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House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters 09/09/2024 11:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months and require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a b A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play? 09/09/2024 11:58am • OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family d French team Orient Express eliminated from America's Cup after round-robin 09/09/2024 10:58am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Orient Express Racing became the first team eliminated from the America's Cup after losing to Britain's INEOS Britannia on Monday. The French boat finished last after the round-robin regattas and will not move on to the four-team playoffs that begin on Saturday. Orient Expr Book Review: Paula Spencer is back amid the pandemic lockdown in Roddy Doyle’s brilliant new novel 09/09/2024 10:41am • Paula Spencer is back for an encore performance in Roddy Doyle’s latest miracle of a novel, “The Women Behind the Door.” In this installment, the 66-year-old mother, grandmother, recovering alcoholic and domestic violence survivor, has weathered the first year of the Covid lockdown in reasonab Jannik Sinner's US Open title is latest trophy in extraordinary year for Italian tennis 09/09/2024 10:37am • ROME (AP) — Sure he’s got the biggest and most prestigious trophies. Jannik Sinner, the freshly-crowned U.S. Open champion, hasn't been the only Italian taking home hardware during an extraordinary year for the country's tennis movement, though. Jasmine Paolini was the runner-up at successive Gr Belgium's top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels 09/09/2024 10:22am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official on Monday criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in retaliation against European Union policies and suggested they would be stopped at the border. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government signaled Friday that LL Flooring reverses course and will keep hundreds of stores under new owner 09/09/2024 10:21am • NEW YORK (AP) — After securing a last-minute buyer, LL Flooring is reversing course on shutting down all of its stores. The hardwood flooring retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators signed an agreement with private equity firm F9 Investments for a sale of its business on Friday afternoon. Un Mario Draghi has solutions for Europe's sluggish economy. Will EU governments listen? 09/09/2024 10:01am • BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe's economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is, how many of its recommendations will actually be enacted by the drawn-out decision-making process of the European Union? The report stands out from other recipes for improv Book Review: Elizabeth Strout brings all her favorite Mainers together in 'Tell Me Everything' 09/09/2024 09:48am • Full disclosure: Other than a few clips of Frances McDormand as the titular Olive Kitteridge in the 2014 HBO show, “Tell Me Everything” was this reviewer’s first trip to Crosby, Maine. It’s unlikely to be my last. “Tell Me Everything” reads like the stories that Lucy Barton shares with O Big Lots files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, plans to sell assets to Nexus Capital 09/09/2024 09:17am • Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales. The Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to sell its assets and ongoing business operations to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management. Big Lots, which se Big Lots files for bankruptcy 09/09/2024 07:16am • New York (CNN) — Big Lots, the beleaguered discount retailer that previously warned it had “substantial doubt” about its survival, has filed for bankruptcy.As part of its Chapter 11 filing, the retailer announced that private equity firm Nexus Capital Management is acquiring “substantial Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions 09/09/2024 06:42am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Omani state-run oil and gas company announced Monday it will make an initial public offering of its exploration and production business, potentially seeking billions in a major move toward privatization in the sultanate. OQ, formerly known as the Oman Oil Co. AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC takeover could last a while with few nonconference challenges left 09/09/2024 06:10am • The Southeastern Conference has taken over The Associated Press college football poll, grabbing six of the first seven spots. The 16-team SEC set a new standard for hoarding high AP Top 25 rankings, with Georgia at No. 1, No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Mississippi, No. 6 Missouri and No. 7 Tennes Car Review: The Lincoln Corsair allows for hands-free driving and up to 28 miles of gas-free commuting 09/09/2024 05:57am • The Lincoln Corsair is a small crossover that plug-in for 28 miles of EV driving before the gas engine goes another 300 miles before stopping. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Lincoln, the luxury brand for Ford, gives you crossovers and SUVs that offer a premium look and feel compared to the Ford versions. This h 'The needs are really, really enormous': High demand for volunteer tutors for DC-area students 09/09/2024 04:39am • With classes back in session, a major drive is underway to recruit a legion of volunteer tutors needed for students throughout the D.C. area. At the Adams Morgan Day festival on Sunday, the D.C. Tutoring and Mentoring Initiative spread word about the need for 60,000 volunteer tutors and mentors n