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An offering, a fire, a prayer. How a Mexico City community celebrates its pre-Hispanic origins 08/14/2024 12:51pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Santos’ spiritual journey has left a mark on her skin. Soon after the 50-year-old embraced her pre-Hispanic heritage and pledged to speak for her ancestors’ worldview in Mexico City, she tattooed the symbol “Ollin” — which translates from the Nahuatl language a A city in Oklahoma agrees to pay more than $7 million to an exonerated former death row inmate 08/14/2024 12:12pm • EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. The Edmond City Council voted without comment on Monday to settle Edmunds: The pros and cons of buying a hybrid vehicle or plug-in hybrid 08/14/2024 11:51am • If you’re ready to move on from a purely gasoline-fueled vehicle but you’re not ready to go fully electric, you have two choices. You can get a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. But which one is best? The experts at Edmunds will help you decide. Hybrid Pros and Cons A hybrid electric vehicle h The paint is dry on Banksy's animal-themed street art that appeared across London over 9 days 08/14/2024 11:28am • LONDON (AP) — On the 10th day, after creating the mountain goat, elephants, pelicans, a rhinoceros and a gorilla, among other animals, Banksy rested. The elusive street artist's menagerie that appeared around London over nine consecutive days apparently came to a conclusion after a final mural sur Harris campaign's new $90 million in battleground ads in August aims to sharpen contrast with Trump 08/14/2024 10:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is launching a $90 million advertising effort over the next three weeks to introduce the Democrat to voters and sharpen the contrast with Republican Donald Trump. The media buy marks her campaign's largest-yet investment in messaging to vot Pieterse holds off women's Tour de France leader Vollering in sprint finish to win 4th stage 08/14/2024 10:55am • LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Dutch rider Puck Pieterse finished just ahead of defending champion Demi Vollering in a sprint to win the fourth stage of the women’s Tour de France in the rain on Wednesday. Overall race leader Vollering, Pieterse and Katarzyna Niewiadoma had carved a 30-second lead going Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem 08/14/2024 10:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, watching tens of thousands of migrants from Central America reach the U.S.-Mexico border just a few months into his administration, tapped his second-in-command to help address the influx — a decision that has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of Rocked by cancellation of Vienna concerts, Swifties shake it off and flock to London 08/14/2024 10:06am • LONDON (AP) — For Herve Tram, being a Taylor Swift fan isn’t just about the music. The 28-year-old computer network engineer from Paris sees himself as part of a community, one of the Swifties as they are known. So when the pop superstar's shows in Vienna were canceled last week because of a ter Ukraine's Kursk attack surprised Russia and perhaps some of its backers 08/14/2024 09:35am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine has stolen the battlefield initiative from Russia with its cross-border offensive into the Kursk region. But its Western backers have, for the most part, remained curiously silent about the surprise move. A week on, as Russian forces scrambled to respond to the sneak attack US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota 08/14/2024 09:32am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repea Stopping Man City, VAR and burnout fears: The big talking points ahead of the Premier League season 08/14/2024 08:24am • A look at some of the big talking points heading into the new Premier League season, which starts on Friday when Manchester United hosts Fulham: STOPPING CITY Since 2017, only one team — Liverpool, in 2020 — has stopped Manchester City winning the title. Can anyone stop Pep Guardiola's juggernau Germany reportedly issues 1st arrest warrant related to 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts 08/14/2024 07:00am • BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have issued a first arrest warrant in their investigation into the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, according to a media report Wednesday. Prosecutors in neighboring Poland said they received a warr Whoa! Heaven let your light shine down on Va. as Collective Soul celebrates 30 years at Jiffy Lube Live 08/14/2024 04:50am • Some of the best alternative-rock hits of the '90s are about to echo across Prince William County. This Saturday, Collective Soul rocks Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on a triple bill that includes fellow '90s sensations Edwin McCain and Hootie & The Blowfish. WTOP caught up wit The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know 08/14/2024 12:46am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. They have transitioned from insurgency to authority, imposed their interpretation of Islamic law and sought to reinforce their claim to legitimacy. Despite no international recognition as the country's Confusion over new legislative district leads to ballot error in northern Wisconsin Assembly primary 08/14/2024 12:40am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A local election clerk failed to realize that Wisconsin's new legislative maps moved a rural town into a new district, leading to an administrative error that could disenfranchise scores of voters in a Republican state Assembly primary race. The new maps shifted Summit, a town