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Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says 08/15/2023 10:26pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. Gov. Josh Reality Check: The truth hurts and truth is a bunch of ranked teams will break hearts in 2023 08/15/2023 09:52pm • The first Reality Check of the college football season, following the release of the preseason AP Top 25, can be a real bummer. The truth hurts and the truth is a bunch of ranked teams won't be as good as the voters think. Several will break their fans' hearts and maybe even get their coach fired. R The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don't plan to lift the ban on female education 08/15/2023 09:05pm • KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also indicated a ban on Death toll rises to 11 in powerful explosion near the Dominican Republic's capital; 10 still missing 08/15/2023 08:42pm • SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — The death toll from a powerful explosion near the Dominican Republic's capital rose to 11 on Tuesday, with dozens injured. Firefighters were searching through smoldering rubble as people gathered outside hospitals, looking for missing loved ones. President A Checklist for Your Retirement Money 08/15/2023 08:00pm • You may be shouting to the rooftops to your friends and family that you're ready to retire, but your finances may be telling a different story. Before you plan a retirement party, take a look at our retirement planning checklist to see if your finances are in order. Here are some things you can idea Financial Planning for LGBTQ+ Families 08/15/2023 08:00pm • Being part of the LGBTQ+ community comes with a slew of challenges, and they aren't limited to social and political ones. There are several financial challenges that affect queer individuals and families more than their cisgender, straight counterparts, from finding affordable housing to paying for How to Answer Common Essay Prompts on Medical School Secondary Applications 08/15/2023 08:00pm • As you begin your medical school application journey, the secondary application phase emerges as a pivotal bridge connecting your premedical background with entrance into graduate medical training. These secondary applications, adorned with an often repetitive tapestry of essays, offer a unique canv What Is Power of Attorney? 08/15/2023 08:00pm • At its most basic, a power of attorney (POA) is a legal document that allows someone to act on your behalf when it's either inconvenient or impossible to act for yourself. For example, POAs allow a spouse to manage property when the other is not available. A cancer patient can rely on a caregiver wi Here's How Much Money You Could Lose if Social Security Goes Bankrupt 08/15/2023 08:00pm • When looking at your retirement income, Social Security benefits might be part of your monthly lifeline -- that is, if they're still around and available. As of now, the program's main trust fund is projected to be depleted by 2033. If that's the case, a typical retired couple could face a loss of $ In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames 08/15/2023 06:49pm • WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts that reached a much sm DC area looks forward to multi-day 'dry stretch' after severe weather, flash flood warnings canceled 08/15/2023 06:15pm • Listen live to the latest weather and traffic forecast on the 8s.  Less than a day after torrential downpours and flash flooding swept through the D.C. area, the region has already seen drenching storms, gusty winds and brief warnings about flash flooding. Here's what you need to know. Wh Homeowners were having issues with hot water tank before deadly blast in Pennsylvania, officials say 08/15/2023 05:23pm • PLUM, Pa. (AP) — The owners of a home that exploded in western Pennsylvania last weekend were having issues with their hot water tank, authorities said, but the cause of the blast that killed five people — including two municipal officials — remains under investigation. The explosion in Plum d Canadian military mobilizes to help fight wildfires in Northwest Territories 08/15/2023 05:16pm • YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Members of the Canadian Armed Forces were set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, as wildfires threatened communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people were airlifted to safety. The military was expected to send a h Column: Small fields in FedEx Cup is a dangerous comparison with LIV 08/15/2023 04:03pm • OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) — Good news for Chicago: The golf-crazed market that once feared it would get the big names only every other year now gets two tournaments in a month. Both events have $20 million purses. Both have small fields populated by former major champions. Only one can be found on As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but many remain lost 08/15/2023 03:44pm • PUUNENE, Hawaii (AP) — A dog with hind legs bandaged tightly from paw to hip whimpered in pain through a plastic medical cone, chest rising and falling quickly in shallow breaths. The animal is one of the pets and people bearing marks of their escape from the smoke and flames of Maui wildfires