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Virginia Daybook 12/20/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other S Gov. Youngkin wants to cut income taxes and raise the sales tax in proposed Virginia budget 12/20/2023 04:29pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a new state budget Wednesday that would lower income taxes and raise the state's sales tax in an effort to stabilize revenues and allow Virginians “to keep more of their hard-earned money.” Youngkin's plan for the next two fiscal years also would expand t Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids' future 12/20/2023 12:17pm • When Cora Dibert went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a squeeze pouch of WanaBana cinnamon-flavored apple puree. “She sucked them dry,” recalls her 26-year-old mother, Morgan Shurtleff, of Elgin, Oklahoma. Within a week, the family got an al EU court annuls approval of French pandemic aid to Air France and Air France-KLM 12/20/2023 09:47am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Malta Air won a court case Wednesday against the European Union's decision to approve billions of euros in state aid by the French government to Air France and holding company Air France-KLM during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryanair has filed several court Putin ratchets up military pressure on Ukraine as he expects Western support for Kyiv to dwindle 12/20/2023 12:03am • After blunting Ukraine’s counteroffensive from the summer, Russia is building up its resources for a new stage of the war over the winter, which could involve trying to extend its gains in the east and deal significant blows to the country's vital infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin s Retailers are improving their delivery speeds, meaning good news for late holiday shoppers 12/19/2023 03:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet? Well, you might find solace in discovering some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries. Walmart, Target and Amazon are all-in on the s For a holiday gift with a personal touch, mix up some homemade granola 12/19/2023 10:54am • As the end of the year speeds toward us, we've kicked into full-on gift-giving mode. And nothing makes folks feel more appreciated than a homemade gift, especially one they can eat and share. For me, granola is always the answer. A beautiful jar of crunchy, chewy, slightly sweet granola for quick br UK offers a big financial package if Northern Ireland politicians revive their suspended government 12/19/2023 10:52am • LONDON (AP) — The British government said Tuesday it will give Northern Ireland 3.3 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) to ease a budget crisis if stubborn lawmakers stop boycotting the suspended power-sharing Belfast government. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said the financial package Somber, joyful, magical: Some of the most compelling AP religion photos of 2023 12/19/2023 10:52am • In the searing heat of Mecca, throngs of Muslims from around the world converged for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. In the round-the-clock darkness of the polar night, a Lutheran pastor in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard persevered in her ministry to one of the world’s most remote towns. Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged US customs and taxes after China's ban on vaping flavors 12/19/2023 08:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In only two years, a small, colorful vaping device called Elf Bar has become the most popular disposable e-cigarette in the world, generating billions in sales and quickly emerging as the overwhelming favorite of underage U.S. teens who vape. Last week, U.S. authorities publicly Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged US customs and taxes after China's ban on vaping flavors 12/19/2023 08:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In only two years, a small, colorful vaping device called Elf Bar has become the most popular disposable e-cigarette in the world, generating billions in sales and quickly emerging as the overwhelming favorite of underage U.S. teens who vape. Last week, U.S. authorities publicly Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed. Japan's central bank keeps its monetary policy unchanged 12/19/2023 12:25am • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a seven-week winning streak on Wall Street cooled. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.9% to 33,063.00 after the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged, as expected. The dol Trump campaign lawyer testified in Nevada fake electors case to avoid prosecution, transcripts show 12/18/2023 11:30pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The lawyer who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign's fake elector scheme in 2020 was a target in a criminal investigation in Nevada, but his name was removed from the indictment in exchange for his cooperation with authorities, according to newly released transcripts of secret g Biden's push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on 12/18/2023 08:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine as part of a deal on border and immigration policy changes will almost certainly drag into next year. The Senate, which had postponed its holiday recess, returned to Washington on Monday after negotia Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it's going through a reckoning 12/18/2023 03:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers could save on labor costs. All that has happened since the rollout of self-checkout