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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/12/2023 01:31pm • 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 Police say officers kill at least 6 as Kenyans protest rising costs, and 50 children are tear-gassed 07/12/2023 12:37pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official said officers killed six people Wednesday during new protests in Kenya against the rising cost of living, while a health worker said more than 50 schoolchildren in the capital, Nairobi, were tear-gassed. The opposition leader behind the demonstrations vowed 6-year-old Miami girl fights off would-be kidnapper: 'I bit him' 07/12/2023 05:12am • ▶ Watch Video: Man accused of trying to abduct girl from Miami apartment complex A man accused of trying to abduct a 6-year-old girl from a Miami apartment complex has been arrested. The girl says she fought him off, in part, by biting him. According to police, she was playing with 'Why am I getting threats... seriously, your porn?': Va. state senator sparks outrage with age-verification law 07/12/2023 04:32am • A new age-verification law in Virginia has turned the porn industry in the Commonwealth on its head — disrupting tens of thousands of users from their adult content and causing PornHub to retaliate by ending its services in the state. Virginia State Sen. Bill Stanley wrote the legislation that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings 07/12/2023 01:42am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped carry out the shocking killings of a wealthy Los Angeles couple at the direction of the violent and manipulative cult leader, walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more tha Smuggler sentenced to prison for deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck in UK 07/11/2023 11:21pm • LONDON (AP) — A Romanian man who was part of an international human smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday to more than 12 years in prison for the deaths of 39 migrants from Vietnam who suffocated in a truck trailer on their way to England in 2019. Marius Mihai Draghici was the ringleader's right-ha Maryland sees increase in stimulant prescriptions amid Adderall shortage, state program shows 07/11/2023 08:39pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Federal drug agencies and pharmaceutical companies continue to report a shortage in common medications used to treat symptoms of Attention Costs to Consider When Adopting a Pet 07/11/2023 08:00pm • If you're thinking about getting a pet, how much it'll cost to care for your pet might be the last thing on your mind. That's understandable. Dogs, cats, hamsters and gerbils -- those are cute and adorable. You can't cuddle a pet budget. But thinking about pet costs before you adopt a pet could help Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown mounts 2nd bid for US Senate in Nevada after losing GOP primary in 2022 07/11/2023 07:51pm • SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown made his long-awaited U.S. Senate candidacy official on Monday, jumping into the race to take on Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen a year after losing the Republican nomination to challenge Nevada's other U.S. senator. In a nearly 30-minute speech Mo Idaho sued over law making it a crime to help minors get abortions without parental consent 07/11/2023 06:23pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent. Abortion is already banned in Idaho at all stages of pregnancy. But the law enacted i The new security measure that'll be in place at some Prince George's Co. schools next year 07/11/2023 05:52pm • The new superintendent of Prince George's County Public Schools has officially been on the job for just over a week, and he's already hitting the ground running. In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with reporters, Millard House II spoke about the good things he's coming into, the challe Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules 07/11/2023 05:26pm • A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. Regulators sought to ax the deal saying it will hurt competition. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said in a ruling that the merger deserv Workers in Maine will get paid family and medical leave starting in 2026 07/11/2023 04:50pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine workers will get up to 12 weeks of paid time off for family or medical reasons as part of a supplemental budget Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed into law on Tuesday. The spending bill included $25 million in startup costs for the state program which allows work WD-40, Payoneer Global rise; Viridian, Equitrans fall, Tuesday, 7/11/2023 07/11/2023 04:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday. E2open Parent Holdings Inc., up 2 cents to $5.71. The maker of supply chain management software reported solid fiscal first-quarter financial results. WD-40 Co., up $35.83 to $229.63. The maintenance and clean DC Asian Pacific American Film Fest returns to Angelika Pop-Up, AFI Silver, Eaton Workshop 07/11/2023 02:15pm • It began as a Smithsonian education program that became its own annual nonprofit film festival. The D.C. Asian Pacific Film Festival returns for its 23rd year this Thursday through Sunday. "It's only been recently that people have woken up to the idea that the film and television industry