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Taylor Swift's connections to sports go back to her early days performing the national anthem 02/09/2024 12:29pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Years before Taylor Swift grew into the global superstar who has become the talk of this Super Bowl, she was just a young Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, singer happy to strum her guitar and perform as the opening act for the biggest sporting events in town. The U.S. Open. NASCAR. Th A former TikTok executive sues the company, alleging gender and age discrimination 02/09/2024 12:12pm • A former TikTok executive has filed a lawsuit against the social media platform, alleging she was retaliated against and fired from her position because the company���s owners in China determined she ���lacked the docility and meekness��� required of female employees. Katie Puris, who was the Globa Second man accused of vandalizing journalists' homes pleads guilty in New Hampshire 02/09/2024 11:34am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A second man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists in New Hampshire. Prosecutors allege that four men were involved in a plot to vandalize the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio news director Daniel B Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due 02/09/2024 11:31am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he���d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots. Most were flying back from hunting trips and their cabins were messy with blood and em Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due 02/09/2024 10:09am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he���d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots. Most were flying back from hunting trips and their cabins were messy with blood and em Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing "a defense game" 02/09/2024 08:03am • For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances ��� often slow-paced and hard-fought but inexorably moving forward. Now, faced with unprecedented attacks in state legislatures, transgender rights leaders acknowledge they are playing defense ��� and two of the biggest gr Data Doctors: Protecting yourself through DNS 02/09/2024 07:29am • Q: A friend told me I should change my DNS settings from what my ISP provides for faster speeds and better security. Is this true? A: DNS, which stands for Domain Name Service, is a vital element of Internet infrastructure because it serves as a de facto traffic cop every time we type in a web ad Stock market today: Tokyo hits 30-year high, with many Asian markets shut for Lunar New Year holiday 02/08/2024 11:57pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were mostly higher Friday as Tokyo���s benchmark momentarily touched a 34-year high, while many regional markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to 37,029.91, slipping back from earlier gains. Investors were encouraged b Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 13 as concerns grow about looming operation in Rafah 02/08/2024 09:58pm • Two women and five children were among at least 13 people killed as Israeli airstrikes pounded the city of Rafah on Gaza's southern border, according to the hospital that received the remains. The overnight airstrikes came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a cease-fire p Sahith Theegala takes early lead in weather-delayed Phoenix Open with a 65 02/08/2024 08:54pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Sahith Theegala spent time with his parents in the players' dining room and grabbed a bite to eat during what ended up being a long weather delay. With no room to sit in the clubhouse at TPC Scottsdale, Theegala went out to his car to get warm, listen to music and play che Canada media group ends several TV newscasts after announcing 4,800 layoffs 02/08/2024 07:18pm • TORONTO (AP) ��� Canada���s largest media and telecom company said Thursday it is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced 4,800 layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. In an internal memo to Bell Media employees 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $20 02/08/2024 07:00pm • Cheap stocks are attractive to many investors who have modest means. After all, the most expensive stocks, including Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (ticker: CMG), Autozone Inc. (AZO) and Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG), can trade for more than $2,000 for a single share. Unless you want to put big bucks be FAFSA Changes: What Is the Student Aid Index? 02/08/2024 07:00pm • The first step prospective and current college students can take toward receiving financial aid is filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA. But due to the bipartisan FAFSA Simplification Act passed in 2020, families are seeing major changes on the 2024-2025 form. A baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco science museum 02/08/2024 06:52pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird. The penguins began hatching in November 2022, ending a four year period without any new chicks, and continued through A prosecutor says man killed, disposed of daughter like 'trash.' His lawyer says he didn't kill her 02/08/2024 05:50pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A New Hampshire man brutally beat his 5-year-old daughter to death and spent months moving her body around before disposing of it ���like yesterday's trash,��� a prosecutor said Thursday. But the man's lawyer said he didn't harm the child and the last person who saw her alive