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German leader Scholz's party moves fast to replace an official in a key campaign post 10/08/2024 09:47am • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party moved quickly to replace a top official who stepped down less than a year ahead of a challenging national election, presenting a well-connected left-wing lawmaker on Tuesday as his replacement in a post that is important for the campaign. Kevin K Golijov's Flamenco-tinged opera about slain Spanish playwright Lorca comes to the Met 10/08/2024 09:28am • NEW YORK (AP) — Osvaldo Golijov was running out of time. The Argentine-born composer had been commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center for a chamber opera to be performed in the summer of 2003. And with the deadline just months away, his original idea wasn’t panning out. “It didn’t go any PGA Tour back in Utah for the first time in six decades and European tour goes to site of Olympics 10/08/2024 08:45am • PGA Tour BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Ivins, Utah. Course: Black Desert Resort GC. Yardage: 7,371. Par: 71. Prize money: $7.5 million. Winner's share: $1,350,000. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: New tournament. FedEx Cup champion: Scottie Scheffler. Last 'Your worst nightmare coming true': Remembering the Oct. 7 attack in Israel 10/08/2024 08:36am • Monday marked one year since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, killing more than a thousand people and taking hostage 250 others. The attack is something Simcha Kaplun won’t soon forget — he was in Israel at the time of the attack. “We were woken by the sirens,” Kaplun recalled. "W Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her next book club selection 10/08/2024 08:19am • NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir as her new book club pick, and made a trip to the famed Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with Presley's daughter and Elvis and Priscilla Presley's granddaughter, actor Riley Keough. Lisa Marie Presley's Perez's homer off Rodón sparks 4-run 4th inning and Royals beat Yankees 4-2 in Game 2 to tie ALDS 10/08/2024 08:02am • NEW YORK (AP) — Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning to spark a four-run rally against Carlos Rodón, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece. Four relievers held New York in check after an inconsi Patrick Mahomes throws for 331 yards, Derek Carr hurt as Chiefs shut down Saints for 26-13 victory 10/08/2024 08:01am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for a bunch of yards. Travis Kelce caught a whole lot of his passes. And Kareem Hunt plowed into the end zone once again, sending a torrent of red fireworks flying over Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night. It might as well have been six years ago, the la Poll: Economic pressures drive opinions on Md. government and other issues 10/08/2024 07:13am • Most Marylanders oppose increases in state government services and taxes, according to a poll released Tuesday that also found the vast majority expressing concern about their personal finances. The poll is the first from the new Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Coun Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds 10/08/2024 05:28am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they're confident players won't mind paying more after changes that will lead to larger prizes and more frequent winners. Lottery officials announced Monday that it wi Votes are being counted in the election for a truncated government in Indian-controlled Kashmir 10/08/2024 05:09am • SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Votes were being counted Tuesday in the recent election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the first since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. Thousands of a Czech government undergoes a reshuffle after a party leaves but retains a majority in Parliament 10/08/2024 04:58am • PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Petr Pavel swore in two new ministers on Tuesday as part of a reshuffle of the government following the decision of junior coalition partner , the Pirates, to leave the Cabinet. Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government retains a majority in Parliament’s lower house Netflix series explores women's dreams in the body-slamming world of Japanese pro wrestling 10/08/2024 04:58am • TOKYO (AP) — “The Queen of Villains” is a typical coming-of-age tale about a young woman’s road to empowerment and self-discovery — except it all takes place in the body-slamming, arm-twisting world of Japanese professional wrestling. The Netflix series, which began airing last month, tell Four Downs with the Commanders: Is this really happening? 10/08/2024 04:54am • How big does this Burgundy & Gold bubble get before it bursts? Because that's what happens around here, right? Sunday's 34-13 dismantling of Cleveland has the team 4-1 for the first time since 2008 … and sadly we all recall how that ended (for those who don't, Jim Zorn's first year finished Albania's opposition protests and demands a caretaker Cabinet 10/08/2024 04:01am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Opposition supporters in Albania protested again Monday, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election. The conservative opposition has long accused Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialists of corrupti China announces more support for economy but holds back on major spending package 10/08/2024 02:43am • HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economic planning agency outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy on Tuesday but refrained from major spending initiatives. The piecemeal nature of the plans announced Tuesday appeared to disappoint investors who were hoping for bolder moves, and Shang