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UN agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat 03/22/2024 11:53am • MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — About 70 Muslim Rohingya refugees are feared missing or dead from a boat that made a grueling sea voyage from Bangladesh and sank off Indonesia’s coast this week with 75 survivors, U.N. agencies said. A statement issued jointly by U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants 03/22/2024 11:41am • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso killed 23 soldiers, the defense ministry said Friday. The soldiers were taking part in an overnight clearing operation on Tuesday in the country's west when they were ambushed by armed men on m British man who poisoned couple with fentanyl and monitored their death via app sentenced to life 03/22/2024 11:03am • LONDON (AP) — A British IT worker who befriended and worked for an older couple, poisoned them with fentanyl and monitored their death with his cellphone was sentenced Friday to a minimum 37 years in prison. The sentencing of Luke D’Wit, 34, came two days after he was found guilty of murder in t April's total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments 03/22/2024 10:47am • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — April’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes — and cosmic chance. The moon will be extra close to Earth, providing a long and intense period of darkness, and the sun should be more active with the potential Maryland Senate OKs bill that limits how counties 'unduly burden cannabis businesses' 03/22/2024 10:27am • A bill that would limit county governments' ability to restrict the location of cannabis dispensaries has moved forward in the Maryland General Assembly. On Thursday, Maryland's Senate passed House Bill 805, which would make it tougher for local governments to establish zoning restrictions for ca Sports on TV for Mar. 23 - 24 03/22/2024 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Mar. 23 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 4 p.m. NHLN — Hartford at Toronto AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL Port Adelaide at Richmond AUTO RACING 10 a.m. FS2 — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Circuit of the Ameri NCAA Women's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance 03/22/2024 10:00am • 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 Attempts to rescue 13 people trapped in a collapsed Russian gold mine continue for a fifth day 03/22/2024 09:09am • MOSCOW (AP) — Rescue workers labored for a fifth day on Friday to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia's far east, news reports said. They said no contact has been made with the miners in the Amur region, about 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) east of Moscow. A In one Ukrainian city, ballet in a bomb shelter is an escape from the horrors of war 03/22/2024 07:15am • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a dance studio that doubles as a bomb shelter in northeast Ukraine, the little girls in pink tutus prance in like gusts of air. Timed to classical music, the 9-year olds jump and glide. Occasionally, they misbehave, prompting a curt rebuke from Marina Altukhova, their in A strong earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java Island but no reports of casualties 03/22/2024 05:53am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing some damage but no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured 6.4 and struck at a depth of 8.5 kilometers (5.2 Jack Gohlke makes 10 3s as Oakland delivers first true shock of March Madness, beating Kentucky 03/22/2024 12:42am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Gohlke has no illusions of going to the NBA. Guys who spend five years in Division II before transferring to a small D-I program with one NCAA Tournament win in its history typically don't head to the pros. Don't mistake that practicality with a lack of belief in his abil With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets 03/22/2024 12:08am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups. The city’s move to lower requirements for the entry physica Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task 03/21/2024 11:35pm • As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people. That’s because the warming world is leading to erratic rainfall patterns, extreme heat and periods of drought — on top of decades of bad water management 3 hospitalized after Prince George's Co. shooting 03/21/2024 10:43pm • Three people are in the hospital Thursday night after a shooting in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to authorities. It started around 6:20 p.m. when officers found the first victim in the 5300 block of Sheriff Road in the Capitol Heights area near the D.C. border. Police say he's in t Law enforcement officials in Texas wonder how they will enforce migrant arrest law 03/21/2024 10:23pm • SANDERSON, Texas (AP) — During the nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport people who illegally enter the U.S., Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland never changed his tactics with migrants in his remote border county. Not because he opposes the idea. There's just no practical way to do it, sa