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Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power 08/06/2024 08:41am • The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power. The money will help build more than 600 m The Olympics are over and Shane Lowry wants to make a big push for his best chance in the FedEx Cup 08/06/2024 08:37am • SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Shane Lowry was among 21 players at the Paris Olympics who headed across the Atlantic Ocean for the PGA Tour’s final tournament of the regular season that determines the top 70 who advance to the FedEx Cup postseason. What makes the Irishman stand out is One of DC’s oldest veterinary hospitals to open 2nd location 08/06/2024 08:33am • Friendship Hospital for Animals, whose original location opened in 1936, is opening a second location in Friendship Heights in D.C. CLICK TO ENLARGE: A rendering of Friendship Hospital for Animals' new location. The 30,000-square-foot location is much larger and will open in November. (Courtesy Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here's how much rain could fall 08/06/2024 06:07am • Northern Florida, the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina and parts of North Carolina are bracing for severe rain and catastrophic flooding this week as the Debby storm system moves up and east. Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, fi What police in Greenbelt found on ATMs over the weekend 08/06/2024 04:45am • A bizarre case of tampering was discovered at a pair of ATMs in Greenbelt, Maryland, over the weekend. A piece of metal was found glued over the slit where people withdraw cash from at a pair of drive-through ATMs at two different banks located only a couple of miles apart from each other. The Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece 08/06/2024 04:23am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A cruise ship rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailboat in distress far off the southwestern coast of Greece and was transporting them to the nearest major port, Greek authorities said Tuesday. A passing Maltese-flagged cargo ship found the boat 112 nautical miles (12 Strategically important Myanmar military HQ appears to fall to the resistance, in a blow to regime 08/06/2024 12:17am • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military regime acknowledged Monday it had lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast, adding credence to a militia group's claims it had captured the base. The fall of the army's Northeast Command in Lashio city Chad's military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says 08/06/2024 12:05am • N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad's military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees arrested following protests in October 2022, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. At least four people died en route to Koro Toro prison and six others died there, and it was not clear where another man died, North Korea marks the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units 08/05/2024 11:11pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's nuclear program to counter perceived U.S. threats, state media said Monday. Conce The Latest: Debby blamed for multiple deaths in Florida, Georgia, leaves thousands without power 08/05/2024 10:22pm • High winds and heavy rains from Tropical Storm Debby lashed Florida on Monday. At least four deaths were reported in the state, and hundreds had to be rescued from flooded homes. The storm is now threatening to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities. Here's the Latest: Hundreds res Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost' 08/05/2024 09:54pm • PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer (111 miles) Funan Techo canal is planne Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris' blitz is her VP choice 08/05/2024 08:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The dates are set. The venues are chosen. The only thing missing from this week's campaign blitz with Vice President Kamala Harris and her 2024 running mate is the name of the running mate. After a weekend spent interviewing finalists, Harris must decide on her wingman before th 17 Top All-Inclusive Caribbean Resorts for Families 08/05/2024 08:00pm • Picture a family vacation on the beach with adventurous kayaking, Instagram-worthy sunsets, beautiful oceanfront accommodations and relaxing spa treatments -- not to mention plenty of activities to keep the kids busy and all the food and drinks you want. That's what you'll be treated to on an all-in 9 Best Small-Cap Stocks to Buy in 2024 08/05/2024 08:00pm • Small-cap stocks are interesting investments because they are often more agile than the prominent blue chips that make up the S&P 500 index. Many of them don't have broad name recognition, to be sure, and some may not even be profitable yet. But the best small-cap stocks can sometimes deliver ma Chop, chop: American entries cut in half in Paris Olympic beach volleyball tournament 08/05/2024 07:52pm • PARIS (AP) — On the Champ de Mars, where the first mayor of Paris was sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror, the American beach volleyball squad got cut in half. Two U.S. teams fell on the sand at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Monday, with Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss losing to Canada in the