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In Mexico, accusations of 'communism' and 'fascism' mark school textbook debate 08/08/2023 02:27pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� There are few places where the debate over school textbooks has gone so ballistic in such a short time as in Mexico, where opponents are hurling cries of ���communist��� and "fascist��� at each other. The series of about three dozen government-written, free textbooks will be req Colombia wakes up to momentous victory at Women's World Cup 08/08/2023 02:25pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� It was before sunrise in Colombia when the celebrations began. Catalina Usme's goal at the Women���s World Cup in Melbourne ��� 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles) away ��� helped Colombia beat Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday and advance to the quarterfinals for the first time. ���The d Packers' AJ Dillon eager to rebound after busy offseason in which he wrote a book and became a dad 08/08/2023 01:22pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ��� Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon���s goal as he enters the final year of his contract is evident from the title of the children���s book he wrote in the offseason. ���Quadzilla Finds His Footing.��� Dillon, nicknamed ���Quadzilla��� because of his enormous quads tha Movie Review: ���Gran Turismo��� movie drifts into cliches and video game aesthetics 08/08/2023 11:44am • In 2006, a Nissan marketing executive had a truly insane idea to create a competition and an ���academy��� to turn gamers into race car drivers. Darren Cox saw an untapped market of potential car-buyers in Gran Turismo enthusiasts ��� the popular PlayStation racing simulator that first came on the m Manassas Park officials divided over push for new Rosie���s Gaming Emporium location 08/08/2023 10:36am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. A petition to allow a new Rosie���s Gaming Emporium in Manassas Park has cleared the necessary threshold to get the question onto the bal US is ���failing mothers��� when it comes to maternal mental health. How is it in Maryland? 08/08/2023 07:04am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. A new report shows that Maryland is in the top 10 states when it comes to policies that support mental health among new mothers and pregnant Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions 08/08/2023 05:07am • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) ��� Israeli security forces on Tuesday demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack earlier this year, the military said, the latest incursion to fuel tensions in the occupied territory. Israel's decades-old tactic of l As student-athletes return to practice in August, DC-area doctors discuss injury prevention 08/08/2023 04:05am • Young athletes in the D.C. area at all levels are returning to practice fields this August, as fall sports preparation ramps up. And while that return can be a ton of fun, doctors say student-athletes also need to be aware of their health to prevent injuries in the early part of the season. "E 'American cinema classic': DC's Union Market Drive-In extended for 3 more months 08/08/2023 04:00am • "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have reignited people's passion for movie theaters after months of pandemic streaming. The founder of D.C.'s Drive-In at Union Market hopes that it will spill over to a classic form of moviegoing. "It's great to see people going back to the movies, this whole 'Ba Thousands in Haiti march to demand safety from violent gangs as killings and kidnappings soar 08/08/2023 03:39am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Several thousand people ��� their faces covered to conceal their identities ��� marched through Haiti���s capital on Monday demanding protection from violent gangs who are pillaging neighborhoods in the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond. Haitians' daily lives have been Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way 08/08/2023 12:07am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia could join other states requiring children to have their parents' explicit permission to create social media accounts. Two top Republicans in the Georgia state Senate ��� Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Sen. Jason Anavitarte of Dallas ��� said in a Monday news conference they will s How Arlington Co. schools is addressing an increase in 5th graders needing intensive reading support 08/08/2023 12:05am • There were more fifth graders in Arlington Public Schools who needed intensive reading support at the end of the last school year than at the beginning, according to county data, a troubling trend that the Virginia school district says it's urgently working to address. Based on student results on An Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights is fueled by national groups and money 08/07/2023 10:38pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Supporters of a ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution and could determine the fate of abortion rights there say a yes vote will provide a ���defense against out-of-state meddling.��� Opponents argue that a yes vote would give ���sp Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed 'cage match' with Mark Zuckerberg 08/07/2023 10:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed ���cage match��� with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late June. It's unclear if a physical fight will actually end up happening, but Musk and Zuckerberg have continu Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion 08/07/2023 09:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink the book market. An executive for KKR is calling the deal a chance to work