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As a Harpers Ferry museum closes, its 92 wax figures are looking for a new home 07/03/2024 06:47pm • The home of the John Brown Wax Museum in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has been sold. Now, 92 of the 93 wax figures that help tell the story of Brown, the abolitionist who led the raid on the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859, need a new home. Ted Staley, the man who has owned and opera Abortion measures could be on Arizona and Nebraska ballots after organizers submit signatures 07/03/2024 05:51pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November's election. In Nebraska, there could be two competing questions. One, like the Arizona proposal, would add a ri Philadelphia's Temple University hires John Fry as its president from neighboring Drexel 07/03/2024 04:20pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University has hired John Fry of nearby Drexel University to become its 15th president, concluding a search that had been buffeted by the sudden death last fall of acting President JoAnne Epps, the Philadelphia school said. Fry, 63, has been Drexel's president since 2010 Microsoft will pay $14M to settle allegations it discriminated against employees who took leave 07/03/2024 01:32pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against employees who took protected leave, including parental and disability, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday. The pro Philadelphia radio host Howard Eskin suspended from Phillies home games over 'unwelcome kiss' 07/03/2024 01:30pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia sports radio host Howard Eskin has been suspended from Phillies home games for the rest of the season after investigations by his employer showed he kissed a worker for Citizens Bank Park’s food service provider without consent. Audacy, the parent company for Phi Post-pandemic Paris Olympics signal a return to 'normal' for athletes and fans 07/03/2024 10:50am • Any athlete with Olympic dreams knows the feeling of lungs burning, arms and legs turning to jelly, as they near the closing moments of another grueling race or excruciatingly close match. For that last shot of adrenaline, they often tap into the energy provided by the roaring crowd. At the last tw From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last? 07/03/2024 08:56am • NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how peop From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last? 07/03/2024 07:44am • NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how peop Summer Olympians will get their support systems back in Paris after Tokyo's COVID bans 07/03/2024 06:00am • Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago. Not just zero spectators and eerily quiet stadiums, which were bad enough. Worse, perhaps? There were no parents or sibl Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean 07/03/2024 02:20am • ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Boy accused of stabbing student at Sydney university has faced previous charges, officials say 07/03/2024 02:11am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A state government minister said on Wednesday a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a student at the University of Sydney has faced charges that were dismissed by a court, while newspapers reported he was accused of threatening to shoot fellow students. The boy is the t Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students 07/02/2024 10:05pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administ The 10 Best Fanny Packs and Belt Bags for Travel 07/02/2024 08:00pm • Fanny packs of the 2020s are not the same as they were in the 1980s and 1990s. Yes, you can still find packs adorned with wild shapes, fluorescent colors and styles to perfect your Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson costume, but many of them are more fashion-forward. Choose from neutral tones, an array of fa How to Get Access to Your Hospital Records 07/02/2024 08:00pm • Your health record represents a valuable timestamp of the care you received. In fact, the saying, "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done," is a common phrase in the medical world. Whether you're looking to provide proof that you received proper care, trying to justify why you deserve a prior autho 3-year-old shot dead inside Howard Co. home in apparent accident 07/02/2024 07:56pm • A 3-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Columbia, Maryland, home Monday in what Howard County police said was an apparent accident. The shooting happened inside a home on Harpers Farm Road. Detectives have determined a handgun was left unsecured inside the residence. Police are still trying