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University of Georgia panel upholds sanctions for 6 students over Israel-Hamas war protest 08/08/2024 03:04pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Six University of Georgia students arrested during an April 29 protest against the Israel-Hamas war will remain suspended through the fall semester, the university's Office of Student Conduct announced Monday. The students will also remain on probation for the remainder of their St. Vincent channels something primal playing live music: 'It's kind of an exorcism for me' 08/08/2024 03:00pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, was being transported. She recounts that surprise concert in May at the Paramount, an intimate, historic East Los Angeles venue, as a After baby's death, Kentucky parents sue infant formula maker at center of 2022 crisis 08/08/2024 02:30pm • The parents of a Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue Abbott Nutrition, the manufacturer at the heart of a 2022 crisis that left millions of Americans scrambling to feed their children. Willow Jade Dellaquila, of Carrollton, Kentucky, Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update 08/08/2024 02:27pm • MIAMI (AP) — Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina, officials said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's updated hurricane outlook said atmospheric a Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.47%, lowest level in more than a year 08/08/2024 02:20pm • The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, a welcome affordability boost for prospective home shoppers and homeowners looking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate. The rate fell to 6.47% from 6.73% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Tunisia's president replaces prime minister in the latest shakeup ahead of presidential election 08/08/2024 01:35pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's president has sacked the country's prime minister and replaced him with another Cabinet member, the latest shakeup in the North African country ahead of the October presidential election. President Kais Saied announced late Wednesday in a brief press release that h Wings poised for return of Sabally and Siegrist but might have trouble keeping key fill-in Sims 08/08/2024 01:23pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Wings are expecting the return of Satou Sabally and Maddy Siegrist soon after the Olympic break but might have trouble keeping Odyssey Sims, who has been the second-leading scorer filling in for the injury-plagued team. Sabally, a 2023 All-Star who missed all 25 An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election 08/08/2024 01:13pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. “Migrat From 'Unchained Melody' to 'Time of My Life,' Bill Medley brings Righteous Brothers farewell to Maryland 08/08/2024 01:10pm • It's a bittersweet Throwback Thursday with your very last chance to see a legendary act in the D.C. area. Bill Medley brings The Righteous Brothers' farewell tour to Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland, on Aug. 15. "I hate to call it a 'farewell tour,' I hate to feel that I'm leaving, I'll Facing budget crunches, Chinese tax collectors descend on companies 08/08/2024 01:08pm • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are chasing unpaid taxes from companies and individuals dating back decades, as the government moves to plug massive budget shortfalls and address a mounting debt crisis. More than a dozen listed Chinese companies say they were slapped with millions of dollars in Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead 08/08/2024 01:02pm • BOSTON (AP) — A federal lawsuit accusing Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard University can continue. The MIT lawsuit accused the university of approving antisemitic activities on WATCH: How to use sandbags properly 08/08/2024 12:54pm • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 DNA on weapons implicates ex-U.S. Green Beret in attempted Venezuelan coup, federal officials say 08/08/2024 12:38pm • MIAMI (AP) — Federal investigators say they found the DNA of a decorated former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic weapons he allegedly smuggled from Florida to South America as part of a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The allegations were detailed Homeowners race to refinance as mortgage rates retreat from 23-year highs 08/08/2024 12:37pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their monthly payments. The Mortgage Bankers Association's refinance index, which tracks home loan application volume, surged 16% last week from the previous week to its highes Allyson Felix wins athlete election at Paris Olympics to join the IOC 08/08/2024 11:23am • PARIS (AP) — Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix won an election Thursday to represent athletes at the IOC for the next eight years. Three of the four newly elected athlete members are women, including Australian canoeist Jessica Fox, a double Olympic medalist in Paris, and Kim Bui, a m