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US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site 07/27/2023 10:14pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War, with a vote Thursday on a massive defense spending bill. Advancing on a 86-11 Se Arizona mother sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder in starvation of 6-year-old son 07/27/2023 09:05pm • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ��� An Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to murder in the starvation death of her 6-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday after witnesses described the horrors of the tiny closet that reeked of urine where he and his young bro Dozens of smuggled people found working in 'horrible' conditions at illegal California pot plant 07/27/2023 08:20pm • MERCED, Calif. (AP) ��� Dozens of people who apparently were smuggled into the United States were found working and living in ���horrible��� conditions at an illegal marijuana plant in California's Central Valley, authorities said Thursday. Deputies served a search warrant Wednesday afternoon at a s How to Find Scholarships as a First-Generation College Student 07/27/2023 08:00pm • The cost of college can discourage students from attempting to become the first in their family to obtain a four-year degree. However, there are many scholarships, programs and advisory resources available for first-generation students looking to fund their higher education. "Applying to college and Biden thanks far-right Italian Premier Meloni for her strong support of Ukraine 07/27/2023 07:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni for Italy's steady backing of Ukraine, offering a warm welcome to the White House to a leader that his administration saw with some trepidation when she rose to power last year as the head of Italy���s first Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida's race curriculum 07/27/2023 07:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to adopt an ���aggressive legal strategy��� to scrutinize recent changes to Florida's Black history curriculum. The caucus wants the federal agencies to examine whether F Running back Aaron Jones getting more vocal as he helps lead young Packers offense 07/27/2023 07:06pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ��� Aaron Jones doesn���t buy the notion that the lack of experience on the Green Bay Packers��� offense will result in diminished production. ���I think we can be very explosive,��� the 28-year-old running back said. ���We���ve got a lot of speed, got a lot of weapons, some peo Frances Tiafoe launches charitable fund at tennis center where he grew up 07/27/2023 06:27pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) ��� Frances Tiafoe stood with his hands on his hips and feigned disappointment Thursday after his partner during a doubles drill dumped an overhead into the net. Moments earlier, on the same courts at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) where he learned the game not f A staffer recalls chaos and wound at key sentencing hearing for a Michigan school shooter 07/27/2023 05:58pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) ��� Prosecutors began making their case Thursday for a life sentence for a Michigan teenager who killed four students at his high school in 2021, introducing dark journal entries, chilling video and testimony from a wounded staff member who dropped to the floor to block her door. Pushing back on bias: Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In launches girls leadership program 07/27/2023 05:05pm • Ten years after publishing her book ���Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,��� Sheryl Sandberg will launch a girls leadership program Thursday through her foundation to respond to what she calls stubborn gender inequities. ���What we realized is that in order to really get to equality, equali Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over alleged 'secret decisions' on releasing documents 07/27/2023 05:04pm • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday saying school officials made ���secret decisions��� about releasing documents in the case. The group of survivors and parents says the lawsuit seeks Meta Platforms, Comcast rise; Bristol-Myers, Sunnova fall, Thursday, 7/27/2023 07/27/2023 04:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Meta Platforms Inc., up $13.14 to $311.71. Facebook's parent company reported strong second-quarter financial results as online advertising rebounded. Comcast Corp., up $2.44 to $45.35. The owner of Universal Hopeful crowds pack Commanders training camp on first day of public attendance: 'Different vibe' 07/27/2023 02:00pm • Thursday marked the first day the public could attend the Washington Commanders' training camp at the team���s Ashburn, Virginia, facilities. A large crowd of hopeful fans showed up to get a glimpse of the team's new roster ��� and the team's new owners. (If you're planning to check out t Survey spotlights top stressors for students heading back to school 07/27/2023 01:25pm • ▶ Watch Video: Experts warn U.S. teens are experiencing a mental health crisis The beginning of the school year can be full of emotions, both good and bad — and a new national survey suggests how many kids are dealing with issues that cause their parents con Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening 07/27/2023 10:34am • DENVER (AP) ��� The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid. Dozens of emails and multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees. Documents with dense legalese and no conclusive answers about the o