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Volkswagen revamps its approach in China in bid to overtake upstart EV makers 04/24/2024 10:58am • BEIJING (AP) ��� As auto giant Volkswagen AG races to catch up with upstart Chinese competitors, it has drivers like 26-year-old Ren Yiling in mind. She is young and wants to play video games in her car. The digital features of her Zeekr 001, a European-designed electric car from China's Geely Holdi Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony 04/24/2024 10:35am • PARIS (AP) ��� Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris airports operator said Wednesday. Augustin de Romanet, chairman of A��roports de Paris, said airlines are being warned i Douglas C-54 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska 04/23/2024 10:25pm • FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) ��� A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. No survivors have been found. The plane took off in the morning from Fairbanks International Airport. It crashed about 7 m 6 Best Airline Stocks to Buy This Year 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Flight has been part of the human imagination for centuries. Not even a global pandemic could keep people's feet on the ground for long. Airline travel numbers have continued to increase between 2023 and 2024 and are now above pre-pandemic levels, according to Transportation Security Administration Paris main airport unveils new baggage handling system ahead of the 2024 Olympics 04/23/2024 03:27pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday unveiled a new security baggage system and a dedicated baggage handling area ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The new equipment includes a revamped scanner system to allow a more detailed scan of passengers��� baggage, so t Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels 04/22/2024 09:31pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. ���People have been dr Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags 04/22/2024 01:11pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the ���Sex and the City��� TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her na Driver arrested for drug driving after plowing through classroom wall in Liverpool 04/22/2024 12:28pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A driver who plowed through the wall of a Liverpool classroom shortly before the start of school Monday was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. A passenger in the car had a minor injury but no one else was hurt, Merseyside police said. The Mercedes could be Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals 04/22/2024 08:48am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Papua New Guinea���s Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had been eaten by ���cannibals��� there during World War II. Biden���s comments offended a key strategic all Flooding wreaks havoc across East Africa. Burundi is especially hard-hit 04/22/2024 07:44am • BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) ��� Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall, with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath. Lake Tanganyika's rising waters have invaded the port of Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, disrupting Car Review: The full-electric Fiat 500e is a great choice as an urban commuter 04/22/2024 07:32am • The original Fiat 500 and the new 500e still of some of the smaller cars on the market. However, even taller drivers will find decent space. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) Brian Armstead, Special Contributor Don���t let the small size fool you the Fiat 500e packs plenty of space for adults and offers a fun Mexico's leading presidential candidate stopped by masked men who ask for help in stemming violence 04/22/2024 12:56am • TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) ��� Masked men stopped a vehicle carrying Mexico���s leading presidential candidate while she was traveling between campaign stops Sunday to ask that she address the violence in the southern state of Chiapas if she wins the June 2 election. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia She 8 Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now 04/21/2024 08:00pm • The fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act calls for $886.3 billion in U.S. military spending, up 3.3% from 2023. The ongoing war in Ukraine, tensions between China and Taiwan, and escalating conflicts between Israel, Iran and Hamas in the Middle East may force the U.S. government to increas 15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles 04/21/2024 07:36pm • UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) ��� More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturda Prince George's County man sentenced to 7 years in prison for carjacking Lyft vehicle in DC 04/21/2024 08:59am • A Maryland man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for carjacking a ride-share vehicle in Southeast D.C. in 2022. Derrick Teeter, 32, of Oxon Hill, requested a Lyft ride on June 2, 2022, to go from the 3800 block of South Capitol Street to the 600 block of 46th Street, according to t