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Prince William supervisors approve data center rezoning at site of former ‘Manassas Colored Horse Show’ 09/22/2024 09:22am • The Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday approved a data center rezoning in the Brentsville District of Prince William County, Virginia, that will feature an African American historical trail on its premises. The board voted 6-1 in favor of the rezoning from agricultural to planned business dis Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank 09/22/2024 08:51am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war New York City's interim police commissioner says federal authorities seized materials from his homes 09/22/2024 08:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities searched the homes of New York City's newly named interim police commissioner and seized materials unrelated to his police work, he said. The unexplained and unexpected search comes as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams reels from other federal law enforceme Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump 09/22/2024 08:04am • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump, raising concerns about the party's presidential nominee relying on outside groups for an important part Inside the thriving market for alternatives to brand-name weight loss drugs 09/22/2024 08:00am • ▶ Watch Video: As weight loss drugs explode in popularity, are online marketplaces safe? Prescription weight loss drugs have become so popular in the United States that suppliers have struggled to keep up. Jean Readdy, a retired teacher living in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, is among More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco 09/22/2024 07:05am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely disappeared from great swaths of San Francisco, a city widely known for its visible homeless population. The number of people sleeping outdoors dropped to under 3,000 in January, ‘Weekend warriors’ see similar brain boost as regular exercisers 09/22/2024 05:22am • People who pack in one or two days of exercise a week, or so-called "weekend warriors," may get the get the same brain-boosting health benefits as people who work out regularly. Dr. Angela Hsu, an internal medicine and geriatrician at Kaiser Permanente, said the study is good for weekend warrior Beer and merriment flow at the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich 09/22/2024 02:36am • MUNICH (AP) — Bridie O'Halloran drank the first beer of her life at Oktoberfest. The 19-year-old Australian pronounced it “the best I've had” after finishing roughly a quarter of her liter (33 fluid ounce) mug on Saturday. Wearing a pink dirndl dress she’d bought just a few hours earlier, O' Miami's Cam Ward becomes 13th QB in NCAA history to top 15,000 career passing yards 09/22/2024 12:53am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Cam Ward topped 15,000 yards passing in his career, making him the 13th player recognized by the NCAA to have reached that milestone. Ward entered Saturday night's game against South Florida needing 89 yards to get there and went over on a 22-yard completion to White Sox lose 119th game to tie the AL record as the Padres win 6-2 behind 3 home runs 09/22/2024 12:42am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss on Saturday night, when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Díaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego Padres win 6-2 and move closer to a playoff spot. The White Sox (36-119) matched the AL mark set by t Judge hits major league-leading 54th homer, Stanton, Volpe also connect as Yankees pound A's 10-0 09/22/2024 12:37am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Can't blame Carlos Rodón for becoming “fan boy” as his teammates clear the fences. Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 54th home run of the season, Giancarlo Stanton had a three-run drive, and Anthony Volpe also went deep as the New York Yankees powered past the O Texas A&M fails to impress early in first season under Elko after Fisher's firing 09/22/2024 12:16am • COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M moved on from coach Jimbo Fisher last year with $75 million remaining on his contract after another disappointing season. Early results under coach Mike Elko haven’t seemed like much of an upgrade. No. 25 Texas A&M, a 22 ½-point favorite, squeake Washington makes emphatic Big Ten debut thumping Northwestern 24-5 09/22/2024 12:11am • SEATTLE (AP) — Washington made its debut as one of the newest members of the Big Ten Conference with an emphatic victory and the Huskies defense leading the way. Will Rogers threw a pair of first-half touchdowns to Denzel Boston, Jonah Coleman added a second-half touchdown run, and Washington sty Balcer scores in comeback win for Racing Louisville over the Courage 09/22/2024 12:10am • Bethany Balcer converted a penalty in stoppage time to give Racing Louisville a 2-1 comeback victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday. With the victory at Lynn Family Stadium, Lousiville moved above the playoff line and into eighth place in the National Women’s Soccer League standings. Lack of birth certificates puts Cameroon’s Indigenous people on the brink of statelessness 09/22/2024 12:10am • MAYOS, Cameroon (AP) — The morning sun filtered through the forest canopy, casting dappled light on this village in Cameroon. For the Baka Indigenous community, it was a timeless image. But a passing truck broke the silence and stirred up billows of dust, a reminder that the Baka now live an uneas