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Prince William Co. teachers get parental leave under 'historic' agreement 05/30/2024 12:46pm • The Prince William Education Association, the union representing over 11,000 Prince William County public school teachers, finalized their negotiations for a historic collective bargaining agreement Thursday with the county school district. The finalized negotiations include more flexibility for Front Row buys NASCAR charter to expand to 3 Cup Series cars in '25, does not disclose seller, price 05/29/2024 03:26pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Front Row Motorsports said Wednesday it has purchased a charter that will expand the NASCAR team to three cars in the Cup Series in 2025. Front Row did not reveal the seller, but the announcement comes one day after Stewart-Haas Racing said it was shuttering its four-car Cu Key Republican calls for 'generational' increase in defense spending to counter US adversaries 05/29/2024 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The top-ranking Republican on a Senate committee that oversees the military is calling for a “generational investment” in America's defense, saying aggressive and significant spending increases are necessary to deter coordinated threats from U.S. adversaries such as Russia, I France's Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons 05/29/2024 01:02pm • France’s president has joined the head of NATO in pushing for a policy shift that could change the complexion of the war in Ukraine — allowing Kyiv to strike military bases inside Russia with sophisticated long-range weapons provided by Western partners. The question of whether to allow Ukraine Sweden to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine 05/29/2024 07:46am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish government said Wednesday that it will donate 13 billion kronor ($1.23 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, in the largest package of assistance Sweden has so far donated. “It consists of equipment that is at the top of Ukraine’s priority list,” Deputy Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster 05/28/2024 10:46pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to ev Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' is headed to an Australia museum 05/28/2024 05:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art. Only a handful of ears have listened to Wu-Tang Clan’s seventh studio album to date. But next month, lucky MONA visitors may be able to hear p Taiwan's legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president's power 05/28/2024 10:19am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island's president, sparking protests by thousands of people. The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies would g Target's chief food, essentials and beauty officer on innovation in the grocery aisle 05/28/2024 07:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — Target has revamped its grocery aisles since the COVID-19 pandemic with items ranging from Korean foods and mocktails to barbecue-flavored trail mix as the discount retailer caters to shoppers who want to experiment while sticking to a budget. Like many retailers, Target noticed th Fairfax Co. schools staff eligible for maternity, paternity leave benefits starting this summer 05/28/2024 04:30am • Fairfax County Public Schools teachers and staff will be eligible to get maternity or paternity leave starting July 1. School Board Member Melanie Meren said Virginia’s largest school district is expected to learn more details about the county’s program this summer. Information on human resou Ukraine needs more air defense systems after deadly attack on Kharkiv, adviser tells WTOP 05/27/2024 11:08pm • WTOP National Security Correspondent JJ Green speaks with Yuriy Sak on May 27, 2024. As Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine with an attack that has killed 18 so far, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to Ukraine's Zelenskyy gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs 05/27/2024 08:26pm • MADRID (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he says Russia launches every month at Ukraine in the third year of the war. However, Ukraine still urgently needs another seven U Under 20 100-meter record holder Issam Asinga banned 4 years, has mark scrubbed for doping positive 05/27/2024 07:02pm • MONACO (AP) — The sprinter who set the Under-20 world record at 100 meters has been banned for four years and had his record stripped after anti-doping officials ruled against his claim that his positive test for a performance-enhancer came from eating “recovery gummies.” The Athletics Integri Lawsuit filed in the case of dancer with a peanut allergy who died after eating mislabeled cookie 05/24/2024 10:05pm • WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The estate of a young dancer who died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming the failure to properly label the package was grossly negligent. Órla Ruth Baxendale, 25, died Jan. 11 after eating a Florentine cookie so US announces $275M in new military assistance for Ukraine 05/24/2024 03:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Friday an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the package, which was previewed on Thursday by two U.S. offi