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Former LSU women's basketball standout Danielle Ballard fatally struck by car 07/13/2023 08:18pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former LSU women's basketball player Danielle Ballard died Thursday after being struck by a car. Memphis police said Ballard, 29, “succumbed to her injuries” at a hospital after being taken from the scene of an accident that was reported to emergency dispatchers at 1:2 7 Clean Energy ETFs to Buy Now 07/13/2023 08:00pm • With record temperatures this summer and severe droughts feeding wildfires across Canada, climate change is hardly a minor concern. While the risks are quite real, however, there is also ample opportunity for investors eager to put their money behind companies building a more sustainable future. Of How to Prepare for Deflation 07/13/2023 08:00pm • Inflation has been a stressful reality for many Americans recently, having a marked impact on consumer budgets. But with inflation rates finally slowing, and the threat of a recession in the news, deflation is also a phenomenon many should prepare for. Deflation, or a decline in prices of goods and Nigerian leader plans $10 monthly handout to poor households after gas subsidy ends 07/13/2023 07:08pm • KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu has announced his government's plan to pay $10 a month to poor households to ease the growing hardship caused by the scrapping of subsidies on gasoline. In a letter to the Nigerian Senate, which was read during Thursday's sitting, Tinubu s Oklahoma murder conviction reversed due to sexual relationship between judge, prosecutor 07/13/2023 05:37pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday threw out a first-degree murder conviction because of a sexual relationship between the judge and a prosecutor in the case. In a 3-2 decision, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for defendant Robert Leon Hashagen II Virginia Daybook 07/13/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Jul. 13. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St Venezuela government's ban on longtime foe draws attention to the opposition's presidential primary 07/13/2023 04:08pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado has been a longtime foe of Venezuela’s government, and not exactly a unifying figure for its critics. But the government’s move to ban her from public office has helped rally the fractured opposition and focus much-needed attention on their effort Helen Mirren visits Jerusalem for new film 'Golda,' says she is inspired by anti-government protests 07/13/2023 03:04pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Helen Mirren, who plays Israel's first female prime minister in her latest film, says she has been inspired by the widespread protests underway against the country's current premier, Benjamin Netanyahu. Mirren, who portrays the late Golda Meir during the 1973 war between Israel a Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights 07/13/2023 02:33pm • Five transgender children and their families sued Texas this week over a law that would bar transgender care for them and other minors, adding more uncertainty to the fate of policies to curtail the rights of transgender people. Most GOP-controlled states in the past few years have passed similar la Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/13/2023 01:55pm • 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 In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults 07/13/2023 01:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie. He shoots on large-format film with large, cumbersome cameras to get the best possible cinematic image. He prefers practical effects over computer-generated ones and real locations Aid groups seek an EU commission review of migration law in Italy as it impounds rescue ships 07/13/2023 01:31pm • ROME (AP) — A coalition of humanitarian groups formally asked the European Commission to review Italy's legislation governing migration on Thursday, following the Italian government's latest detention of a ship used to rescue migrants at sea. Emergency, Doctors Without Borders, SOS Humanity and AS Kevin Spacey fights back tears as he testifies how sex abuse allegations 'exploded' his career 07/13/2023 01:27pm • LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue Thursday as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career. “My world exploded,” Spacey said at his sexual assault trial. “There was a rush to judgment an Soccer players' union FIFPRO eyes 2023 World Cup as catalyst to professionalize women's game 07/13/2023 01:13pm • GENEVA (AP) — A risk of overloading women's soccer players in Europe. Too few competitive games in other parts of the world. Professionalizing domestic leagues too slowly. One week before the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand, global players’ union FIFPRO published analy Judge rules man accused of trying to open jet's door, attacking crew, not competent for trial 07/13/2023 12:51pm • BOSTON (AP) — A man charged with attacking a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon and attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight in March is not currently competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled. Magistrate Judge Judith Dein, basing her decision on a