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Top Republicans are gearing up to investigate the Hunter Biden case. Here's what to know. 07/08/2023 11:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans who lead three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency. Leaders of the House Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways A Libyan court sentences 3 people to prison terms over human trafficking 07/08/2023 07:42am • CAIRO (AP) — A court in the Libyan capital sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking, in a first such ruling in a North African nation where migrants are routinely mistreated. The Criminal Court of Tripoli convicted the three of human trafficking, detaining, and US Treasury chief Yellen appeals to China for cooperation on climate and other global challenges 07/08/2023 07:33am • BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appealed to China on Saturday for cooperation on climate change and other global challenges and not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants derail relations. In a meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Yellen defend As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions 07/08/2023 12:27am • MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses where it is aged have complemented the rural character of their neighborhoods, while providing job Analysis: The Wemby Show is underway, and opening night was a circus 07/08/2023 12:10am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The final numbers for Victor Wembanyama in his Summer League debut: nine points on 2-for-13 shooting, eight rebounds, five blocked shots, three assists. Not on the stat sheet: countless pictures and videos captured on phones, the couple dozen times he applauded teammates, and all UN to vote Monday on aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria -- either for 6 months or 1 year 07/08/2023 12:04am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is to vote Monday on extending aid deliveries from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest, with a resolution sponsored by Brazil and Switzerland calling for a 12-month extension and a rival Russia resolution limiting a renewal to just six months. T Extremely overdue book returned to Massachusetts library 119 years later 07/08/2023 12:00am • BOSTON (AP) — On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked out James Clerk Maxwell's “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” from the New Bedford Free Public Library. It would take 119 years and the sharp eyes of a librarian in West Virgin Sailors rejoice after snowy winter raises Great Salt Lake — for now 07/07/2023 11:16pm • ON THE GREAT SALT LAKE (AP) — A brisk wind caught a Kevlar-fiber sail, sending it snapping as Bob Derby and Randy Atkin pulled lines to turn Red Stripe, their 25-foot boat, through the briny waters of the imperiled Great Salt Lake. Little could be heard beyond the low hum of trucks wheeling past Fishhook-embedded sausage found in Alexandria, sparking animal welfare concerns 07/07/2023 11:11pm • A community alert has been issued after the discovery of sausage embedded with fishhooks at a largely residential intersection in Alexandria, Virginia, Friday morning, prompting concern for dog owners in the area. According to the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria’s Twitter post, a person wal Biden takes aim at 'junk' insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as 'suckers' 07/07/2023 08:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on what he called “junk” insurance plans that play consumers as ‘suckers,' new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I 07/07/2023 07:14pm • RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — The last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed at a sprawling military installation in eastern Kentucky, the White House announced Friday, a milestone that closes a chapter of warfare dating back to World War I. Workers at the Blue Grass Arm Phillies' RHP Andrew Painter undergoing testing on right elbow after setback 07/07/2023 06:56pm • MIAMI (AP) — Top Philadelphia Phillies prospect Andrew Painter is undergoing testing because of discomfort in his right elbow, manager Rob Thomson said Friday. Thomson did not say what type of testing Painter will have but said the 19-year-old right-hander started feeling discomfort after a bullpe Kentucky AG challenges federal judge's blocking of state law banning transgender youth treatment 07/07/2023 06:00pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is asking a federal appeals court to lift an injunction that blocks portions of a new state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Cameron's emergency motion to the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenges las Iowa Republicans will pursue a 6-week abortion ban during a special session that starts Tuesday 07/07/2023 05:03pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Republican-controlled Legislature will aim to enact a ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a rare special session that starts Tuesday, a draft of the bill released Friday shows. The proposed measure is similar to a 2018 law that a deadlocked st What will it take to stop Jersey Shore town from bulldozing its beach? $12M in fines hasn't done it 07/07/2023 03:45pm • NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster eroded spots in defiance of state environmental officials. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says North Wildwood once again carried