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Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave 07/18/2024 04:06am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy, Italian authorities said. Italy added Palermo, Sicily, to the list The uncertainty that plagues life in crisis-ridden Venezuela is also wreaking havoc on relationships 07/18/2024 02:09am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Victoria Estevez finally met someone who saw past her shyness. They spent two months learning about their likes and dislikes, texting about their families and friends, and walking around their hometowns on Venezuela's Caribbean coast. On a trip to the capital in December, The uncertainty that plagues life in crisis-ridden Venezuela is also wreaking havoc on relationships 07/18/2024 02:08am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Victoria Estevez finally met someone who saw past her shyness. They spent two months learning about their likes and dislikes, texting about their families and friends, and walking around their hometowns on Venezuela's Caribbean coast. On a trip to the capital in December, 2024 Election Latest: Biden contracts COVID-19, Vance speaks at RNC 07/17/2024 11:35pm • The third day of the Republican National Convention shifted its focus to issues of national security and foreign policy. Republicans are focusing on Democratic President Joe Biden’s handling of the ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East. Former Trump administration officials have also taken Brian Gutiérrez, Chris Brady guide Fire to 1-0 victory over Cincinnati 07/17/2024 10:32pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Brian Gutiérrez scored in the second half and Chris Brady made it stand up for the Chicago Fire in a 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati, which played without reigning MVP Luciano Acosta on Wednesday night. The lone goal came in the 69th minute when Gutiérrez took a pass from Hugo C Storms flood the Ozarks and strand drivers in Toronto. New York community is devastated by tornado 07/17/2024 09:10pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, leading to flash floods and water rescues Wednesday in the Ozark Mountains, dropping a tornado that ravaged a community in upstate New York and stranding drivers in high water around Toron 9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman 07/17/2024 08:45pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Search teams rescued nine crew members, mostly Indians, and recovered the body of another as they searched the Arabian Sea waters for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, Omani state media said Wednesday. The tanker, the MT Prestig The Best Places to Retire in the U.K. 07/17/2024 08:00pm • The United Kingdom -- which includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland -- is a dream destination for many people. But whether you imagine life in the big city or a charming village, those familiar with the country's immigration laws say you might not be able to plan a full-time retiremen A Look at Gas Prices Around the World 07/17/2024 08:00pm • When filling up your tank with gas and watching the numbers tick up, you may think you have it worse than everybody else. Not so, according to data collected by Global Petrol Prices, an industry-wide fuel price tracker. Out of 170 countries analyzed, America has the 40th least expensive gasoline, pl What Credit Score Do I Need to Get a Credit Card? 07/17/2024 08:00pm • Some folks have credit scores that soar into the heavens. But many of us have scores that are a bit more down to earth. What type of credit score do we need to get the best credit cards, or any type of plastic at all? Your score will have a major impact on your ability to borrow, and at what terms. Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island 07/17/2024 07:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for U.S. protection, dodged the question of whether he would defend the island from Beijing's military action and accused the island of taking the computer chip industry away from the United States. “ Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office 07/17/2024 05:36pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) — Migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier, the country’s border police said Wednesday. Still, This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not 07/17/2024 05:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military's pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza has come to an end after a series of problems. The pier was pulled from the Gaza shore on June 28 due to rough seas, and bad weather prevented troops from reinstalling it. Now, it's being dismantled and brought home. Vice Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind 07/17/2024 05:34pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachu Archeologists find musket balls fired during 1 of the first battles in the Revolutionary War 07/17/2024 05:02pm • CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — Nearly 250 years ago, hundreds of militiamen lined a hillside in Massachusetts and started firing a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first major battle in the Revolutionary War. The latest evidence of that firefight is five musket balls du