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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care 04/25/2024 10:34pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims 04/25/2024 09:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling ���for the ages��� and of the Founding Fathers, too. The presidential race went unmentioned but was not far from mind. The Supreme Court heard more than 2 1/2 hours worth of arguments on the landmark Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for beleaguered Haiti 04/25/2024 07:46pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed Thursday in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang violence and soaring hunger and poverty. The freshly sworn-in council will appoint a new prime minister an Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback' 04/25/2024 07:30pm • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American ���comeback story��� as he highlighted longterm investments in the economy in upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology's plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part with g Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products 04/25/2024 06:16pm • Microsoft on Thursday said its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive. The company reported quarterly net income of $21.93 billion, or $2.94 per share, beating Wall Str Gay actor's speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his 'lifestyle' 04/25/2024 05:32pm • A gay actor���s speech that was canceled over his ���lifestyle��� is back on at a Pennsylvania school after residents spoke out. The Cumberland Valley School District���s board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to allow children���s book author Maulik Pancholy, who is gay, to speak against bullying during a Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says 04/25/2024 04:54pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� Wild horses will stay in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday. Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a com Mexican president claims that criminal groups are 'respectful' and 'respect the citizenry' 04/25/2024 03:56pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s president said Thursday that the country���s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially ���respectful people��� who ���respect the citizenry��� and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador are clearly at odds with Poland lays claim to a leadership role in Europe as Russia's war threatens stability 04/25/2024 03:45pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Poland���s foreign minister on Thursday called on NATO to increase its defense preparedness and said his government wants to be at the center of decision-making in the European Union, seeking to reestablish the country as a reliable international partner as the war in Ukraine Chef Jos�� Andr��s says aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the 'best of humanity' 04/25/2024 03:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the ���best of humanity��� and risked everything ���to feed people they did not know and will never meet,��� Jos�� Andr��s, the celebrity chef who founded the organization, told mourners who gath Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project 04/25/2024 02:49pm • Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. The disputed stretch of the SunZi USA Track & Field expands its maternity policy to give athletes more time to work their way back 04/25/2024 02:49pm • U.S. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons sent numerous emails to those in the track community raising concerns over a gap in health care insurance coverage for new mothers who still wanted to compete. Those baby steps turned into big strides as USA Track & Field unveiled a program Thursday that ex Scottish leader faces battle for survival after ending power-sharing deal over climate change clash 04/25/2024 02:08pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Scotland's leader is facing a fight for his political survival after he ended a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. Thursday's decision by First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party to tear u New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants 04/25/2024 01:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops, under a law set to go into effect later this year. The rule requires food businesses with 15 storefronts or more to post a warning icon ��� a black and white Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again 04/25/2024 01:49pm • Chipotle says its employees can choose chicken once again. Last week, the chain asked its U.S. and Canadian employees to temporarily select another protein for their work meals to preserve the company's supply of chicken. The directive applied to both corporate staff and restaurant employees. Newpor