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NATO approves a plan to speed security aid and training to Ukraine's beleaguered armed forces 06/14/2024 08:59am • BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers on Friday approved a plan to provide reliable long-term security aid and military training for Ukraine after delays in Western deliveries of funds, arms and ammunition helped invading Russian forces to seize the initiative on the battlefield. Kyiv’s Western A peace summit for Ukraine opens this weekend in Switzerland. But Russia won't be taking part 06/14/2024 08:53am • GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the war, isn't attending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government didn’t want Russia involved. But the Swiss insist AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's state primaries 06/14/2024 08:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Incumbents' dominance in the 2024 congressional primaries will be put to the test in Virginia on Tuesday. While Virginia Democrats head to the polls to fill two open seats in the U.S. House, Republican voters could replace House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good, who faces a primary Biden se reúne en privado con el papa Francisco al margen de la cumbre del G7 06/14/2024 07:57am • BARI, Italia – El presidente Joe Biden saludó afectuosamente al papa Francisco al encontrarse en la última jornada de la cumbre del G7 en la región italiana de Apulia y apoyó su frente brevemente sobre la del pontífice. Biden, segundo presidente católico de Estados Unidos después de AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma's state primaries 06/14/2024 07:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Oklahoma will decide almost 60 contested primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives and both chambers of the state legislature on Tuesday. The race to watch will be the Republican primary in the state’s 4th Congressional District, where a deep-pocketed challenger Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program 06/14/2024 07:20am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear program, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Friday. The U.S. called the moves “nuclear escalations.” Spinni AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's primary runoffs 06/14/2024 07:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A southwest Georgia Republican who served a brief federal prison sentence for his actions inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is among those running on Tuesday for a chance to serve in Congress when the state holds primary runoff elections in a handful of U.S. House and stat Godfather of Go-Go's son leads Chuck Brown Band at Maryland concert to ring in Father's Day, Juneteenth 06/14/2024 06:53am • It's time to "bust loose" and ring in both Father's Day and Juneteenth with some go-go music! This Saturday, the Chuck Brown Band headlines a free concert at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on a lineup that includes Trouble Funk, the Luther Relives Tr Why this DC restaurant has 'Pride Month' in its DNA 06/14/2024 05:00am • A restaurant in D.C.'s Dupont Circle seems to have Pride Month built into its DNA. Annie's Paramount Steak House, founded in 1948 by Greek immigrant George Katinas, has been a staple of the local LGBTQ+ community for decades. Katinas employed all five of his sisters, including Annie, who was k Sudan tops UN envoy's concerns about children caught in conflicts, with Congo and Haiti next 06/14/2024 12:38am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoy charged with reporting on violations against children in conflicts around the world said Thursday that first and foremost she is worried about what’s happening to youngsters in war-torn Sudan, followed by Congo and Haiti. Virginia Gamba told a news What you flush might soon get you to work 06/13/2024 11:40pm • A massive $271 million project at the WSSC Water facility in Accokeek, Maryland, is nearing completion. The first of two silos overlooking Piscataway Creek is now being filled up with biosolids — but you're much more likely to call it all "poop." And if you ride the bus in Montgomery County, i Conor McGregor out of UFC 303 because of an undisclosed injury 06/13/2024 11:30pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor, long the face of the UFC, is injured and out of the upcoming pay-per-view event June 29 in Las Vegas that he was scheduled to headline. Organization President Dana White announced the change Thursday night on X, saying light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira wil AP PHOTOS: Myriad people flock to Indian city to swallow live fish with 'miracle cure' to asthma 06/13/2024 10:56pm • HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A mother encourages her daughter to fully open her mouth to swallow a live fish holding “the medicine” she believes will help cure her child's asthma, as scores clamor about, gulping down their own fish and hoping for the best. Each summer, on a day deemed auspicious by Taj Bradley ties career high with 11 strikeouts as the Rays rally to beat the Cubs 3-2 06/13/2024 10:36pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Taj Bradley tied a career high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Thursday night. Featuring a dominant splitter, Bradley (2-4) gave up only two unearned runs and three hits. “That was amazing," he said. 'The next great neighborhood along the waterfront': How a Commanders stadium could revitalize DC 06/13/2024 09:55pm • A new Washington Commanders stadium would bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue to D.C., according to a report commissioned by Mayor Muriel Bowser and released publicly Thursday. The 71-page report estimates that a 65,000-seat NFL stadium in the city would lead to $1.26 billi