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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/21/2023 01:42pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Rosalynn Carter's advocacy for mental health was rooted in compassion and perseverance 11/21/2023 10:39am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� The sun was shining in June 1979 as Rosalynn Carter made her way through an enthusiastic crowd in Laconia, New Hampshire. ���She shook my hand!��� yelled one delighted participant. The first lady was in the state for her husband���s reelection campaign, but this was no politic Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use 11/21/2023 09:57am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Indianapolis high school senior Caston Peters had used they and them or he and him pronouns at school for three years without a problem, but they came home a few days into this school year and told their mother that the situation had changed. Peters, 18 and nonbinary, heard fro Movie Review: Emerald Fennell chronicles a promising young man in audacious, shock-filled ���Saltburn��� 11/21/2023 09:55am • Two years ago Emerald Fennell stood on the Oscars stage hoisting her writing trophy for ���Promising Young Woman,��� a scathing look at rape culture and a balancing act of wit, style, shock value, audacity, great acting and pitch-black humor ��� plus a timely #MeToo message. That���s a lot for a deb With patriotic reggaeton and videos, Venezuela's government fans territorial dispute with Guyana 11/21/2023 09:55am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Middle school student Jeanmaikol Castrillo can quickly point out Venezuela on a map and identify what���s around it ��� the Caribbean Sea and the countries of Colombia, Brazil and Guyana. But the map with which he is familiar differs greatly from those included in plenty Millennial Money: How to set good money examples for kids 11/21/2023 09:21am • Kids notice everything, whether you think they���re paying attention or not. They repeat the curse words you blurt out when you step on a toy, and spill your embarrassing family secrets to their friends. From a surprisingly early age, the kids in your life also notice money: who has it, who doesn��� New Hampshire man had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions 11/21/2023 09:13am • HINSDALE, N.H. (AP) ��� Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where he lived a simple, but curious life. Residents would see Holt around town in threadbare clothes ��� riding his lawn mower, headed to the convenience store, parked along the Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts 11/21/2023 09:08am • Elon Musk���s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers��� posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to ���drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.� Commanders Corner: Serving a turkey before Thanksgiving vs. the Giants 11/21/2023 08:29am • When will we ever learn? The Commanders had an opportunity to crawl back toward the playoff pack thanks to a schedule that had a last place team starting an undrafted rookie quarterback come to their stadium. Unfortunately, the team turned in another stinker, although slightly different in stench fr Reese's unexplained absence brings unwanted scrutiny to No. 7 LSU and coach Kim Mulkey 11/21/2023 08:14am • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� With LSU star forward Angel Reese missing in action and little explanation forthcoming from coach Kim Mulkey, the seventh-ranked Tigers are attracting unwanted scrutiny at the outset of their national title defense. ���You always have to deal with locker-room issues,��� Mul George Weston: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 11/21/2023 07:33am • TORONTO (AP) ��� TORONTO (AP) ��� George Weston Ltd. (WNGRF) on Tuesday reported profit of $465.2 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of $3.29. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.51 per share. The baked goods maker and Legos, Barbie and Hot Wheels among most popular toys this holiday season, survey says 11/21/2023 06:03am • The holiday shopping season begins in earnest later this week with clothing, gift cards and toys at the top of many's lists. A survey for the National Retail Federation found that 74% of consumers plan to shop over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The survey found 56% of consumers sa Precious water: As more of the world thirsts, luxury water becoming fashionable among the elite 11/21/2023 12:29am • SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) ��� Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar. Workers inside a small plant ferry sleek glass bo Court upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue 11/20/2023 07:53pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� An appeals court Monday upheld a judge's decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about canceled plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador. The New Mexico A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules 11/20/2023 07:18pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021. Superior Court Judge M.L. Villar made the ruling at at a preliminary he