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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections 08/09/2024 10:52am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government Thursday after protests forced out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week. The key tasks for Yunus now are restoring peace in Bangladesh and preparing for new election It's all about style and individuality as the world's best breakers take the Olympic stage 08/09/2024 09:35am • PARIS (AP) — The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form in the 1970s in the Bronx hardly dreamed of. The 33 breakers representing 15 countries and the Refugee Olympic Team will make their debut Friday and Saturday, vying for The US will play France for the basketball crown at the Paris Games in a gold-medal rematch 08/09/2024 09:10am • PARIS (AP) — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. vs. France. In Paris. For basketball gold. “Incredible,” U.S. forward Kevin Durant said of the storyline, one so good that only the bol Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After his death, his memory lingers over Olympic marathon 08/09/2024 07:22am • PARIS (AP) — The memory of Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum hovers over the men’s Olympic marathon. His competitors will wind through the streets of Paris on Saturday chasing a gold medal he would have been favored to win. They will stare down a world-record time that he once set. The 24-year-old maratho Considering a mortgage refi? Lower rates are just one factor when refinancing a home loan 08/09/2024 07:21am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates haven't been this attractive in more than a year, good news for homeowners eager to refinance. Many homeowners have already jumped at the opportunity to lower their monthly payment, spurring a surge in mortgage refinancing applications. And that was before the a California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments 08/09/2024 07:06am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. Standing in front of a cleared homeless encampment in Los Angeles, Newsom vowed to start taking state funding away from Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist times 08/09/2024 06:25am • BERLIN (AP) — A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became leader. But then Vladimir Putin rose to power, crushing dissent and launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Finally Athletes from conflict zones outside the spotlight find hope at the 2024 Olympics 08/09/2024 05:04am • PARIS (AP) — When they compete at the Paris Games, they’re just athletes at their peak. The emphasis is not that they're coming from regions ravaged by war. The Olympics — focused on celebrating peace — has brought together 10,500 athletes, including those from countries where 110 armed conf MARC and VRE unveil ticket-sharing agreement for easier transfers 08/09/2024 04:44am • The D.C. region's two commuter rail services announced Thursday they are bringing back a ticket-sharing agreement, making train travel between Maryland and Virginia a little smoother for passengers. As of Thursday, MARC and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) riders with a weekly, monthly or 10-trip p Thailand's reformist Move Forward Party, dissolved by court order, regroups as People's Party 08/09/2024 04:35am • BANGKOK (AP) — Just two days after being disbanded by court order, Thailand’s main progressive political party regrouped Friday under a new name and vowed to continue its fight for reforms despite continuing opposition from the conservative establishment that blocked the party from taking power Bryce Harper, Trea Turner have big hits in 6th-inning rally, lead Phillies past the D-backs 6-4 08/09/2024 01:21am • PHOENIX (AP) — Bryce Harper had three hits, Trea Turner added a go-ahead, two-run single and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Thursday night. Philadelphia has won four of its last five, bouncing back from a six-game losing streak. “We’re feeling a lot better right Haniger hits 3-run double in ninth to rally Mariners to 4-3 win over Tigers 08/09/2024 01:09am • SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Haniger hit a game-ending three-run double as the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Thursday night. Luke Raley, who homered in the bottom of the sixth to get Seattle on the scoreboard after Detroit led 3-0, opened the ninth with a single against Tyler As South Sudan's oil revenues dwindle, even the security forces haven't been paid in months 08/09/2024 12:21am • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven't been paid in nine months. Some soldiers and civil servants are turning to side hustles or abandoning their jobs. South Sudan's econom Gray runs for 2 touchdowns as the Giants beat the Lions 14-3 in a preseason game with few starters 08/09/2024 12:18am • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With the starters on both teams getting a chance to rest in the preseason opener, second-year pros Tommy DeVito and Eric Gray used the opportunity to make a case for themselves in the eyes of coach Brian Daboll as the New York Giants posted a 14-3 victory over the Detr Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown 08/09/2024 12:13am • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, when a police officer drove by and told them to use the sidewalk. After words were exchanged, the white officer confronted