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Iraq moves to revoke Saudi broadcaster's license after report angered militia supporters 10/19/2024 03:34pm • BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s commission governing media announced Saturday that it would take steps to revoke the license of a Saudi television station to operate in the country. That came hours after dozens of supporters of Iraqi militias stormed and looted the office of the broadcaster, MBC, in Baghd Ferguson watches Aberdeen instead of Man United in week it emerges his club role is ending 10/19/2024 02:42pm • GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Alex Ferguson turned up to watch former club Aberdeen on Saturday after it emerged this week that his lucrative role as Manchester United ambassador would end. Ferguson, who won 28 major trophies as the United manager, has been a global ambassador for the club since retiri New Zealand achieves America’s Cup three-peat as Britain's title quest goes on 10/19/2024 02:24pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — New Zealand’s reign as the master of high-speed yachting remains intact. Britain’s long, long wait goes on. Emirates Team New Zealand clinched match point in the 37th America’s Cup on Saturday, beating INEOS Britannia 7-2 in the best-of-13 final off Barcelona’s beac Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital 10/19/2024 12:57pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Saturday, forcing many people to leave their homes after gunfire raged through the night. Authorities did not immediately release casualty information. Haiti's police union said on its Takeaways from AP's reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand 10/19/2024 12:07pm • MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona economy by many measures is flourishing, but it doesn't feel that way for a lot of voters in the presidential battleground state as they consider their choices on Nov. 5. Voters are hearing Democrats and Republicans promise to help the middle class if they win. But v American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters' presidential pick 10/19/2024 11:57am • MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his apartments keep getting smaller. Peterson left the Midwest nine years ago for the epicenter of an economic boom, only to gradually learn that endless sunshine and desert Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as 'a sacred duty' 10/19/2024 10:44am • (RNS) — In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s record on fossil fuel investment. In 2021, Citi had pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions In Helene's and Milton's wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul 10/19/2024 10:30am • (RNS) — This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first time in person after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. It was bittersweet, said Bruce Frank, the church’s pastor. People were glad to be together, even as many a Md. Democratic Party will spend thousands to target 'extremist' school board candidates 10/19/2024 10:17am • The Maryland Democratic Party will spend “tens of thousands of dollars” targeting at least 18 school board candidates that it says are looking to bring a “hateful” and “right-wing agenda” to schools. It is a first for the party, which has never before involved itself in the nonpartisa It’s time for a Halloween movie marathon. Here’s what AP had to say about 10 iconic horror films 10/19/2024 09:00am • Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics. That’s especially true as Halloween approaches. While you queue up your spooky movie marathon, here are 10 iconic horror movies from the past 70 years for inspiration, and what AP writers had to say about them when they were first released. We re WTOP Book Report: Viral star Randy Rainbow talks satire, social media in 'Low-Hanging Fruit' 10/19/2024 08:40am • This story is part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King. Read more of that coverage. Randy Rainbow is the social media sensation known for his satirical musical parodies of political figures, blessed with a knack for blending wit with relevance and laying it all over a swinging m Romania scrambles fighter jets second time this week over breach of airspace 10/19/2024 08:31am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raised fighter jets early on Saturday for the second time this week after an unidentified object breached its airspace by the Black Sea, the Ministry of Defense said. The small object was detected over the Black Sea moving toward Romania, a European Union and NAT Faculty at Northern Virginia Community College say president’s leadership is 'harming students' 10/19/2024 05:33am • Weeks after some faculty members at Northern Virginia Community College took a “no confidence” vote in regards to President Anne Kress’ leadership, they’re now speaking out about recent policy decisions that they said are harming students. In a memo sent to members of the college’s full No. 13 BYU outlasts Oklahoma State to remain undefeated, winning 38-35 on TD with 10 seconds left 10/19/2024 03:35am • PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jake Retzlaff threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Lassiter with 10 seconds left and No. 13 BYU remained undefeated, outlasting Oklahoma State 38-35 on Friday night. Retzlaff kept the drive alive with an 8-yard pass to Chase Roberts on fourth-and-7, and set up the deciding p Yankees get to Guardians closer Clase again, score 2 runs in 9th to win 8-6 and take 3-1 ALCS lead 10/19/2024 02:18am • CLEVELAND (AP) — One late-night October meltdown was one too many for the New York Yankees. Again? Fugedaboudit. The Yankees scratched out two runs in the ninth inning off All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase and bounced back from a gut-wrenching loss a day earlier, beating the Cleveland Guardians 8-6