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Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza 04/18/2024 07:00am • PARIS (AP) — Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with a depiction of loss and sorrow in Gaza, a heartrending photo of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece. The photograph, taken in Khan Younis just Freestyle skier Alex Ferreira mixes perfect halfpipe year with pranks as his alter ego 'Hotdog Hans' 04/18/2024 06:00am • Freestyle skier Alex Ferreira won every halfpipe contest he entered this season. His alter ego, “ Hotdog Hans,” won, too, by charming unsuspecting terrain-park visitors with his outlandish antics. It was the perfect season of performing tricks and pulling pranks. Dressed as “Hotdog Hans,” an Champions League rules leave teams chasing a moving target in the Bundesliga 04/18/2024 05:36am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — How many teams qualify for the Champions League from the Bundesliga? Definitely four. Probably five. Possibly six. Bayern Munich's and Borussia Dortmund's heroics in reaching the Champions League semifinals mean the fight for European qualification in Germany is comple China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai 04/18/2024 05:27am • SHANGHAI (AP) — Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu. Despite his so-so results, Zhou is being promoted as a celebrity in China. He’s the subject of a new film as the first Chin Move over, Grammys! Wammies honor local musicians with Hitmakers Ball at Capital One Hall 04/18/2024 04:40am • For over three decades, D.C. musicians have gained exposure from a local version of the Grammys. The 36th annual Wammies will be held Saturday night at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia. The public event is hosted by the nonprofit organization The MusicianShip, which took over the cerem Juventus ordered to pay Ronaldo more than $10 million in salary dispute 04/18/2024 04:39am • TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo more than $10 million by an arbitration board following a salary dispute. The dispute regarded a move by Juventus players to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. The 9.8 million euros ($10.5 million) th Coyotes close out 28-year tenure in Arizona with 5-2 win over Oilers 04/18/2024 02:19am • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Coyotes closed out their 28-year Arizona tenure as winners, getting a goal and an assist from Dylan Guenther in a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. The Coyotes buzzed early at Mullett Arena and closed strong in their final game before moving to Salt Party's over: Coyotes end tenure in the desert with raucous atmosphere before move 04/18/2024 02:15am • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Mullett Arena buzzed like few times in the two years since the Arizona Coyotes moved in, the fans amped for one last desert hurrah. For 60 minutes, they got one last chance to watch the team they came to love before the franchise as they know it is no more. The Coyotes are movi Islanders' close out season with 5-4 win over Penguins 04/18/2024 12:59am • NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. Samuel Bolduc and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist, and C Croatia's ruling conservatives win parliamentary vote, but cannot rule alone 04/18/2024 12:44am • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia 's governing conservatives convincingly won a highly contested parliamentary election Wednesday, but will still need support from far-right groups to stay in power, according to the official vote count. The election followed a campaign that centered on a bitter rival Panama's presidential frontrunner skips third and final debate ahead of May 5 election 04/18/2024 12:29am • PANAMA CITY (AP) — Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president laid out their plans to generate jobs and to manage the country’s water crisis in their final debate Wednesday night before the country’s May 5 election. Former government minister José Raúl Mulino, who has Joel Embiid scores 23 points, has the big assist as 76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seed 04/18/2024 12:20am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers needed all the improbable tricks they could summon to even have a chance at winning their first play-in game in team history. Nicolas Batum hit game-shifting 3-pointers. Buddy Hield was in the mix. Even the promise of free chicken nuggets was enough to revive an offe Stock market today: Asian shares gain despite Wall Street's tech-led retreat 04/18/2024 12:12am • Asian shares advanced on Thursday even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower in the S&P 500's worse losing streak since the start of the year. U.S. futures were lower, while oil prices gained. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.3% to 38,090.87 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 1. One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach 04/18/2024 12:01am • LONDON (AP) — Data breaches like the recent one involving millions of AT&T customers are becoming an almost regular occurrence. As more of our lives move online, our personal data like email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates and even passcodes are becoming ever more vulnerable to theft or Today in History: April 18, San Francisco’s great earthquake sets off fires, thousands die 04/18/2024 12:00am • Today is Thursday, April 18, the 109th day of 2024. There are 257 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 18, 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires; estimates of the final death toll range between 3,000 and 6,000. On this date: In 1