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Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns 06/23/2023 11:52am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s security agency said Friday it had detained three Israeli settlers on suspicion of involvement in mass rampages through Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank this week following the killing of four Israelis. While rights groups welcomed the arrests, the small numb In its push for more Black US players, MLB hopes results are on the horizon from grassroots efforts 06/23/2023 10:52am • PHOENIX (AP) — Zion Rose is well aware that the percentage of Black U.S. players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades. But the 18-year-old catcher from Chicago, still sweaty from a workout during MLB's Draft Combine this week at Chase Field in Phoenix, said he's got some ne The US has tons of leftover food. Upcycling turns would-be trash into ice cream and pizza 06/23/2023 08:57am • LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — At Tyler Malek's ice cream parlors, one cook's trash is another chef's frosty treat. The head ice cream maker at the Portland, Oregon-based Salt & Straw uses the whey leftover from yogurt makers in upstate New York to make his lemon curd flavor. For chocolate barley mi Jason Mraz won't hesitate to drop new album before coming home to Wolf Trap 06/23/2023 03:06am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” Jason Mraz is celebrating his birthday the only way that he knows how — by dropping a catchy new album. His new album, “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride," arrives on Friday, including the toe-tapping Storms and heavy rain flood roads, block railway lines in Germany 06/23/2023 02:41am • BERLIN (AP) — Storms and heavy rain across a large swath of Germany flooded roads and forced the closure of some major railway routes on Friday, but there was no immediate word of any injuries. Germany's national weather service had warned earlier this week of severe storms with significant amount China's president orders safety campaign after explosion at barbecue restaurant kills 31 people 06/22/2023 08:45pm • HONG KONG (AP) — China's president ordered a national safety campaign on Thursday after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend. The blast tore through the restaurant at around 8:40 p.m Revenge Spending: What It Is and How to Stop It 06/22/2023 08:00pm • Humans are reactive, even about how we spend our money. Many have fallen victim to retail therapy on a bad day or lifestyle creep after a raise, for instance. Revenge spending is a financial phenomenon based on reacting to an emotional event and it refers to a person increasing their spending after This Is How Much It Costs to Go to Disney World in 2023 06/22/2023 08:00pm • Even if you consider Walt Disney World Resort the "happiest place on earth," it's probably not on your list of the most affordable places to visit. One-day tickets to Disney World in 2023 range from $109 to $189 per person, depending on the date and which park you visit. Of course, most people vacat Mortgage Rates Decline -- But Economists Revise Long-Term Forecasts 06/22/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage rates pulled back this week, with the average 30-year fixed rate retreating to 7.08%. Interest rates on most fixed-rate mortgage products, including FHA loans and VA loans, decreased or stayed about the same. Meanwhile, adjustable mortgage rates inched slightly higher. Here are the current FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the US 06/22/2023 04:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it has sent warning letters to dozens of retailers selling fruit- and candy-flavored disposable e-cigarettes, including the current best-selling brand, Elf Bar. It’s the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disp Virginia Daybook 06/22/2023 04:30pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 22. 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 In Europe's empty churches, prayer and confessions make way for drinking and dancing 06/22/2023 01:15pm • MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) — The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of what was once Sacred Heart Church, proof the stalls — as well as the Roman Catholic house of worship — had outlived their purpose. The building is to close down for two ye Black Lives Matter vigil relocation in Warrenton prompts free speech debate 06/22/2023 12:04pm • Rev. Vinicent Holland makes an impassioned plea to the Warrenton Town Council on June 13, advocating for the Black Lives Matter Vigil for Action's return to its traditional venue, the Court House Square Plaza at the Main, Waterloo and Alexandria Pike intersection. (Courtesy James Jarvis/FauquierNow Kenya's new tax package angers some backers of president who once vowed to reduce cost of living 06/22/2023 10:43am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are preparing for tough times after lawmakers approved tax increases that are even unpopular with supporters of the president who once vowed to reduce the cost of living. The doubling of the tax on petroleum products, from 8% to 16%, is expected to have a ripple effec Chastain chasing Trackhouse's 1st win this season at the team's home track of Nashville 06/22/2023 06:00am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ty Norris has heard NASCAR fans both cheer and boo Ross Chastain, who seems to make more enemies by the race. The president of Trackhouse Racing doesn't mind: Norris thinks NASCAR should have 40 other drivers just like his “ Melon Man.” “Ross is a driver that has bec