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Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal 05/01/2024 07:30pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and pause the nearly seven months of war in Gaza. But a key sticking po Red Sox place Masataka Yoshida on 10-day IL with left thumb strain 05/01/2024 07:18pm • BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed designated hitter Masataka Yoshida on the 10-day injured list with a left thumb strain. The move, before Wednesday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants, is retroactive to April 29. Yoshida injured his left hand when he was jammed on a pitch during Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections 05/01/2024 07:07pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for the fall elections, the latest step in a complicated legal fight that could determine the fate of political careers and th DC speed cameras at these locations issued 10,000-plus tickets over three months 05/01/2024 06:55pm • D.C.'s busiest speed camera in the last three months of 2023 was also one of its newest, according to Department of Transportation data shared with the D.C. Council. From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, the speed camera located along the northbound Potomac Freeway at 25th Street in Northwest issued 3 A year after tragedy and Kentucky Derby banishment, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is back with Catalytic 05/01/2024 06:43pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Saffie Joseph Jr. embraces this year’s hectic preparation for the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby a little more than usual because he didn’t know if such a moment would happen again after last spring’s tragic events here. Losing two horses after racing just days apar A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US 05/01/2024 06:36pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cheng “Charlie” Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words “Iu-Mien USA” as he hoisted an oversized check for $1.3 billion above his head. The 46-year-old immigrant's luck in winning an enormous Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this Twins rally late for 10th straight win, 10-5 over White Sox 05/01/2024 06:35pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, and the Twins rallied late for their 10th straight win, 10-5 over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Miranda added his third hit for another RBI in a four-run ninth that put it away for the Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face military justice proceeding 05/01/2024 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine and other national security secrets, will face a military justice proceeding later this month, officials Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says 05/01/2024 06:03pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government's efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high-profile derailments across the industry by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined, federal regulators say. The medd House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war 05/01/2024 06:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement over the Israel-Hamas war. The propos Twins center fielder Byron Buxton leaves game against White Sox with sore right knee 05/01/2024 06:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox in the second inning because of right knee soreness after an unsuccessful attempt to steal second base. Buxton, who singled leading off the inning, didn't slide into second and was thrown This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows 05/01/2024 05:42pm • The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly. Within days, the Amarillo veterinarian was hearing about si Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region 05/01/2024 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is weighing measures to help Palestinians living in the United States who want to bring family from the war-torn region. “We are constantly evaluating policy proposals to further support Palestinians who are family members of American citizens and may w South Carolina Senate takes up ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors 05/01/2024 05:16pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social hot-button issues. The bill, passed by the state House in January during the General Assembly's opening days, Orioles put RHP Grayson Rodriguez on the IL with shoulder inflammation and activate LHP John Means 05/01/2024 05:16pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles put right-hander Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday because of shoulder inflammation, and they activated lefty John Means. Means has not pitched yet for the Orioles this season because of a forearm strain. Rodriguez's move is retroac