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US applications for jobless benefits lowest in 15 weeks 01/12/2023 09:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in 15 weeks as the job market continues to show resiliency in the face of attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool the economy. The number of Americans applying for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 7 fell b A year later, Texas synagogue hostages cope, carry on 01/12/2023 09:00am • COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) ��� A year ago, Jeff Cohen and three others survived a hostage standoff at their Reform Jewish synagogue in this Fort Worth suburb. Their trauma did not disappear, though, with the FBI���s killing of the pistol-wielding captor, 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akr Harvick: 'It's just time,' racer says of 2023 final season 01/12/2023 08:13am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Kevin Harvick received the same answer nearly every time he asked another athlete how they decided to retire: Harvick would just know it was time. The driver thrust onto the global stage when he was named Dale Earnhardt's replacement just days after Earnhardt's fatal 2001 Big Tech���s drop means more balance for S&P 500, 401(k)s 01/12/2023 08:10am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The biggest companies have less of a stranglehold on the stock market ��� and likely on your 401(k). The 10 most valuable U.S. stocks now account for less than a quarter of the S&P 500, 24.4%. That���s down from 30.4% in late 2021, and it���s the lowest proportion in the rankin US women's soccer tries to overcome past lack of diversity 01/12/2023 05:48am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Crystal Dunn was often the only Black girl on her youth soccer clubs, and even when she finally made it to the national team, she did her own hair and makeup for photo shoots because ���there wasn't someone set up for me." While the U.S. national team has steadily become m Australia finalizing new security pact with Pacific neighbor 01/12/2023 02:23am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� The leaders of Australia and neighboring Papua New Guinea said Thursday they are finalizing a new security treaty ��� a move that comes as a challenge to China's growing assertiveness in the region. Last year, China signed its own security pact with the nearby Solomo Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats 01/11/2023 08:28pm • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ��� Noura���s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family���s opposition for years. Beatings from her mother and jeers from her neighbors never stopped her from the sports she loved. But the 20-year-old Afghan woman could not defy her country���s Tali Inside Facebook's high-stakes debate to reinstate Trump after a two-year ban 01/11/2023 07:45pm • Facebook-parent Meta is preparing to announce one of the most consequential decisions in the company's history, a landmark move that will set a precedent for online speech and could affect the course of the 2024 US presidential election.The decision, whether Meta should allow former President Donald How Schools Contribute to Negative Body Image in Kids 01/11/2023 07:00pm • Negative body image is common among kids and teens, and can lead to serious health consequences. Yet it's a topic few K-12 schools cover. In fact, experts say routine school practices meant to combat obesity and promote healthy eating, like weigh-ins, food diaries and fitness "report cards," may be This Is How Much an Abortion Costs 01/11/2023 07:00pm • Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, getting an abortion is more complicated. While there's still no national ban on abortion, state bans have made it more difficult and expensive to access one. How Much Does an Abortion Cost?An abortion's cost varies based on several factors, in Superintendent: 3 Loudoun Co. schools didn't inform students of National Merit recognition 01/11/2023 06:22pm • Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia is working to standardized its process for notifying students of National Merit recognition, after three high schools took longer to notify National Merit "Commended Scholars." Acting Superintendent Daniel Smith told the school board Tuesday night that 14 2 juveniles dead, 1 injured in Fairfax Station crash 01/11/2023 05:53pm • A crash claimed the lives of two teenage girls and seriously injured another in Fairfax Station, Virginia, late Tuesday ��� marking Fairfax County's first non-pedestrian traffic deaths of the new year. Fairfax County officers were called to the 7400 block of Lee Chapel Road just before 9:30 p.m. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 8-14 01/11/2023 05:23pm • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 8-14: Jan. 8: Former ���Sunday Morning��� host Charles Osgood is 90. Singer Shirley Bassey is 86. Game show host Bob Eubanks (���The Newlywed Game���) is 85. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 83. Singer Anthony Gourdine of Little Anthony and the Imperials Best of CES 2023: Pet tech's smart collar, litter robot 01/11/2023 05:20pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� From a litter box that automatically cleans itself to buttons designed to allow your dog to communicate with you, this year���s CES tech show in Las Vegas featured a range of products aimed at gadget-loving pet owners. Big and small companies representing everything from the food Missouri boarding school under investigation will shut down 01/11/2023 03:59pm • A Christian boarding school in Missouri that's been under intense scrutiny over abuse allegations announced Wednesday that it will close later this month due to financial hardship. Agape Boarding School in Stockton has been the subject of state and location investigations and several lawsuits from f