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Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country 05/14/2024 04:32pm • The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country aimed at cracking down on companies' use of online personal data, which would let consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. However, Republican Go Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92 05/14/2024 03:02pm • Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world���s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel literary priz The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says 05/13/2024 04:54pm • Nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Around 360,000 Palestinians were driven out of Rafah in Gaza's south over the past week, the United Nations��� agency for Palestinia Chinese journalist imprisoned for her Covid reporting due to be released after four years. But will she be free? 05/13/2024 01:37am • Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese citizen��journalist who has been behind bars for four years over her reporting on the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan is due to be released Monday after serving her sentence, according to supporters and a court verdict.Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, was one of the US says Israel���s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete 05/11/2024 09:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration said Friday that Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but that wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The finding of ���reasonable��� ev Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades 05/11/2024 09:14am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It's where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited. So she hired an interior designer for $20,000 an Here's what to know about conservatorships and how Brian Wilson's case evolved 05/10/2024 05:07pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A judge put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter's doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder. The judge on Thursday appointed two longtime Wilson representative Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing 05/10/2024 12:23pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and forced more than 110,000 people to flee north, U.N. officials said Friday. With nothing entering throu A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets 05/10/2024 03:17am • DUMA, West Bank (AP) ��� Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves are a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers. The trail of wreckage along Duma's main road is the aftermath of a three-hour attack in mid-April t States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies 05/09/2024 08:52pm • Fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more striking in states that ban abortion compared with other states. Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the differe Judge finds Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline 05/09/2024 03:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a ���major neurocognitive disorder.��� At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judg India urges pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship 05/09/2024 10:46am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� India urged pro-China Maldives on Thursday to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship. The foreign ministers of India and Maldives met in New Delhi a day ahead of a deadline set by the Maldives��� new president, Mohamed Muizzu, for India to withdraw dozens of its sol Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered 05/09/2024 05:59am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but the U.N. said no humanitarian aid has yet entered and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side after workers fled during Israel's military incursion Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict 05/08/2024 01:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civili Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week 05/08/2024 01:17pm • TIRANA, Albania (AP) ��� Kosovo���s prime minister Wednesday deplored the fact that some Western powers reportedly have set another condition ahead of Kosovo's joining the Council of Europe. Kosovo media reported that France and Germany want Kosovo to take a significant step toward establishing an a