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Catholic U. asks for more police, meeting with DC mayor over crime concerns 07/19/2023 06:29pm • In a letter sent to the university community on Wednesday, Catholic University President Peter Kilpatrick called for an increased police presence on campus and for a meeting with Mayor Muriel Bowser over recent crime concerns. Yesterday in a statement, Catholic University asked to meet with D.C. Suspected gas explosion in Johannesburg rips open roads and flips cars during rush hour, injuring 9 07/19/2023 04:52pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected underground gas explosion during Johannesburg's evening rush hour ripped open roads and flipped more than 20 cars in South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday, injuring at least nine people, authorities said. The nine were sent to the hospital with injuries that autho A powerful storm sweeps Balkans region after days of heat, killing at least 5 people 07/19/2023 04:19pm • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A powerful storm hit the Balkans with strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday, killing at least five people in Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia and injuring dozens, police and local media outlets said. The storm was the second in two days to sweep over the region following a stri Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and Europe 07/19/2023 03:39pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese livestreamers have set their sights on TikTok shoppers in the U.S. and Europe, hawking everything from bags and apparel to crystals with their eyes on a potentially lucrative market, despite uncertainties over the platform's future in the U.S. and elsewhere. In China, wher Inter upsets fans by signing former Juventus winger Juan Cuadrado 07/19/2023 02:39pm • MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan completed the signing of Juan Cuadrado from Serie A rival Juventus on a free transfer on Wednesday, despite protests from their own fans. The Colombia international, who signed a one-year deal at Inter, won 11 trophies in eight years at Juventus — the Nerazzurri’s bitt Cracks are emerging in Israel's military. Reservists threaten not to serve if government plan passes 07/19/2023 01:50pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Cracks are emerging in Israel’s military. The Middle East’s best equipped and most powerful force is under one of the worst assaults it has encountered — a battle within its own ranks. A contentious government plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary has cleaved deep rifts Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor 07/19/2023 01:12pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron selected state legislator Robby Mills as his running mate Wednesday in Kentucky's race for governor, turning to a steadfast conservative with a record of shepherding pro-coal and anti-transgender legislation that fits into his campaign themes. Camero Movie Review: A bomb and its fallout in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' 07/19/2023 12:38pm • Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is a kinetic thing of dark, imposing beauty that quakes with the disquieting tremors of a forever rupture in the course of human history. “Oppenheimer,” a feverish three-hour immersion in the life of Manhattan Project mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cill High-water rescue crews save people flooded in Kentucky as death toll rises in northeast US 07/19/2023 11:52am • MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — High-water rescue crews pulled people from flooded homes and vehicles Wednesday in Kentucky, where waves of thunderstorms prompted flash flood warnings and watches. A search continued for two children swept away after torrential rains in the northeastern United States. The Nat Show me the money: How raising interest rates is benefiting short-term savers 07/19/2023 11:43am • It may be bad for borrowing money, but there's a silver lining of interest rates going up for savers. And if you have money sitting in a checking or savings account, not earning any interest, some financial experts say now may be the best time to consider moving it. With interest rates rising, Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say 07/19/2023 10:37am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations warned that violence in northeastern Congo has escalated significantly, with more than 40 civilians killed in three days. More than 600 people have been killed and 345,000 displaced in Ituri province so far this year, according to Stephane Dujarric, a Unite Thai Parliament blocks leader of party that won election from being renominated for prime minister 07/19/2023 10:35am • BANGKOK (AP) — The bitter battle to name Thailand’s next prime minister took a major turn Wednesday as Parliament voted to deny Pita Limjaroenrat, whose progressive Move Forward Party won a surprise victory in May’s election, a second chance to be confirmed for the post. Pita had assembled a c You can now list your blood type on your Virginia driver's license 07/19/2023 10:28am • A sample Virginia driver's license, showing what the icon indicating blood type will look like. (Courtesy Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles) Virginians now have the option to list their blood types on their driver's license as a way to help first responders in case of an emergency. Custom Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny 07/19/2023 10:04am • The deadline for Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended as the companies seek to close a deal that has been challenged by regulators in the U.S., as well as by the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority. Microsoft believes that pushing back Bus crash in southern Algeria leaves 34 dead and a dozen injured 07/19/2023 07:55am • Thirty-four people were killed and 12 injured when a bus and pickup truck collided on a highway in southern Algeria on Wednesday, prompting a huge fire, the Algerian Civil Protection service said. The collision, which occurred around 4 a.m. in Tamanrasset province in the Sahara Desert, resulted in b