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May the Fourth be 'I do': Ohio city has 'Star Wars' weddings 05/04/2023 05:00pm • AKRON, Ohio (AP) ��� When Julia and Robert Jones discovered that a judge from the Akron Municipal Court in Ohio would be officiating ���Star Wars���-themed weddings on May the Fourth, the couple felt the Force calling them to commit to the ceremony. ���There was no other right decision, that was it, GOP boycott: What's halting vote on guns, abortion and more? 05/04/2023 03:43pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Partisan tensions in Oregon skyrocketed this week because Republican state senators haven't shown up to work since Tuesday, meaning the Democrats who control the chamber don���t have enough people to lawfully convene. The move is casting doubt on planned votes set for this we Simon & Schuster again up for sale, executives confirm 05/04/2023 03:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Simon & Schuster is again up for sale. Months after a federal judge halted Penguin Random House's plan to purchase its longtime rival, Simon & Schuster's CEO and parent company, Paramount Global, have confirmed that the publisher is back on the market, with a sale possible Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/04/2023 01:21pm • 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 Churchill Downs: tras la muerte de cuatro caballos, la sede del Derby de Kentucky califica los hechos de "inaceptables" y "preocupantes". 05/04/2023 12:26pm • (CNN) ��� Los responsables del hip��dromo Churchill Downs, sede del famoso Derby de Kentucky, han calificado de "inaceptables" y "preocupantes" las recientes muertes de cuatro caballos.Los cuatro caballos de carreras han muerto en incidentes separados en un periodo de cinco d��as.Desde el comienzo d Bud Light boosts spending in US to counter sales declines 05/04/2023 12:06pm • Bud Light's parent company said Thursday it will triple its marketing spending in the U.S. this summer as it tries to boost sales that plummeted after the brand partnered with a transgender influencer. But Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michel Doukeris also downplayed the impact of the backlash, saying Bu Review: Lily James, Shazad Latif anchor charming rom-com 05/04/2023 12:02pm • The romantic comedy may be on the endangered genres list in Hollywood, but thankfully our friends in England have continued to concoct and export enjoyable confections at a steady clip. Earlier this year, we were treated to the delightful ���Rye Lane,��� a vibrant and fresh take on the meet cute tha Feds fine McDonald���s franchisees with workers as young as 10 05/04/2023 09:19am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald's restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald's in Louisville, the Labor Departmen Prosecutors: Signs of mental illness in Berlin school attack 05/04/2023 08:07am • BERLIN (AP) ��� German prosecutors said Thursday that a man who seriously wounded two young girls in an attack at a school in Berlin may have been suffering from a drug-induced psychological illness. Prosecutors said they were asking a court to have the 38-year-old suspect held in a psychiatric hosp Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes 05/04/2023 06:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama ��� at school track meets, basketball tournaments and on her regular morning walks with friends. And when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, ���parent after parent��� came up to North Carolina House OKs bill tightening abortion limits 05/04/2023 12:29am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� The North Carolina House on Wednesday approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state's ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to after 12 weeks, while creating new exceptions but also more requirements for pregnant women and physicians. T Iowa lawmakers pass legislation to roll back child labor protections 05/03/2023 11:13pm • The Iowa legislature has passed a Republican-led bill that would roll back child labor protections, including the hours teens are allowed to work and the establishments where they can be employed.If signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds -- who has expressed support for the measure -- the bill would Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Derby 05/03/2023 10:56pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. collapsed on the track and died over the past week. Two other horses also died as either a result of racing o Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages takes effect 05/03/2023 10:40pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� You may soon be required to prove you���re older than 18 to watch porn in Utah, if adult websites comply with a law that took effect Wednesday. A new state law requiring adult websites verify the ages of their users took effect on Wednesday, making the state at least the seco Michelle Obama launches healthy food and beverage company for kids 05/03/2023 10:31pm • Former first lady Michelle Obama announced Wednesday the launch of a healthy food and beverage company she co-founded to offer parents "healthier, great-tasting products" for their children."I've learned that on this issue, if you want to change the game, you can't just work from the outside. You've