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EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown 09/06/2023 12:15pm • LONDON (AP) — Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices and making competition fairer. Google parent Alphabet, Facebo Sri Lanka parliament debates the health minister's fate over reports of lack of drugs, hospital care 09/06/2023 04:29am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers began a debate on the fate of country's health minister on Wednesday, seeking to remove him over his alleged failure to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals. Sri Lanka provid Schools are cutting advisers and tutors as COVID aid money dries up. Students are still struggling 09/06/2023 12:05am • DETROIT (AP) — Davion Williams wants to go to college. A counselor at his Detroit charter school last year helped him visualize that goal, but he knows he’ll need more help to navigate the application process. So he was discouraged to learn the high school where he just began his sophomore year Sen. McConnell's health episodes show no evidence of stroke or seizure disorder but questions linger 09/05/2023 10:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's health episodes show “no evidence” of a stroke or seizure disorder, the Capitol physician said Tuesday, but his statement still left questions about the apparent freeze-ups that have drawn concerns about the 81-year-old's situation. Editorial Roundup: United States 09/05/2023 01:56pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 31 The Washington Post on sexism in the U.S. military Nearly eight years ago, the United States opened up all military combat roles to women, clearing a pathway for female service members to join the most elite military forces. Bu Nigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after removal of gas subsidies 09/05/2023 11:08am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some employees in government offices in Nigeria walked off their jobs Tuesday in protest of the growing cost of living due to the removal of gas subsidies, threatening to “shut down” Africa’s largest economy if their demands for improved welfare are not met. 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The West says it has 09/04/2023 09:11pm • Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports. Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demand What Is a High-Fiber Diet? 09/04/2023 08:00pm • You've probably heard that fiber is an essential part of a healthy diet. But if you're like most people, you're not consuming nearly enough of this vital carbohydrate. One of the main reasons: Processed foods. "We're eating more processed foods, and processed foods often take out the fiber," says Dr Cholesterol: Best Diet Plan and Foods to Improve Numbers 09/04/2023 08:00pm • Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in the body and in many foods. You need some cholesterol for your cells to function normally and for your body to make hormones, vitamin D and even break down food during digestion. But cholesterol can become problematic. Skewed levels of "good" choles Giants secondary depth will face challenge from Cowboys passing game 09/04/2023 07:34pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The way rookie cornerbacks Deonte Banks and Tre Hawkins have fit so seamlessly into the New York Giants defense, veteran Adoree Jackson has found himself playing a relatively new position. New York's top coverage cornerback last season, Jackson has been playing more ag Nick Bosa's holdout from 49ers is endangering his status for the start of the season 09/04/2023 06:45pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers began their first game week preparation of the season with their best defensive player nowhere to be found. Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa's contract holdout that kept him out of all of training camp is now seriously threatening to last in Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance 09/04/2023 04:41pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, touted the importance of organized labor and applauded American workers in building the economy during a Labor Day appearance in Philadelphia on Monday. The Democratic president spoke about how t Putin has dashed global hopes for reviving the Ukraine grain deal. This is why it matters 09/04/2023 01:26pm • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin a deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain. Moscow withdrew from the agreement in July. But Putin made it clear that the initiative would not be restored ri