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George Soros' Open Society Foundations to lay off 40% of staff under son's new leadership 07/06/2023 09:12am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Several human rights organizations are concerned about Open Society Foundations plans to lay off 40% of their global staff ��� the nonprofit's second major cut in three years ��� as billionaire investor George Soros hands over leadership to his son. ���We are most concerned for soc No more free coffee on your birthday? Companies rein in customer rewards programs ��� here's why 07/06/2023 05:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Reward programs, including birthday freebies and discounts, have long been a way for brands to build loyalty and incentivize spending. But now some companies are becoming a bit more stingy ��� and customers are taking notice. Last fall, for example, many balked at Dunkin���s deci The top 10 best new TV series of 2023 07/03/2023 09:16am • Are you looking for a new show to watch now that ���Succession,��� ���Barry" and ���Ted Lasso" are over? WTOP's Jason Fraley counted down the best new TV series so far in 2023 . There's one rule -- the show must have aired episodes of its first season this year, so you unfortunately won't find How to Minimize Law School Debt 07/02/2023 08:00pm • If you have dreamed of becoming a lawyer since childhood, it's understandable you might be willing to invest a lot of money in a J.D. degree to pursue that goal. But if you must incur debt in pursuing a legal education, it's prudent to keep your student loan balance as small as possible, law school An ailing Thai elephant returns home for medical care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka 07/02/2023 10:01am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago returned to his native land for medical treatment Sunday following allegations that the animal was badly abused while living at a Buddhist temple. The male elephant, known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Ra A temple elephant in Sri Lanka will be airlifted back to Thailand after allegations of neglect 06/30/2023 12:10pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Veterinarians are preparing to airlift an Asian elephant from Sri Lanka back to its home country of Thailand this weekend after it spent more than two decades at a Buddhist temple where activists alleged it was abused. The Thai royal family gave the elephant as a gift in England cuts Australia's lead to 138 after two days of 2nd Ashes test 06/29/2023 03:43pm • LONDON (AP) ��� What a difference a day makes. After England wasted dream bowling conditions on day one at Lord's, it mined excellent batting conditions on day two to slash Australia's first-innings lead of 416 to 138 in the second Ashes test on Thursday. England had 278 runs and gifted all four of Arizona's Oak Flat is sacred land to some Native Americans, but it's endangered by a plan for a mine 06/28/2023 05:50pm • OAK FLAT, Ariz. (AP) ��� Azee Romero climbed barefoot on the wrinkled trunk of the massive Emory oak tree at the center of the Oak Flat Campground. The 5-year-old in his black dinosaur t-shirt with hair tied under a backwards baseball cap scaled higher and higher until he found the perfect seat. The What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home 06/27/2023 01:29am • MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque where the Kaaba is located. The desert plains and valleys that throng with pilgrims every year are Duty Free: Is It a Good Deal? 06/26/2023 08:00pm • When you're traveling internationally, duty-free shops may beckon. These brightly lit, beautifully displayed retailers are stocked with all kinds of things you may want to bring home. Because these stores sell items that are exempt from certain taxes, the prices should be lower than if you were to b James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90, he says religion can help cut crime 06/26/2023 07:25pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his divine mission: conquering white supremacy in the deeply, and often violently, segregated state of Mississippi. A half-century later, the civil rights leader is still talki Rep. George Santos' aunt and dad signed his bail bond to keep him out of jail while awaiting trial 06/22/2023 03:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The two people who bailed Rep. George Santos out of federal custody have been revealed to be his father and his aunt, a detail the Republican fought to keep secret as he faces criminal charges and swirling questions about his finances. Gercino dos Santos Jr. and Elma Preven were Exhibition shines light on Caribbean's 'barrel children' left behind by Windrush migrants to UK 06/22/2023 06:34am • LONDON (AP) ��� As a small child in Jamaica, Evadney Campbell loved it when barrels of gifts arrived at Christmastime from her parents in England. She was thrilled to receive the dolls, the English crinoline dresses with ribbons, the pretty white socks and shiny patent shoes. It was only years later Plant-based courses of millet, stuffed mushrooms on White House state dinner menu for India 06/21/2023 08:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Plant-based courses of millet and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for some 400 guests invited to Thursday's fancy White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is a vegetarian and first lady Jill Biden enlisted California-based chef Nancy Curtis, Hakuna Matata! Disney's 'The Lion King' arrives at Kennedy Center 06/19/2023 12:45pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0qE0SLNQs4 Are you spending your Juneteenth holiday looking for a late Father's Day gift for your own Mufasa? The Broadway version of Disney's "The Lion King" roars into the Kennedy Center from June 22 to July 29. "Right after Father's Day, we're going t