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Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes 07/01/2024 07:59pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ��� A Chilean-American raised in the United States filed a criminal complaint against the Chilean government on Monday, alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s. The case filed by Jimmy Sen. Bob Menendez's defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash 07/01/2024 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Sen. Bob Menendez's sister came to her brother���s defense Monday, testifying at the start of the defense presentation at his bribery trial that she wasn't surprised to learn that the Democrat stored cash at home because ���it's a Cuban thing.��� Caridad Gonzalez, 80, was called by Federal judge halts Mississippi law requiring age verification for websites 07/01/2024 04:46pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age. The preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden came the same day the law was set to take effect. A tech industry group sued Made in Austria, playing for Turkey: Muldur looking forward to teams' Euro 2024 clash 07/01/2024 04:42pm • LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) ��� Turkey defender Mert Muldur says there was never any question of him playing for Austria. The teams are set to meet in the European Championship last 16 on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Muldur was born in Vienna to Turkish parents and made his way through the youth ranks of Rapi Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids 07/01/2024 04:29pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law on Monday that allows grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while taking care of their grandchildren for up to three months of a child���s first year. The development comes after the Swedish parliament, the 349-seat Man who confessed to killing 4 people, including his parents, and wounding 3 in a highway shooting is sentenced to life 07/01/2024 03:08pm • WEST BATH, Maine (AP) ��� Man who confessed to killing 4 people, including his parents, and wounding 3 in a highway shooting is sentenced to life. ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs' July Fourth dread 07/01/2024 02:10pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Rori Chang will be spending Fourth of July watching action movies from the comfort of her Glendale, Arizona, home, perhaps something from Marvel or a John Wick flick. But it's not for her. It's for her golden retriever, Ava. ���Playing movies with gunshots to cover up the fireworks Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 07/01/2024 01:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent of DVD rental operator Redbox, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy filing comes after months of a series of financial struggles for the company and piling unpaid bills. Chicken Soup for the Soul has accu Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel 07/01/2024 01:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Victims of Hamas��� Oct. 7 attack on Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. The lawsuit, filed in federal cou Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia 07/01/2024 12:31pm • DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) ��� At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia. ���You can put an end to this and start a new l Maryland hikes vehicle registration fees and tobacco taxes 07/01/2024 11:14am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland vehicle registration fees and tobacco taxes rose Monday to help pay for transportation projects and education. State lawmakers approved the vehicle registration hikes this year to help boost the state's Transportation Trust Fund. Lawmakers also approved new weight The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide 07/01/2024 10:47am • Two white autoworkers bludgeoned 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat during his bachelor party in Detroit in 1982, but his loved ones' cries for justice fell on deaf ears. Twelve days passed before any media outlets reported Chin's killing by men who blamed Asian m Book Review: 'Hey, Zoey' uses questions about AI to look at women's autonomy in a new light 07/01/2024 10:18am • Dolores is going through the motions of life when she finds a potentially marriage-ending surprise in her garage: a high-end, lifelike sex doll imbued with artificial intelligence named Zoey. There are a lot of places that author Sarah Crossan can go from here ��� when is it cheating? What makes som Kids spend a lot of time outside in the summer. Here's how to deal with their common injuries 07/01/2024 10:07am • For kids, summer can revolve around playgrounds, pools, bikes and just being outside. For parents, it can mean a litany of ouchies to take care of ��� including scrapes, sunburns and dehydration, pediatricians say. ���Kids should play and have every opportunity to use their imagination, but we need A 17-year-old Chinese player died after collapsing during a badminton match in Indonesia 07/01/2024 04:46am • YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� A 17-year-old Chinese player died after collapsing on court during an Asian tournament in Indonesia���s Yogyakarta province, Indonesia���s Badminton Association said Monday. Zhang Zhijie was playing against Kazuma Kawano of Japan at the Badminton Asia Junior Championsh