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New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer 04/09/2024 03:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule advances President Joe Biden���s commitment to environmental justice by delivering The Small Business Administration offers assistance for small biz hurt by Maryland bridge collapse 04/09/2024 11:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to those affected by the bridge collapse in Maryland. Small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region will be eligible for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million. ���The SBA joins the entire fe Norwegian court finds police acted unreasonably in fining activists who blocked government buildings 04/09/2024 10:39am • COPENHAGEN (AP) ��� A Norwegian court on Tuesday ruled that police acted unreasonably when they fined 18 activists for blocking entrances to government buildings last year, and acquitted the activists of charges of failing to pay the fines. The group had taken part in actions in February and March NCAA Women's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance 04/09/2024 10:01am • All Times EDT First Round Friday, March 15 Atlantic Region At campus sites Gannon 73, West Virginia St. 53 Lock Haven 74, California (Pa.) 60 Fairmont St. 72, West Chester 68 Fayetteville St. 72, Indiana (Pa.) 63 Central Region Southern Nazarene 70, Henderson St. 61 Harding 82, Pittsburg St. 74, OT UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is 'extremely serious' 04/09/2024 09:45am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe���s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the ���extremely serious situation��� at the facility that repeatedly has been caught in the war 's crossfire, the U.N. Total solar eclipse wows North America. Clouds part just in time for most 04/09/2024 09:39am • MESQUITE, Texas (AP) ��� A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies. Street lights blinked on and the planets came into view, as the moon shrouded the sun Truck driver fatally shot in confrontation with police officer in Michigan 04/09/2024 08:18am • ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ��� The driver of a semitrailer-truck rammed a police vehicle in southwestern Michigan, crashed it into a home, tried to flee and was fatally shot by an officer, officials said. St. Joseph Township officers responded to a request Monday evening to check on the welfare Tesla settles lawsuit over man's death in a crash involving its semi-autonomous driving software 04/09/2024 07:32am • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company���s semi-autonomous driving software. The amount Tesla paid to settle the case was not disclosed in court documents filed Monday, just a day be US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforce 04/09/2024 07:31am • PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) ��� It���s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 square miles (6,912 square kilome Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower 04/09/2024 07:19am • PARIS (AP) ��� The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, organizers said in a statement on Tuesday, as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games. A 29-meter (95-foot-) -long and 15-meter (49-foot) -high structure of five Olympic rings, made entire AP PHOTOS: Cambodian villagers hold rare oxcart race, seeking to revive a centuries-old tradition 04/09/2024 01:01am • ROMDUOL VILLAGE, Cambodia (AP) ��� Hundreds of Cambodian villagers held a rare oxcart race on Sunday, trying to revive a centuries-old tradition as they celebrated the arrival of the lunar new year. Under a hot sun and amid clouds of dust, they gathered in Romduol village in Kampong Speu province, a Yankees shut out Marlins 7-0 04/09/2024 12:53am • Juan Soto and Anthony Volpe each hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Jes��s Luzardo, and the New York Yankees romped over the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Monday night. Nelson Cortes (1-1), pitching against his hometown team for the first time, allowed two hits, struck out six and walked none ove Astros' Framber Valdez scratched with sore elbow, Blair Henley struggles in MLB debut vs. Rangers 04/09/2024 12:07am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� The Houston Astros scratched All-Star left-hander Framber Valdez from his scheduled start Monday night against Texas because of left elbow soreness, then had to rely on their bullpen after the fill-in starter struggled in his big league debut. Four relievers combined for 8 Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War 04/09/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 9, the 100th day of 2024. There are 266 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending Bohm's RBI double in 10th inning helps Phillies edge Cardinals 5-3 04/08/2024 11:46pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Alec Bohm had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Monday night. Bohm���s hit off Ryan Helsley (1-1) drove in automatic runner Cristian Pache, and Bryson Stott followed with a sacrifice fly for the insurance run as the