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How this cycling innovation is giving disabled veterans the ability to bike forest trails 10/26/2021 12:53pm • Earlier this month, just south of Richmond at Pocahontas State Park, innovation gave more than 50 members of Paralyzed Veterans of America the chance to cycle through a wooded trail.�� The PVA is a nonprofit organization that supports paralyzed veterans through sporting events, financial support an After years of 'hiding,'' Klimt work is a star in Rome show 10/26/2021 12:43pm • ROME (AP) ��� Mystery still swirls around Gustav Klimt���s ���Portrait of a Lady��� nearly a quarter-century after the painting was stolen from an Italian museum, only to turn up at the start of what would become the coronavirus pandemic. Who stole the 1917 artwork and how it wound up stashed insid Dutch court: Crimean treasures must be sent to Ukraine 10/26/2021 07:28am • AMSTERDAM (AP) ��� An Amsterdam appeals court ruled Tuesday that a trove of historical treasures from Crimea that have been stored for years at a Dutch museum must be given to Ukraine, saying they are ���part of the cultural heritage of the Ukrainian state.��� Ukraine's president hailed the decision Japan's Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status 10/26/2021 07:00am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage ��� delayed three years and opposed by some ��� "was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.��� The marriage to Kei Komuro cost Mako her royal Today in History 10/26/2021 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2021. There are 66 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On October 26th, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in thei White House eyes new climate change strategies in Biden bill 10/25/2021 11:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House is zeroing in on a package of clean energy strategies for President Joe Biden's big domestic policy bill that officials believe could reach similar greenhouse gas emission reduction goals as an initial proposal that was quashed by opposition. The Biden administra Sudan's military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister 10/25/2021 07:17pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Sudan���s military seized power Monday, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the prime minister, and thousands flooded the streets to protest the coup that threatened the country���s shaky progress toward democracy. Security forces opened fire on some of DC lawmakers consider extending consumer protections to student loan borrowers 10/25/2021 04:41pm • D.C. lawmakers say student loan debt is treated differently than any other debt, with predatory lenders targeting young borrowers who oftentimes don't know their options or what terms to look for. Council members are hearing from the public and experts about how to craft legislation to protect bo World set to miss goal of $100B climate aid pledged to poor 10/25/2021 11:53am • BERLIN (AP) ��� A target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each year to tackle global warming will be missed, dealing a blow to the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. Senior officials from Britain, Canada and Germany, who had hoped to break a deadlock in negoti First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince 10/25/2021 08:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture,��� The Associated Press has learned. The medal is one of the nation's Asset Managers Offer Post-Pandemic Picks for Developed and Emerging Markets 10/25/2021 12:00am • As the world continues to emerge in fits and starts from the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic, professional investors foresee a transformed investment landscape -- with opportunities to make savvy financial moves. "Because of events and developments that have happened during the pandemic, it Emirati prosecutors investigating Dubai's Union Properties 10/24/2021 08:21am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Emirati prosecutors said Sunday they launched a major investigation into Dubai-based real estate developer Union Properties, saying they would probe allegations the long-troubled firm committed fraud and other offenses while trying to claw its way out of debt. U Justice Department to expand redlining investigation efforts 10/22/2021 03:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Justice Department announced Friday a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods. It is the first major expansion of redlining investigations since the Obama administr White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan 10/21/2021 10:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden���s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate change programs and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back package. The NYC jury hears closings at Giuliani associate's fraud trial 10/21/2021 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� An associate of Rudy Giuliani hatched a scheme to funnel $1 million in funds from a wealthy Russian financier into U.S. elections knowing full well he was breaking campaign finance laws, a prosecutor said Thursday during closing arguments at a federal trial. A defense attorney coun