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Italy retrial ordered for Americans in killing of officer 03/16/2023 03:05pm • ROME (AP) ��� Italy���s highest court has ordered a retrial for two American citizens convicted in the slaying of an Italian police officer during a sting operation gone wrong. The Court of Cassation late Wednesday threw out the guilty verdicts against Finnegan Lee Elder, now 23, and Gabriel Natale- Adam Brody talks 'Shazam,' playing Leighton Meester's enemy 03/16/2023 12:51pm • LONDON (AP) ��� For Adam Brody, donning the padded superhero suit in ���Shazam!��� and its sequel is a dream come true. ���I always wanted to play a superhero. I grew up reading comics,��� the actor recalled in a recent interview. ���I wanted to just be in something of that size and scale too, to be In low-wage Portugal, Europe���s housing crisis bites deep 03/16/2023 11:24am • LISBON, Portugal (AP) ��� Like a growing number of people in Portugal, Georgina Simoes no longer earns enough money to afford a place to live. The 57-year-old nursing home carer earns less than 800 euros ($845) a month, as do about a fourth of the country's workforce. For the last decade, she got by Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate 03/16/2023 10:16am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Doug Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer���s disease to his mother, brother and generations of other relatives by the unusually young age of 50. Yet he���s a healthy 73, his mind still sharp. Somehow, the Washington man escaped his genetic fate. So did a w Maryland parents call on lawmakers to fix college savings plan 03/16/2023 09:51am • A plan is moving forward to help Maryland parents caught up in the problems with the state���s 529 College Savings plan. The state���s 529 college savings plan, which is a state-sponsored investment plan that enables users to save money for a beneficiary and pay for education expenses, had an err Player of the Week: Kettle Run's Jordan Tapscott 03/16/2023 09:48am • This week's WTOP Player of the Week is senior Jordan Tapscott of Kettle Run High School in Virginia. (Courtesy Jessica Tapscott) Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on-air and online as our Player of the Week.��This week's WTOP Player of the Week is senior Jordan Tapsco UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds 03/16/2023 09:29am • LONDON (AP) ��� British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told Parliament that the ban applies wi US jobless aid claims fell last week as layoffs remain low 03/16/2023 09:18am • Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation. Applications for jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 11 fell by 20,000 to 192,000 from 212,000 the previous Haas dismisses a report alleging it broke Russian sanctions 03/16/2023 08:40am • KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (AP) ��� The Haas Formula One team has dismissed a report claiming its parent company broke sanctions by providing machinery to Russia as ���simply false.��� Haas F1 responded in a statement Thursday to a report by American broadcaster PBS on Tuesday alleging that the Haas Thousands of LA school district workers to hold 3-day strike 03/16/2023 01:16am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will strike for three days next week over stalled contract talks and teachers will join them, likely shutting down the nation's second-largest school system, union leaders announced Wednesday. The strike was Kansas 'school choice' backers struggle to get past governor 03/15/2023 09:16pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Conservative Republicans in Kansas hoping to earmark state education dollars for helping parents pay for private schooling are struggling to win over enough rural and moderate GOP colleagues to get a law enacted, in sharp contrast to debates in neighboring states. The Kansas Ho Bank fears spread to Europe, drag down shares of big lenders 03/15/2023 09:10pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� Fears about the world banking system spread to Europe on Wednesday as shares in the globally connected Swiss bank Credit Suisse plunged and dragged down other major European lenders in the wake of bank failures in the United States. At one point, Credit Suisse shares lost more than a Healthy Habits All Yogis Should Practice 03/15/2023 08:00pm • Yoga for overall healthAs a yogi, at some point what matters is that the small efforts you make on your mat are bearing results off the mat. Yoga is a great main pillar that holds the structure of your well-being steady. But you should practice yoga to live your life and flourish in it, rather than The 11 Best Beach Chairs for Every Type of Traveler 03/15/2023 08:00pm • Picture yourself in a tropical locale with a warm sea breeze, your toes in the sand, the ocean lapping at the shore and a margarita in hand. In addition to bringing the perfect swimsuit, lots of sunscreen and a beach hat to keep the sun off your face, you'll need the perfect beach chair. They come i 15 Money Moves You Will Be Thankful For 03/15/2023 08:00pm • There's no time like the present to start improving your finances. Being proactive about money management can benefit more than just your bank account: It can also bring you peace of mind. Peace of mind can be hard to come by nowadays among high inflation, surging interest rates and a volatile stock