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Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars at its UK factory 11/24/2023 07:13am • LONDON (AP) ��� Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars, a boost for the British government as it tries to revive the country's ailing economy. The Japanese automaker manufactures the gasoline or gas-hybrid Qa Player of the Week: Glenelg's AJ Eyre 11/24/2023 06:08am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week's WTOP Player of the Week is AJ Eyre of Glenelg High School in Glenelg, Maryland. Eyre is the captain of Glenelg's field hockey team and has played on the varsity team all four yea Cal coach says son of Afghan refugee Fardaws Aimaq was called 'a terrorist' by a heckling fan 11/23/2023 11:44pm • BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) ��� California basketball coach Mark Madsen says Fardaws Aimaq, whose parents are Afghan refugees, was called ���a terrorist��� by a heckling fan after a game against UTEP this week in the SoCal Challenge. ���Throughout and after Monday���s game, Fardaws Aimaq was allegedly sub Balloons, bands and Santa: Macy���s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York 11/23/2023 05:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Beloved characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants soared through the skies above New York City on Thursday and bands marched along the streets below as the annual Macy���s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushered in the holiday season. The parade started on Manhattan's Upper West Sid Bobsledder Kaysha Love pushed her way to an Olympics. She now wants to drive to another 11/23/2023 11:06am • Kaysha Love is trying to pull off perhaps the most difficult transition in bobsledding, the one where a push athlete tries to become a driver. Last year, the results weren't great. This year, so far, they are. Hard as this may be to believe, the four-year cycle between one Winter Games and the next Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel 11/23/2023 09:31am • A temporary cease-fire deal that would facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope to families and friends of those who have been held captive since their abduction from southern Israel by militants on Oct. 7. In all, roughly 240 people were taken to G Stock market today: World shares are mixed, with markets in Japan and US closed for holidays 11/23/2023 04:52am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� World shares were mixed on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Markets in Japan and the U.S. are closed for holidays. Oil prices initially fell about $1 a barrel after OPEC postponed until next week a meet DC-area residents share funny and strange Thanksgiving memories 11/23/2023 04:30am • Thanksgiving isn't just a time for turkey, stuffing and tryptophan-induced late-afternoon naps. It's also a time for unique family stories, complicated conversations over a meal and memories that definitely won't be forgotten any time soon. WTOP sent Scott Gelman on a trip around the D.C. reg Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower, with markets in Japan and US closed 11/22/2023 11:34pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Markets in Japan and the U.S. are closed Thursday for holidays. Oil prices fell about $1 a barrel after OPEC postponed until next wee Jamie Foxx accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit 11/22/2023 08:22pm • (CNN) — Actor Jamie Foxx faces sexual assault and battery charges in a lawsuit filed on Monday with the New York State Supreme Court.The alleged incident occurred in 2015 at Catch NYC, a popular New York City restaurant, according to the complaint obtained by CNN.CNN has reached out to a repre Nevada judge rejects attempt to get abortion protections on 2024 ballot 11/22/2023 08:06pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� A judge has struck down an effort to enshrine reproductive rights, including abortion, in Nevada���s constitution, as abortion rights advocates in the western swing state attempt to follow other states in putting the question before voters in 2024. Judge James T. Russell in Carso Utah Tech women's hoops coach suspended for 2 games after investigation based on player complaints 11/22/2023 06:29pm • ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) ��� Utah Tech has suspended women���s basketball coach JD Gustin for two games following an investigation into allegations of misconduct by players. A private investigator hired by parents of Utah Tech players submitted a report to the university in May alleging that Gustin bul Record Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start despite snowy forecast 11/22/2023 05:37pm • The late crush of holiday travelers picked up steam Wednesday, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights and millions more planning to drive or take the train to Thanksgiving celebrations. Airline officials say they are confident they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have Several more children sickened by fruit pouches tainted with lead, FDA says 11/22/2023 04:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said. The agency has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who reportedly consumed the products, which is up Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands 11/22/2023 12:55pm • President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more than 100 times the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency ��� among the worst results a U.S. community has seen in decades.