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The world's tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them 06/30/2023 03:43pm • COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the woods. Farmers tend expanses of wild blueberries. Maine’s Down East region is where the sunlight first kisses the East Coast of the United States each day, where the vast wilderness The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches 06/30/2023 03:19pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Sun’s out, guns out? Not on Hawaii's world-famous beaches. Beginning Saturday, a new law prohibits carrying a firearm on the sand — and in other places, including banks, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. Three Maui residents are suing to block the measure, arguing that H Amazon Prime Day is almost here: How to shop smart and score the best deals 06/30/2023 01:03pm • Amazon Prime Day means big savings if you know how to spot the best discounts. Prime Day will take place from July 11 to July 12, and this year, members will be able to sign up for "invite only" alerts on some of the top items most likely to sell out. "It prevents that crazy rush and that An inflation gauge tracked by the Federal Reserve falls to its lowest point in 2 years 06/30/2023 10:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled last month to its lowest level since April 2021, pulled down by lower gas prices and slower-rising food costs. At the same time, consumers barely increased their spending last month, boosting it just 0.1% Burlington looks to take over Columbia Heights Bed Bath & Beyond store 06/30/2023 09:55am • Bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond has chosen bidders for leases at its 109 retail locations in the U.S., including its Northwest D.C. store in Columbia Heights, which went to Burlington Stores. Burlington will pay $12 million for 44 leases at former Bed Bath & Beyond locations. It includes a How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia's hospitality and tourism drive 06/30/2023 02:13am • MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 billion project to bring more Muslims to the holy city's high-end hotels, residences, retailers a UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict 06/29/2023 10:39pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict in Syria. The resolution, an important response to appeals by their families and loved o Can You Switch Mortgage Lenders Before Closing? 06/29/2023 08:00pm • If you're having a bad experience with a mortgage lender, you may be tempted to switch to a different one before you close on the loan. While it's possible to switch, it's important to keep the potential consequences in mind, including higher costs, delayed closing and another credit check. Dependin Vice Diet: The Financial Upside to Quitting Stuff That's Hurting You 06/29/2023 08:00pm • If you're doing something that's not so great for you but gives you pleasure, consider the financial vice diet, which can help you avoid that behavior. Although moderation can usually keep the damage in check, if you indulge too much and too often, it can have a negative effect on many aspects of yo IOC leader Bach quizzed by Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Russia issue for 2024 Paris Games 06/29/2023 03:59pm • GENEVA (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach was quizzed by a Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Thursday about needing to keep Russians out of the 2024 Paris Games before he went to see the high jump event of another Ukrainian who had criticized him one day earlier. Ukrainian track and field teammates Vikto Shooting kills 2 in India's troubled northeast as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits region 06/29/2023 09:47am • GUWAHATI, India (AP) — India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visited Thursday communities hit by weeks of violence and living in relief camps in a remote northeastern state as a shootout there claimed two more lives. The shooting erupted earlier in the day between members of the majority M Police release video of officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman and ending a mass shooting at a Texas mall 06/29/2023 09:00am • ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police released video footage on Wednesday of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman, quickly ending a mass shooting that left eight people dead and seven others wounded at a Dallas-area shopping mall. The edited five-and-a-half-minute video details the final moments of Mauricio US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth 06/29/2023 05:10am • TOKYO (AP) — Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history. The American guitar manufacturer has chosen for its location Tokyo’s Harajuku, a hot spot for Japan New Zealand says it's the first to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets 06/29/2023 01:19am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beginning Saturday, New Zealand will become the first country to ban the thin plastic bags that supermarket customers use to collect their fruit and vegetables. The new ban will also extend to plastic straws and silverware, as the government expands a campaign agains Suspected cooking gas explosion in Philippine restaurant injures 15 people 06/29/2023 01:17am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A suspected cooking gas explosion in the Philippines injured at least 15 people and damaged a restaurant and two nearby food outlets on Thursday in a province south of Manila, officials said. Twelve parked cars were slightly damaged by the blast at Mr. Won’s Samgyeopsa