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Naval Academy grad accused of hate crime after desecrating public LGBTQ flag 11/18/2024 05:41pm • A graduate of the Naval Academy in Maryland has been charged with a hate crime for stealing and desecrating a Pride flag outside a tattoo shop in Annapolis. Benjamin Michael, 44, of Dallas, was charged in Anne Arundel County District Court on Friday with malicious destruction of property and a ha As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas 11/18/2024 10:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last location in Shanghai, where the Chinese government forced him out of business six y Holiday Deals at Big Box Stores 11/17/2024 07:00pm • When you're looking for the best bargains this holiday season, you may want to head straight to a big box store. These brick-and-mortar retailers are usually a minimum of 50,000 square feet, and they stock a dizzying array of well-priced products. Some of the most ubiquitous big-box stores in the U. How to Get a Personal Loan With Bad Credit 11/17/2024 07:00pm • Personal loans can have many benefits, like helping you consolidate high-interest debt or providing quick cash for emergencies. But if you have bad credit, qualifying for one could be difficult. And if you do qualify, you will likely get a higher interest rate than someone with good credit. Fortunat Will Trump's Policies Spark a Recession? 11/17/2024 07:00pm • On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will officially take the helm as 47th President of the United States. Projections for the way his next term will impact the economy have divided stakeholders and shaken nerves. A pre-election survey conducted by Nationwide Investment Services found that 34% of investor An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30 11/17/2024 05:02pm • BEIRUT (AP) — A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group's chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told The Associated Press. Mohammed Afif al-Naboulsi was killed in a Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it's not immune to climate change 11/17/2024 01:31pm • BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Agreements might not yet be brewing amongst negotiators at United Nations climate talks, but tea certainly is. It's one of the clearest reminders that the climate summit — COP29 — is hosted by Azerbaijan. Attendees who roam for miles within the indoor venue have ample o Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people 11/17/2024 10:29am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month. Typhoon Man-yi s 'The Bear' has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show's star Jeremy Allen White 11/16/2024 07:09pm • CHICAGO (AP) — “The Bear” has a mirror image. More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest vying to portray actor Jeremy Allen White, star of the Chicago-based television series “The Bear.” Beyond the renown of being named White's unoffic Olav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101 11/16/2024 10:11am • OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his youth to build one of Norway's biggest real estate empires, has died, his company said Saturday. He was 101. “It is with great sadness that we have to From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House 11/16/2024 08:37am • TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph's Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump's return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City. To Maria Russo, the woman pouring the drinks, the reasons beh In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it 11/16/2024 12:29am • CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest. His eyes dart back and forth, then settle on a crowd of people standing outside a van. He scans the area for safety a Bills' new stadium costs balloon to $2.1 billion, $560 million over initial estimate, team tells AP 11/15/2024 07:00pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium has ballooned to what team officials on Friday told The Associated Press is “north of $2.1 billion,” with owners Terry and Kim Pegula responsible for picking up the more than $560 million in overruns. Bills presiden Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend 11/15/2024 05:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy's steady growth. Retail sales rose 0.4% from September to October, the Commerce Department said Friday, a solid increase though less than the previ Union Station, other Northeastern rail projects getting $1.5 billion federal funding boost 11/15/2024 04:33pm • He was known as "Amtrak Joe," and now that he's leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is pumping over a billion dollars back into the rails of the Northeast Corridor, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday. The $1.5 billion will help fund 19 different projects in the ne