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Prince George’s Co. Public Schools to send out letters detailing boundary plan 11/19/2022 04:00am • Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland plans to provide more details about its new boundary initiative next week. Letters will be sent out Monday to 8,300 families across the county, laying out changes to school assignments as the county tries to make room for its growing student b U.Va. running back wounded in shooting tried to warn others, his mother says 11/19/2022 12:12am • The mother of University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins, who was hospitalized after a shooting that killed three football players last Sunday, says her son was trying to warn others before being struck by gunfire. Hollins, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is one of two people wounded wh Today in History: November 19, Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg 11/19/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2022. There are 42 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. On this date: Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes 11/18/2022 09:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 20 How parents can check in with college students home for the holidays 11/18/2022 05:51pm • Thanksgiving might be a good time for parents to do a wellness check with their children who are home from college; and a D.C. therapist has tips to help that go smoothly. Three out of five of the nation's college students meet the criteria for at least one mental health problem, according to Court hears arguments on Alabama trans youth treatment ban 11/18/2022 05:31pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama asked an appellate court Friday to let the state outlaw the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children — a move some parents argued violates their right to make decisions about their children’s health care. A three-judge panel of the 11th NY schools told to stop using Native American mascots 11/18/2022 05:12pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Schools in New York state must stop using Native American references in mascots, team names and logos by the end of the current school year or face penalties including a loss of state aid, the state Department of Education said. “Arguments that community members support the u Missouri summer camp operators sued over abuse settlement 11/18/2022 04:31pm • A Tennessee man filed a lawsuit Friday claiming that operators of the Kanakuk Camps in Branson, Missouri, lied to him and his parents while persuading them to sign a settlement over sexual abuse by a camp counselor. Logan Yandell, 27, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and his parents reached a confident 'Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals 11/18/2022 03:26pm • As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections. More than half the states have high or very high levels of flu, unusually high for this early in the season, the governmen High-rolling World Cup fans will get alcohol at stadiums 11/18/2022 02:38pm • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — For a price, there will be plenty of Champagne, whiskey, vodka and even sommelier-selected wines available for fans at World Cup stadiums in Qatar. And beer, too, for this exclusive group of high rollers. At a cost of $3,000 per ticket, fans will be able to enjoy high-end alcoho Bellator MMA to make CBS debut with Fedor-Bader showdown 11/18/2022 02:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Bellator mixed martial arts promotion will make its network television debut on CBS with Fedor Emelianenko taking on heavyweight champion Ryan Bader on Feb. 4. Bellator announced the headline bouts Friday for the landmark show, which will be held at the Forum in Inglewood, C Chicago coder sentenced to 7 1/2 years for terrorism charge 11/18/2022 02:02pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago college student was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for attempting to help the Islamic State group. Thomas Osadzinski, 23, designed, used, and taught a computer program to disseminate violent propaganda online, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Review: Amazon's 'The Peripheral' is cool, complex sci-fi if you're up for the challenge 11/18/2022 12:39pm • "F**k You and Eat Sh*t." No, not you. We would never say that about you, dear reader. That's the name of Episode 6 of "The Peripheral," which drops Friday on Amazon Prime. The series is a must-watch for sci-fi fans after five gripping episodes so far. It was created by Scott Smith, whose Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-face 11/18/2022 12:07pm • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums on Friday, a sudden U-turn on the deal the conservative Muslim emirate made to secure the soccer tournament with only two days to go before the opening game. The move was the latest sign of the tension of staging the event, whi Why you should give a poop about World Toilet Day 11/18/2022 06:52am • Saturday, Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day, a day officially recognized and observed by the United Nations to raise awareness of the 3.6 billion people without access to managed sanitation. Going to the bathroom is not something people think about or want to think about, but for many people in the wor