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36 days at sea: How these castaways survived hallucinations, thirst and desperation 12/18/2023 04:30am • FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) ��� A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump. Countless cargo ships had navigated past them, yet no one had come to their rescue. Their fuel was finished. The hunger and thirst were overwhelming. Dozens had already died, including the captain. The voyage fro Berlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China 12/18/2023 04:26am • BERLIN (AP) ��� The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the 4-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pit and Paule, who also are known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, departed from Berlin on Saturday aboard an Air 36 jours en mer : r��cit des naufrag��s qui ont surv��cu aux hallucinations, �� la soif et au d��sespoir 12/18/2023 04:16am • FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) ��� Un mois s���est ��coul�� lorsque les quatre premiers hommes ont d��cid�� de sauter. D���innombrables cargos sont pass��s �� c��t�� d���eux, pourtant personne n���est venu �� leur secours. Ils n���avaient plus de carburant. La faim et la soif ��taient insoutenables. Des di Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids 12/18/2023 12:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend in obesity rates ��� earlier research found rates were dropping a little about a decade ago fo Giants QB Tommy DeVito loses his swagger in beat down vs Saints 12/17/2023 07:06pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Tommy DeVito's flamboyant agent, Sean Stellato, was decked out in a bright green jacket on the Superdome sideline before the New York Giants played the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. He then watched the Saints leave his client black and blue. DeVito, the reigning NFC offensive pl Colombia's leftist ELN rebels agree to stop kidnapping for ransom, at least temporarily 12/17/2023 05:00pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� Rebels from Colombia's leftist National Liberation Army said Sunday they have agreed to stop using kidnapping as a fund-raising tactic, if the current cease-fire with the government is extended. The pledge came at the end of a round of talks between the two sides over the In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters 12/17/2023 04:52am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Tantrums, tears, temperature, toilet accidents. These travails of childhood are familiar to any parent. But for Doron Katz Asher, the daily whims of children took on a new, frightening dimension while in Hamas captivity with her two young daughters. If the girls cried, mili Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach 12/17/2023 12:08am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022 because of ���all over the place��� behavior. Thompson found an in-home provider for the toddler, but was told Abbie was ���too much��� to watch every day of the week. T Jones gets shutout, Domi has goal and 2 assists as Maple Leafs beat Penguins 7-0 12/17/2023 12:04am • TORONTO (AP) ��� Martin Jones stopped 38 shots for his first shutout of the season, Max Domi had a goal and two assists, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-0 on Saturday night. Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist, and John Tavares, Noa Ersson stops 33 shots, Cam York scores to lead Flyers past Red Wings 1-0 12/16/2023 11:02pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Samuel Ersson's entire family from Falun, Sweden ��� yes, both parents, two brothers and two sisters ��� traveled to the United States with the hope of watching the Flyers backup goalie play. Even Ersson's girlfriend made the trip. Ersson's family had never seen the 24 year old Virginia Board of Education backs new funding formula for school divisions 12/16/2023 09:02pm • The Virginia Board of Education is asking the General Assembly to develop a plan for changing the state���s existing school funding formula to help divisions strapped for money but isn���t backing a proposal to remove a cap that limits the number of support positions the state will fund. Accordin Alexandria-based church hosts 'Reindeer Run' to help families in need with Christmas shopping 12/16/2023 05:47pm • A church in Alexandria, Virginia, helped make a better Christmas for a dozen or so families Saturday, hosting a shopping spree for kids in need. At 6 a.m., well before the Target on Richmond Highway opened to the public, Lamonya Hudson and her two kids got to tear through the aisles, picking out No room at the inn? As holidays approach, migrants face eviction from New York City shelters 12/16/2023 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City���s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they���ll be given a bed elsewhere. Homeless migrants and their children w Legendary band Metallica to decide if Va.��high school marching band will win national competition 12/16/2023 04:12pm • A Virginia high school marching band is hoping to be number "one," getting major attention as legendary band Metallica prepares to select winners in a national competition. The Oakton High School Marching Cougars put together a Metallica-themed show this year titled "Parade to Black," which has r His father was sent to prison for 38 years. Now CJ Stroud is a record-breaking NFL rookie QB advocating for prison reform 12/16/2023 09:49am • (CNN) — CJ Stroud���s voice cracks. He���s just acknowledged his faith in reference to the road he���s been on. ���It���s taken a lot of hard work,��� says Stroud as he fights back tears.Stroud is speaking on stage at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, in front of thousands of people in a