $19 billion, accordi 5 Cloud ETFs to Buy Now 08/17/2023 08:00pm • Cloud computing is the hottest tech market trend this side of artificial intelligence, and -- unlike AI -- it's already a big business for which corporate users already have a good use case. 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