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UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time 06/05/2023 10:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Living in New York City, working full time and without a car, Jessica Ray and her husband have come to rely on deliveries of food and just about everything else for their home. It has meant more free time on weekends with their young son, rather than standing in line for toilet p Formula 1: Mercedes optimistic after significant progress shown at Spanish GP 06/05/2023 06:01am • MADRID (AP) — Mercedes came out of Formula One's Spanish Grand Prix with increased confidence after showing significant progress and finishing ahead of Aston Martin and Ferrari. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put on another dominant performance to win Sunday’s race from pole position, but Mercedes Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums 06/04/2023 02:15pm • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League Baseball’s smallest ballpark — arguing that the worst team in baseball can boost Las Vegas, a city striving to call itself a sports mecca. Nationwide debate about public funding for private sports clubs has been revive China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing 06/04/2023 11:32am • SINGAPORE (AP) — China's defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world's top defense officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called “freedom of navigation” p Haley says US forces 'need to align' with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke 06/03/2023 06:56pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe. Asked by WMUR-TV for a segment Wedne Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats 06/03/2023 02:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead as Republicans demand further cuts. Barga US defense secretary says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China 06/03/2023 01:44pm • SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer d 'Shark Tank' goes local at Prince George’s Co. police event for entrepreneurial students 06/03/2023 09:03am • Prince George's County police hosted a real-life “Shark Tank” event Friday that gave young student entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to community leaders. This year’s Young Entrepreneurs Program event was the third annual meeting held in the county, as crowds g Suh, Matsuyama ride hot putts on steamy day at the Memorial 06/02/2023 08:00pm • DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Justin Suh signed for a 6-under 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise. The way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from the 10-foot range or longer, he might not want to Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says 06/02/2023 01:39pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's new restrictions on absentee ballots could disenfranchise voters who have disabilities by preventing them from receiving help from people they trust, according to a lawsuit that seeks to block the restrictions. The law — set to take effect July 1 — sets a sh Music Review: Ben Folds sings about motel flings and other topical subjects on hook-filled album 06/02/2023 12:52pm • “What Matters Most,” Ben Folds (New West) Ben Folds’ pop confections are sweet and tart, a recipe that makes him popular with both boomers and college students. He’s a master melodist and sly satirist, a sentimental cynic and piano pounder who loves a waltz. All those sides are evident on � Australian PM Albanese stresses need for diplomacy, guardrails in dealing with China 06/02/2023 10:34am • SINGAPORE (AP) — As tensions grow between the United States and China in the Asia-Pacific, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a gathering of top defense officials Friday that open channels of communication are critical for preserving peace, while also advocating effective deterrence. How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe 06/02/2023 08:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. But after the first meeting of the top four congressional leaders with the president Japan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking and aging population 06/02/2023 08:05am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the Health Ministry said Friday, adding to a sense of urgency in a country where the government is seen as too slow to take measures to address its rapidly shrinking and aging population. The Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion 06/02/2023 05:11am • New York (AP) — Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20 plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor. Her impact has vibrated throughout music and fashion, and the “Green Eyes” songstress sees it clearly. “I can hear m