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Music Review: The María’s 'Submarine' immerses listeners in a blue world of mellow dance beats 05/30/2024 11:35am • When the indie pop band The Marías emerged in 2017 with their first EP, “Superclean Vol. 1,” they quickly solidified a sound. It wasn't any one sound, really, but a sonic identity. With lead vocalist María Zardoya’s mellow, romantic vocals serving as the unifier, the band's productions were Being an MLB catcher is grueling work. That's not slowing this year's best on offense 05/30/2024 10:11am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Slowed by stiff knees and bruised by foul balls and backswings, major league catchers have long been defined by what they do defensively — even if it hinders them on offense. Perhaps because of the universal designated hitter and strategic changes like one-knee squatting, that m Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked 05/30/2024 07:57am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's political class, fuel companies and private electricity providers blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit nation’s decades-old electricity crisis, Lebanese caretaker economy minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s 12 years later, American Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus will get gold medal at ceremony in Paris 05/30/2024 06:00am • There's no making up for what Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus lost on the day she finished .07 seconds behind a Russian opponent who, everyone found out later, was doping. What the American 400-meter hurdles champion will get is a great day under the Eiffel Tower where she'll be presented with the g The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here's how we got here and what might be next 05/30/2024 05:39am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. Broken apart by strong winds and heavy seas just over a week after it became operational, the project faces criti Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried 05/30/2024 04:08am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Traumatized survivors of the massive landslide estimated to have buried hundreds in Papua New Guinea have been slow to move to safer ground as the South Pacific island nation's authorities prepare to use heavy machinery to clear debris and risk triggering another landsl Five players to watch at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup 05/30/2024 03:05am • The Twenty20 World Cup is set to begin Saturday with tournament co-host the United States taking on Canada in Dallas. The global T20 championship has moved to a 20-team format, giving a chance to the associate or lower-ranked nations at the highest stage, while retaining the usual favorites in the t Henderson's 18th homer was a grand slam, and it happened because McCann finally drew a walk 05/29/2024 10:15pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson made Boston pay for a very ill-timed walk. Henderson hit a grand slam in the second inning — after Kutter Crawford walked James McCann to load the bases — and the Baltimore Orioles went on to beat the Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday night. It was Henderson's 18th Former top official in Prince George's Co., Alexandria picked to lead Montgomery Co. fire department 05/29/2024 08:44pm • A former top fire department official in both Prince George's County in Maryland and the City of Alexandria in Virginia is the pick to be the next fire chief in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has nominated Corey Smedley to lead the Montgomery County Fire and States' Responses to FAFSA Delays: What Students Should Know 05/29/2024 08:00pm • In response to the tumultuous rollout of the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid -- branded by the U.S. Department of Education as the "Better FAFSA" -- many states have extended their filing deadlines to give current and prospective students and their families more time to file the f Surprise: Millennials Have the Lowest Mortgage Rates of Any Generation 05/29/2024 08:00pm • What do you call a millennial with a low mortgage rate? Trapped. Starter homes quickly turned into forever homes in 2024 as millions of millennials found themselves locked into Goldilocks mortgage rates -- but with Baby Bear homes. A May 2024 Freddie Mac report showed that millennials are the genera Oklahoma to chase record 4th straight national title at Women's College World Series 05/29/2024 07:08pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is chasing history again. The Sooners head into the Women’s College World Series with the opportunity to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title. They open double-elimination bracket play Thursday against No. 10 seed Duke. Last year's team dominated to b What the new EU ambassador told WTOP's JJ Green on a recent hike in Rock Creek Park 05/29/2024 06:59pm • Walking through scenic Rock Creek Park in D.C. on an early, cool morning in late May, Jovita Neliupšienė paused along a trail and proudly pointed to her T-shirt. It had a blue background with red and white writing. It read, “Whatever victory takes.” It refers to Ukraine’s desperate fi The Latest | Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza's entire border with Egypt 05/29/2024 05:55pm • Israel’s military said Wednesday it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, without elaborating. Capturing the strategic Philadelphi corridor signals that Israel has deepened its offensive in southern Gaza. Palestinians in the border city of Rafah reported heavy figh US calls Algeria's proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful 05/29/2024 04:01pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Wednesday a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and halt to Israel’s military operation in the southern city of Rafah “is not going to be helpful.” Algeria, the Arab representative on the council, ci