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Wright begins role as interim superintendent of Maryland public schools, but wants to remain in job 10/12/2023 09:48pm • Before Carey Wright begins her work as interim superintendent of Maryland���s public schools Oct. 23, she plans to meet with state Department of Education staff and members of the education community. Wright hasn���t been able to get ���into the weeds, yet��� on the Blueprint for Maryland���s Fut Indonesia's former agriculture minister arrested over alleged corruption 10/12/2023 08:39pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesia���s former agriculture minister was arrested Thursday by the country���s anti-graft commission on accusations of bribery, abuse of power and fraud involving contracts with private vendors. Syahrul Yasin Limpo had resigned his position as agriculture minister las Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer fails to hurt credibility of the government's star witness at fraud trial 10/12/2023 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Sam Bankman-Fried���s lawyer did little to dent the credibility of the government's key witness in the former crypto mogul's fraud trial Thursday, meandering through a cross-examination of Caroline Ellison that at times left even the judge puzzled and impatient. During the prior t Teen Jobs That Pay Well 10/12/2023 08:00pm • If you're a teenager or college student, there's a good chance you will have a job for at least part of the year. Keep reading to see eight jobs for teens that pay well. National wage data comes from figures released this year by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are, however, based on last 7 Best Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy 10/12/2023 08:00pm • Renewable energy companies are in a slump, providing long-term investors with opportunities for bargain hunting. The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ticker: ICLN) is down 28.8% so far in 2023, while the S&P 500 has climbed 13.3% as of Oct. 12. Rising interest rates are a key factor in renewable His parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas attacked. He survived. They did not 10/12/2023 05:41pm • An Israeli-American teenager survived a siege on his home by Hamas attackers over the weekend after his parents shielded him from the gunfire but were killed themselves. The family lived on a kibbutz in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. They had less than a minute to seek safety after bein Netflix's 'Fall of the House of Usher' premieres as horror master Mike Flanagan adapts Edgar Allan Poe 10/12/2023 05:24pm • Filmmaker Mike Flanagan is the best horror auteur going right now on television ��� and it's not even close. After creepy flicks like "Oculus" (2013), "Gerald's Game" (2017) and "Doctor Sleep" (2019), the Towson University alum has created such instant-classic horror series as "The Haunting o More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says 10/12/2023 03:39pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday. Taliban officials said Saturday's earthquake killed more than 2,000 people of all ages and genders across Herat province. First-place Lions, Buccaneers look to improve on fast starts in matchup of one-loss division leaders 10/12/2023 03:11pm • DETROIT (4-1) at TAMPA BAY (3-1) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, FOX FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Lions by 3. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Detroit 4-1; Tampa Bay 3-1. SERIES RECORD: Lions lead 31-29, including postseason. LAST MEETING: Buccaneers beat Lions 47-7 on Dec. 26, 2020, in Detroit. LAST WEEK: Lions beat Pan EU asks Musk's X for information on hate speech and 'illegal content' related to Israel-Hamas war 10/12/2023 03:05pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The European Commission on Thursday made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk's social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It is the first step in what could becom TikTok and content creators challenging Montana's ban face off with the state in federal court 10/12/2023 02:30pm • MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) ��� TikTok and Montana faced off in federal court on Thursday in a case filed by the video sharing app and five Montana content creators who want the court to temporarily block the state���s ban on the platform before it takes effect Jan. 1. Attorneys for TikTok and the content Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone's parents safely arrive home from Israel 10/12/2023 01:25pm • ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) ��� Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone���s parents have safely arrived home from Israel. They were among about 50 people affiliated with a Naples, Florida-based church who were in the country. Anzalone posted on social media on Thursday morning that his parents are headed While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism 10/12/2023 10:45am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Within the past year, young journalists have produced investigations that led to the resignation of Stanford University's president, the firing of Northwestern University's football coach, and a school shooting graphic so striking that it led a veteran newsman to say, ���I've never 'Long live' the Eras Tour ��� Taylor Swift's concert film hits DC-area theaters Thursday 10/12/2023 10:00am • "Long live" the Eras Tour ��� Direct message WTOP photos of your moviegoing experience this weekend on our Facebook or Instagram and mention where the pictures were taken to potentially be featured on our website and social media platforms. Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift may not have performe 'The Care & Keeping of You' author and her podcast co-host break down puberty for today's parents 10/12/2023 09:45am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The average onset of puberty is about two years earlier than a generation ago. Well over half of tweens and teens report body image issues. The average age of first exposure to porn is 12 for boys and not much later for girls. Those are just a few of the takeaways in a new book, �