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UN scrambles to reunite families after Turkey-Syria quake 03/01/2023 01:34pm • ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Reuniting children with their missing family has become a top priority in the aftermath of last month's massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, the head of the U.N. children's agency said Wednesday. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said the Feb. 6 quake tha Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know 03/01/2023 11:28am • NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is up in the air after Supreme Court justices questioned whether his administration has the authority to broadly cancel federal student loans. At stake is debt forgiveness for up to 43 million Americans. Nearly half co As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect 03/01/2023 09:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. There was a long discussion on the nuances of certain words. Justices asked lawyers to Iran's president orders probe of poisoning at girls' schools 03/01/2023 09:22am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president on Wednesday ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting women's education. Hundreds of girls at around 30 schools George Weston: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/01/2023 08:51am • TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — George Weston Ltd. (WNGRF) on Wednesday reported a loss of $76.6 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 61 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.91 per share. The baked goods maker Dine Brands: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/01/2023 07:18am • GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Dine Brands Global Inc. (DIN) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $11.4 million. The Glendale, California-based company said it had profit of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.34 per share. Bald eagle couple lays new egg after losing eaglets two years in a row 02/28/2023 10:43pm • ▶ Watch Video: New book looks at efforts being made to help bald eagles survive, thrive A bald eagle couple living in a Colorado park has laid its first egg of the season, after tragically losing two offspring consecutively in 2021 and 2022.The expecting parents, Why TikTok is being banned on gov’t phones in US and beyond 02/28/2023 09:21pm • The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears. So how serious is the threat? Indiana Senate joins states trying to limit transgender care 02/28/2023 07:59pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican state Senators voted Tuesday to advance a ban on all gender-affirming care for those under 18, the latest in this year's movement by conservative states aiming to limit the rights of transgender youth. The bill passed the Senate 36-12, sending it to the House Teachers could restrain unruly students under Nebraska bill 02/28/2023 07:22pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow teachers and school staff to physically restrain disruptive students and remove them from classrooms without fear of being disciplined, even as critics say physical restraint has been used disproportionately against mi Jimmy Carter: Family affair to the White House and beyond 02/28/2023 05:42pm • PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president’s public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of h Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors 02/28/2023 05:02pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming hormones or surgery in the state for anyone younger than 18, part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows. Reeves, who Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings 02/28/2023 03:57pm • STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to newly unsealed court documents. The re Concussion lingers for former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch 02/28/2023 03:07pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch might have received a proper sendoff this weekend in Las Vegas, where his hometown track treated him cruelly over 21 tries until he broke through for a win in 2020. Busch could have been feted with gifts as part of a season-long farewell tour. His parents who Ex-FTX executive is 3rd to plead guilty in cooperation deal 02/28/2023 01:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A former FTX executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and wire fraud charges as part of a deal to cooperate with federal prosecutors building their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in what authorities have dubbed one of the biggest frauds in history. The plea by Nis