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When should school start? Arlington schools draft framework for future academic calendars 05/04/2023 10:01pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia has unveiled a proposed policy that it would use as a framework to create calendars for each school year. The school board has already passed an academic calendar for the 2023-24 school year, but the policy would be used to codify things such as how many days Churchill Downs suspends trainer Joseph after 2 horse deaths 05/04/2023 09:47pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Thursday, days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track. The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer direct Montgomery Co. parents facing murder charges, accused of not addressing ���emaciated��� teen���s medical needs 05/04/2023 09:00pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, parents are facing second-degree murder charges for failing to provide their 17-year-old child with necessary medical care and slowly watching the teenager die in the living room of their home, prosecutors argued in court Thursday afternoon. Dominique and Cynthia Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending 05/04/2023 08:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through the House becomes law. Republicans responded that they know the Teacher Gift Ideas for the End of the Year 05/04/2023 08:00pm • Teaching can feel like a thankless job a lot of the time. As the school year comes to a close, it's an opportunity for students and parents to show teachers how much they appreciate them with a small gift. "Teachers just love to be appreciated, and they love getting gifts," says Jamie Sears, a forme Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic 05/04/2023 07:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye���s classic 1970s tune ���Let���s Get It On��� to create his hit song ���Thinking Out Loud,��� a jury said with a trial verdict Thursday, prompting Sheeran to joke later that he won't have to follow through on his Kids and social media: Here are tips for concerned parents 05/04/2023 07:01pm • When it comes to social media, families are seeking help. With ever-changing algorithms pushing content at children, parents are seeing their kids' mental health suffer, even as platforms like TikTok and Instagram provide connections with friends. Some are questioning whether kids should be on soci In ���No Hard Feelings,��� a comedy made for Jennifer Lawrence 05/04/2023 07:00pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Jennifer Lawrence has wanted to do a big comedy for years. She has always been funny and vibrant in her television appearances. And while she has brought humor and physical comedy to many of her roles for David O. Russell and others, she also hasn���t exactly gotten the big, broad F1 star Lewis Hamilton blasts Florida's anti-LBGTQ measures 05/04/2023 06:52pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton lashed out Thursday at anti-LGBTQ measures enacted by Florida lawmakers and ripped the state's controversial ���Don���t Say Gay��� law with a reference to oppression seen in Saudi Arabia. ���It���s not good at all,��� Ham Alliant Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/04/2023 06:13pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) on Thursday reported profit of $163 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Madison, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of 65 cents. The electric and gas utility parent company posted revenue of $1.08 bi DeSantis to sign bill banning gender-affirming care to kids 05/04/2023 05:55pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill legislators sent him Thursday that would keep doctors from prescribing drugs and performing procedures on minors who are seeking gender-affirming care. The bill, which passed in the House largely along political lines, w Apple posts quarterly revenue decline; iPhone sales solid 05/04/2023 05:47pm • Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid. The results reported Thursday were better than Wall Street's muted expectations and Apple's stock rose in a TDS: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/04/2023 05:24pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� CHICAGO (AP) ��� Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $8 million. On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had net income of 8 cents. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analyst Indiana governor signs bills targeting LGBTQ students 05/04/2023 05:12pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Indiana's governor on Thursday signed a bill that will require schools to notify a parent if a student requests a name or pronoun change at school, one of the final bills approved in a legislative session that had targeted LGBTQ+ people in the state, especially students. Critic Business Highlights: Regional banks; Simon & Schuster 05/04/2023 05:02pm • ___ Regional bank shares sink in sign crisis not yet over NEW YORK (AP) ��� Uncertainty continues to pummel the banking industry, despite assurances from financial regulators and bankers that the worst of the recent crisis is over and the banking system remains strong. Shares of smaller regional len