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US imposes more Iran sanctions and hits Syrian regime with penalties for drug trafficking 03/26/2024 12:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a money exchanger and a group of firms across six countries involved in commodity shipments and business transactions that benefit Iran's military and the Houthi militant group in Yemen and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. The T Bulgarian authorities seize 170 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Ecuador 03/26/2024 08:51am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian customs officials confiscated about 170 kilograms (370 pounds) of cocaine from a ship transporting bananas from Ecuador, prosecutors said Tuesday. District prosecutor Georgi Chinev said the drugs were hidden in a fruit container on the cargo ship Madison 2, which a Engagement Ring Financing: Know Your Options 03/25/2024 08:00pm • If you're ready to pop the question to your partner, you might be in the market to buy an engagement ring. A ring can range from a few hundred dollars to thousands, depending on your significant other's preferences and your budget. Couples spent an average of $5,500 on engagement rings in 2023, acco Di Maria receives family death threat in Argentina if he returns to play in Rosario 03/25/2024 06:26pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police and prosecutors are investigating an anonymous death threat to soccer star Ángel di Maria delivered in his hometown of Rosario early Monday. Staffers of the Funes Hills Miraflores condominium where the World Cup winner usually stays in the region, s Aluminum company says preferred site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job losses 03/25/2024 01:19pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. Plans by Century A As Biden tours the country and visits swing states, Trump is fundraising and playing golf 03/25/2024 11:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden visited five cities in a multiday trip last week, former President Donald Trump was hardly seen in public, spending most of his time in South Florida. Trump has held just a single public campaign event since he locked up the Republican presidential nominat Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but critics say it will only help junta 03/25/2024 07:11am • MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar on Monday, in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting. But critics charge that the aid will benefit only people in areas under Car Review: Hyundai continues its string of hits with the all-new 2024 Santa Fe 03/25/2024 04:47am • Not just comfortable on the paved road. Now the Santa Fe can tackle some off-roading with added ground clearance and AWD. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) By Brian Armstead, special contributor The first Santa Fe bowed in 2000 and was a competent, but fairly homely, SUV. Well, things have changed in a big way. 9 Ways to Help Your Teen With the College Decision 03/24/2024 08:00pm • While parents may be tempted to sway their teen's college choice, experts say it's best to leave the main decision-making to students. "Your child has likely made a number of excellent decisions to get to this point. Let them take the lead here as well," says Chris Lanser, IvyWise college admissions James Harden and Clippers lose their first meeting with Philadelphia since the trade, 121-107 03/24/2024 06:52pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 24 points and Tyrese Maxey added 19 of his 24 in the second half of the Philadelphia 76ers' 121-107 victory over James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Harden had 12 points and 14 assists in his first game against the 76ers since he forced his Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages 03/24/2024 06:44pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production. Instead, the company said in a statement that it will embrace a stan Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? 03/24/2024 08:59am • The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The central dispute in the case is whether the Food and Drug Administration overlooked serious safety problems when Behind the scenes with FAU: How the Owls prepared for the NCAA Tournament 03/23/2024 10:42pm • BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Dusty May was frazzled Sunday afternoon. It was a few hours before the NCAA Tournament selections would be announced and the Florida Atlantic coach was seriously worried that the Owls weren’t going to get picked. His fears were unfounded: FAU was the third team announced Maryland senate president still opposed to broad-based taxes but leaves room for negotiation 03/23/2024 09:03pm • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) is not budging from opposition to broad-based tax increases or iGaming in the waning days of the 2024 session. House and Senate leaders are expected to head to a conference committee next week to work out differences in the $63 billion fiscal 202 New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag 03/23/2024 06:40pm • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. Senate averts partial government shutdown with late-night legislative package Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr.