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Taliban use stun guns, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban 07/28/2023 12:11pm • Dozens of Afghan women protested a beauty salon ban on Wednesday after the Taliban ordered their closure nationwide. Security forces used fire hoses, stun guns and shot their guns into the air to break up the protest. The Taliban said earlier this month they were giving all salons in Afghanistan one ‘We were in the air.’ Mississippi family recounts surviving tornado that tore mobile home apart 07/28/2023 11:38am • ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Streams of air whirled by Ida Cartlidge in every direction, but she couldn’t breathe. Between the thin walls and above the shaky foundation of a mobile home, Cartlidge, 32, miraculously survived a March tornado that carved a path of destruction through Rolling Fork, Mi What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1 07/28/2023 07:49am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry. The Democratic-controlled Minnesota Legislature approved 'Starting to normalize': Fewer teachers resigned from most DC-area school systems this year 07/28/2023 04:42am • Fewer teachers in most school systems across the D.C. region resigned this year compared to last year, according to an analysis of school system data obtained by WTOP. In the aftermath of the pandemic, many teachers expressed frustration with student behaviors and dependence on technology. As a r 6 killed in Damascus suburb bombing near Shiite Muslim shrine ahead of the holy day of Ashoura 07/28/2023 01:40am • BEIRUT (AP) — A motorcycle planted with explosives detonated in a Damascus suburb near a Shiite Muslim shrine Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens a day before the solemn holy day of Ashoura, state media reported, citing the interior ministry. Syrian Health Minister Hassan al Judge orders release of 3 of 'Newburgh Four' and assails FBI's role in a post-9/11 terror sting 07/28/2023 12:53am • NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison by a judge who deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust” and decried the FBI's role in radicalizing them in a plot to blow up New York synagogues and shoot down National Guard How to Get Rid of PMI 07/27/2023 08:00pm • It's not always possible to make a 20% down payment on a home loan, but if you pay less, you may be required to pay private mortgage insurance. However, PMI can lower a cost barrier for prospective borrowers, allowing you to become a homeowner and begin building equity sooner. Of course, that doesn' This Is How Much the Average Wedding Costs 07/27/2023 08:00pm • If a nuptial event is in your future and you haven't yet priced out the costs, get ready for sticker shock. A 2022 Real Wedding Study conducted by The Knot found that the average total wedding expenditure in the United States was about $30,000 per couple. This figure can go substantially higher or l How to Secure a $30,000 Personal Loan 07/27/2023 08:00pm • Personal loans can provide useful financing for a variety of purchases or projects, whether you're seeking to consolidate debt, handle unexpected expenses or cover a large purchase. When borrowers take out a personal loan, they receive a lump sum of money at a fixed rate, which is repaid over a pred As cyclists ride across Iowa, they are seeing craft breweries driving small-town tourism 07/27/2023 06:31pm • RIPPEY, Iowa (AP) — On a long stretch of road just outside the small Iowa town of Rippey, where thousands of cyclists were passing through during a 100-plus mile day on the world's longest and oldest recreational ride, five men and two women rode single-file down the left side, each wearing a jers As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries 07/27/2023 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly killed four people asleep in apartments above the burning store. As the ubiquity of e-bikes has US economy unexpectedly accelerated to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June quarter despite Fed hikes 07/27/2023 04:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation. Thursday’s estimate fro Virginia Daybook 07/27/2023 04:28pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Jul. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St A 'rolling recession' or a 'richcession' might spare the US economy from a full-scale downturn 07/27/2023 10:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite more than a year of widespread warnings that a recession was near, America’s economy is, if anything, accelerating. Even as the Federal Reserve has sent borrowing costs sharply higher, the economy’s resilience has been on plain display: Consumers keep spending, and e Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple 07/27/2023 09:28am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now. For one, the word is still plastered all over the site formerly known as Twitter. Write a post, you still need to pre