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Business owners thought they would never reopen after Maine's deadliest shooting. Then support grew 01/23/2024 12:05pm • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) ��� Immediately after Maine���s deadliest mass shooting, the owners of the bowling alley and the bar in Lewiston where the gunman killed a total of 18 people were certain their doors were closed for good. Yet as time passed, they came to the same conclusion: They had to reopen. His presidential bid over, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he won't seek a third term as governor 01/22/2024 03:13pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday that he will not seek a third term as governor, over a month after he ended his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. His recent endorsement of former President Donald Trump, and Trump's praise of the little-known g South African government says it wants to prevent an auction of historic Mandela artifacts 01/19/2024 01:16pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� South Africa's government announced Friday it will challenge the auctioning of dozens of artifacts belonging to the nation's anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela, saying the items are of historical significance and should remain in the country. The 75 artifacts belonging to M Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged 01/19/2024 11:15am • WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) ��� Oliver Baez spent two months rehearsing a scene for a school play in which his character confronts another student about bullying a gay student who takes his own life. After much preparation, the 12-year-old's small scene turned into a big problem among school officials in W A Singapore minister is charged with corruption, accused of taking tickets to F1 races and musicals 01/18/2024 03:58am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was charged Thursday in the first ministerial corruption case ever seen in the Asian financial hub known for squeaky clean government. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a statement that Iswaran, 61, faces 27 c Washington Spirit sends Ashley Sanchez to North Carolina, trades Sam Stabb during busy draft day 01/13/2024 08:25am • The Washington Spirit have traded midfielder Ashley Sanchez to the North Carolina Courage in a blockbuster move before the start of the NWSL Draft. The Spirit traded the U.S. women's national team star for the fifth overall pick and $250,000 in allocation money. Sanchez leaves Washington after fo Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees 01/12/2024 05:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family���s wealth and tax practices. The newspaper and Daniel Day-Lewis breaks from retirement to fete Martin Scorsese at National Board of Review Awards 01/12/2024 12:29am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Daniel Day-Lewis took a break from retirement to present Martin Scorsese the award for best director at the National Board of Review Awards in midtown Manhattan on Thursday night. Scorsese's Osage epic, ��� Killers of the Flower Moon,��� was the top honoree at the 95th NBR Awards. With threats, pressure and financial lures, China seen as aiming to influence Taiwan's elections 01/10/2024 12:56am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� Using military threats, diplomatic pressure, fake news and financial inducements for politicians, China is being accused of deploying a broad strategy to influence voters in Taiwan���s elections to pick candidates who favor unification. China's ultimate goal is to take contro How to File Taxes When You're Self-Employed 01/09/2024 07:00pm • Key Takeaways-- If you're self-employed, you'll need to file taxes throughout the year, typically via quarterly payments.-- The self-employment tax is 15.3%, a combination of Social Security and Medicare taxes.-- There are other taxes you might have to pay, such as federal, state and local.-- Prepar This Bethesda company may repurpose your holiday gift returns 01/08/2024 10:51am • An estimated 18% of holiday gifts from this past season will be returned to retailers. Most won���t end up back on the retailers��� shelves, but those returns aren���t a total loss. Bethesda, Maryland-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned mercha Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump 01/07/2024 09:08pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Pastor Charles Hundley opened his worship service on a cold Sunday in northeast Des Moines with a prayer that made it clear one endorsement above all will matter in Iowa���s caucuses eight days away. ���We thank you for the upcoming election, Lord ��� or caucus, as we call No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington for CFP title caps season of realignment, transfers and Harbaugh 01/07/2024 05:25pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Michigan vs. Washington is just about the perfect way to end the 2023 college football season, a matchup of unbeatens that hits all the major themes and storylines of the past five months from conference realignment to the transfer portal ��� with Jim Harbaugh as the main character. NIL nonprofits can't lose in College Football Playoff championship 01/07/2024 08:56am • No matter who takes home the College Football Playoff championship Monday night in Houston, a rare nonprofit from the murky, still-developing world of Name, Image, Likeness programs is set to come out on top. Numerous NIL organizations, which help college athletes get compensated, have sprung up sin What to know about the 2024 Golden Globes 01/07/2024 08:03am • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ��� The Golden Globe Awards are back on Sunday, with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort. The show is known for its boozy celebration of film and television and as an early stop for awards season contenders. Scandals have led