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Veronika Slowikowska worked toward making it as an actor for years. Then she went viral 06/24/2024 11:46am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it. And although the Canadian actor and co Two years after Dobbs: How Maryland fits in the shifting landscape of abortion access 06/24/2024 11:29am • Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court upended 50 years of abortion law with its Dobbs decision, Maryland has reaffirmed its position as an abortion-friendly state while other states have restricted or banned the procedure outright. Providers in Maryland say they have seen an increase in patients The Texas Rangers are frustrating LGBTQ+ advocates as the only MLB team without a Pride Night 06/24/2024 11:00am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rafael McDonnell sometimes gets to address the staff of his beloved Texas Rangers on issues of diversity and inclusion through his role with the Resource Center, one of the leading LGBTQ+ organizations in the Dallas area. For several years, the Rangers have been the only Ma German investigators detain 2 men who allegedly tried to blackmail the family of Michael Schumacher 06/24/2024 10:55am • BERLIN (AP) — Two men who allegedly tried blackmailing the family of Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher were detained earlier this month, German prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors in the western German city of Wuppertal said the suspects told employees of the family that they were in possession Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans 06/24/2024 10:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump, a highly unusual and potentially chilling effort that dovetails with broader con Senior Blinken aide is taking a top job with Austin after Senate confirmation holdup 06/24/2024 10:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday that one of his most senior aides is leaving for a top job with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and will be replaced by a brother of President Joe Biden’s national security adviser. State Department counselor Derek Chollet, a v Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors 06/24/2024 10:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions o Indonesia says a cyberattack has compromised its data center but it won't pay the $8 million ransom 06/24/2024 10:24am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government won't pay, authorities said Monday. The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional le LOCALIZE IT: HIV cases are on the rise in young gay Latinos, especially in the Southeast 06/24/2024 09:46am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: While estimated new HIV infection rates declined 23% in the United States from 2012 to 2022, a KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found the rate has not fallen for Latinos as much as it has for other racial and ethnic groups. The analysis foun Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes 06/24/2024 09:36am • OREGONIA, Ohio (AP) — At the end of their weeklong sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the boisterous kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a treasured annual tradition: after songs and skits around a bonfire, they write down their favorite memories on slips of paper. Most years, they toss Preeclampsia can be fatal for pregnant people and babies. New blood tests aim to show who's at risk 06/24/2024 09:17am • When you're expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year. There was no way to know when it might strike †Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short 06/24/2024 09:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before — or perhaps even at — next month’s Republican National Convention. He told reporters Saturday that he already has made his decision AP PHOTOS: Philippine villagers smear mud on their bodies to show devotion to St. John the Baptist 06/24/2024 08:32am • BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — It is well before daybreak in Bibiclat, a village in the northern Philippines surrounded by rice fields. Using only light from their cellphones to cut through the darkness, devout Catholics venture into the fields. If they’re fortunate, they will find an area where c China, EU are open to talks on plans to hike tariffs on Chinese EVs 06/24/2024 08:21am • BANGKOK (AP) — China and the European Union are open to holding talks on the EU’s recent decision to sharply raise tariffs on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, officials from both sides say. China’s Commerce Ministry and Germany’s economy minister said over the weekend that each si Nugent-Hopkins plays for the Stanley Cup 13 years to the day since being drafted by the Oilers 06/24/2024 06:10am • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — When the Edmonton Oilers selected Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the first pick in the 2011 NHL draft, they had missed the playoffs five consecutive seasons. They did not qualify for seven of his eight first seasons, either. Now, 13 years to the day since hearing his name called in