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Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches 05/13/2023 12:06pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Volunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter on Saturday as the delta nation braced for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 24 hours. U.N. agencies and US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect 05/13/2023 11:13am • EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings. A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and gov Census rejecting some big-city complaints of 2020 undercounts 05/13/2023 09:50am • Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau — an effort by Memphis to increase its official population resulted in three people being subtracted from its count during an initial appeal. Some successes h A year after Buffalo supermarket massacre, city's Black youth still shaken 05/13/2023 12:47am • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It’s hard for Jamari Shaw, 16, to have fun at the park with his younger brothers in their East Buffalo neighborhood. He’s too busy scanning for danger, an aftereffect of a gunman's attack that killed 10 Black people at a local grocery store. Sometimes, 17-year-old Alann Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions 05/12/2023 11:52pm • EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The border between the U.S. and Mexico was relatively calm Friday, offering few signs of the chaos that was feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Less than 24 hours after the rules known as T Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records 05/12/2023 08:29pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers 05/12/2023 07:44pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge's ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms. The ruling issued W AP PHOTOS: Crowds of migrants wait at the border as Title 42 gives way to new rules 05/12/2023 07:00pm • At points all along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, crowds of migrants clutching sacks of belongings or holding the hands of children waited to apply for asylum as new immigration rules took effect. And more people kept arriving. A 3-year-old asylum restriction known as Title 42 ended, replaced by West Virginia officer will not face charges for striking, killing 13-year-old with cruiser off-duty 05/12/2023 06:38pm • CHARLESTON W.Va. (AP) — An off-duty deputy sheriff in West Virginia who struck and killed a 13-year-old girl with his marked cruiser last year will not face criminal charges in her death, according to the prosecutor investigating the case. Special Prosecutor for Cabell County Mark Sorsaia determi Washington Commanders timeline under Dan Snyder 05/12/2023 06:13pm • Dan Snyder's ownership of the Washington Commanders, which has been a matter of considerable debate for many years, is coming to an end. Snyder has agreed to sell the team for a record $6.05 billion to a group led by Philadelphia 76ers and Devils owner Josh Harris, which also includes Basketball Hal Here's what it looks like at the US-Mexico border as Title 42 expires 05/12/2023 06:07pm • From the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to San Diego and Tijuana, many migrants gathered along sections of the U.S.-Mexico border questioned when or whether they would cross into the United States to seek asylum once pandemic-related restrictions known as Title 42 ended. Some migrants who had traveled f “Chonkosaurus”, la tortuga gigante encontrada en el río Chicago se vuelve viral 05/12/2023 06:01pm • CHICAGO – Dos kayakistas vieron recientemente una tortuga mordedora gigante en el río Chicago y grabaron su encuentro en un video que está llamando la atención no solo por el tamaño del “Chonkosaurus”, sino también por su divertido comentario. Joey Santore vio al “Chi Biden commends Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for collaboration on migration 05/12/2023 05:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden commended Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his country's collaboration with the United States and Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can apply for protection. T Order temporarily blocks appointed judges in mostly Black city and county in Mississippi 05/12/2023 05:34pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the appointment of four state court judges in the majority-Black county that is home to Mississippi's capital city — appointments that drew protests from local residents who said white state officials were stomping on civil rights. Mid Atlantic Daybook 05/12/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Friday, May. 12. 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