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For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan's Oscar wins are theirs too 03/13/2023 10:22pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Edward Dion Fari��as watches the Academy Awards every year but the Filipino American didn't expect to have such a visceral reaction when hearing Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh's awards announced. ���I had a squeal come out that I was not expecting,��� said Fari��as, who was watch Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, writer of poetic fiction, dies 03/13/2023 09:52pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan���s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88. Oe, who was also an outspoken anti-nuclear and peace activist, died on March US Soccer: Berhalter eligible to coach after investigation 03/13/2023 09:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as the U.S. men���s national team coach after a report by a law firm determined he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his wife. The report, released Haley wants entitlement program changes for younger people 03/13/2023 09:16pm • MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) ��� Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected. At a campaign rally Monday night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Haley pr 8 Top Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy 03/13/2023 08:00pm • In September 2022, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the Senate would soon vote on a bill banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. However, in 2023, Democrats no longer control the House, Pelosi is no longer House speaker and there has still been no vote on congressional stoc The 26 Best Beach Resorts in the World 03/13/2023 08:00pm • Enjoy a sun-filled trip at one of these top-notch resorts.Beach vacations range from weekend getaways to dayslong fun in the sun to luxurious escapes complete with sunbathing, exquisite dining and indulgent spa treatments. No matter which kind of trip you're looking to plan, there's a beach resort f DeSantis bills on diversity, gender pass Florida committees 03/13/2023 07:42pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida Republicans on Monday advanced two key initiatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run ��� banning gender affirming care for minors and eliminating diversity programs in colleges. The proposals have cleared separate committees but m Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason' 03/13/2023 05:40pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Illinois will become one of three states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Monday that will take effect next year. Starting Jan. 1, Illinois employers must offer workers paid time off based on hours worked, with no ne Scheffler on another big run, this one getting attention 03/13/2023 03:55pm • PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Scottie Scheffler finally won, and then he kept winning, and the question a year ago was when this incredible hot streak would finally cool. Now comes another question: Did it ever? Even with a green jacket that ended last year's remarkable run ��� four victories in Fairfax Co. school system pulls test question equating politics to race, gender 03/13/2023 02:39pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia's largest school system is removing a test question given to a college-level social studies class that equated liberals and conservatives with specific racial and gender demographics. The question appeared on a test given to students of an AP Government class a March Madness has international flair for many women's teams 03/13/2023 02:38pm • STORRS, Conn. (AP) ��� When star guard Paige Bueckers went down with a season-ending knee injury last August, UConn went searching far and wide for a late addition to its roster. The Huskies found one overseas in In��s Bettencourt, a point guard from Portugal���s mid-Atlantic Azores Islands. An assi California budget deficit could delay new child care funding 03/13/2023 01:44pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Every weekday, Patricia Moran has up to a dozen children in her San Jose home day care center, mostly from low-income families ��� and sometimes the kids are as young as 2 weeks old because their parents can't afford to take more time off from work. In between helping the Moore appointee to Stadium Authority board has troubled financial past 03/13/2023 12:59pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. One of Gov. Wes Moore���s appointees to the board of the Maryland Stadium Authority ��� an agency charged with overseeing hundreds of millio Review: 'The Teachers' shows crisis in America���s schools 03/13/2023 12:38pm • ���The Teachers,��� by Alexandra Robbins (Dutton) The message of ���The Teachers��� comes into clear focus long before the final words of this 344-page dissection of what���s wrong with American public education, seen principally through the eyes, ears and experiences of three teachers in different New cookbook shows how to give leftovers a second life 03/13/2023 09:07am • When deciding what to bring for a meal at a friend's house, it's probably advisable to leave the stale bread at home. But "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil defied conventional wisdom, showing up with an old baguette for a recent lunch at the home of CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger.