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Western leaders rally around Kyiv to mark 2 years since Russia's full-scale invasion 02/24/2024 04:05pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance. Allies from the EU and the Group of Seven wealthy democracie Tunisia's ex-president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in absentia 02/24/2024 12:44pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ��� A court in Tunisia sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia as part of the country's crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied. The charges against Marzouki, who lives in Paris, stemmed from remarks he made that authorities said vio Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family���s story is an Oscar nominee 02/24/2024 01:25am • Olfa Hamrouni doesn���t know much about her granddaughter; not her favorite toy nor food ��� is it the pasta the child���s mother loves, or something else? The Tunisian grandmother doesn���t even let her mind go there. ���I don���t want to know. What for but more heartache?��� she said. For now, she White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest 02/23/2024 06:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. The plan, announ Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan 02/23/2024 05:38pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel's prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. That was swiftly rejected Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington���s vision for the NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/23/2024 04:51pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 100 Palestinians in 24 hours as officials hold cease-fire talks 02/23/2024 03:32pm • More than 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over a 24-hour period, the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory said Friday. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh held talks with Egyptian officials about a possible cease-fire in Gaza and an exchange of hostages hel Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions 02/23/2024 06:30am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� When the Biden administration imposed sanctions this month against Israeli settler Yinon Levi for allegedly assaulting Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, his supporters quickly sprang into action. Within days, an online fundraiser collected over $140,000 for Levi and Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader 02/23/2024 05:09am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� The Rev. Viachaslau Barok was a familiar face in Rasony, a town in northern Belarus near the Russian border, overseeing construction of its Roman Catholic church and celebrating Mass daily for two decades. He got into trouble in December 2020, the height of anti-government Relatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones will be freed 02/23/2024 12:18am • KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel (AP) ��� Gillian and Pete Brisley are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. They are cleaning up the house where their daughter and granddaughters were killed by Hamas on Oct. 7 in hopes that their son-in-law ��� believed to be held captive in Gaza ��� may have somet DC recruiting firm accused of pretending to be visa sponsor shuts down, AG's office says 02/22/2024 09:03pm • A recruiting firm accused of charging high fees and falsely claiming to be an official visa sponsor has been shut down, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a news release Thursday. Earl Francisco Lopez and the teacher recruitment companies he ran, including the Bilingual Teacher Exchange, Black Investors Rise in Market Participation, But Hurdles Remain 02/22/2024 07:00pm • People of color in the U.S. are becoming investors at a faster rate than white people, and are much younger when they decide to enter the stock market, according to a new report from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation. The findings were based on an an How to Start a Small Business 02/22/2024 07:00pm • Launching a small business is exciting. You'll finally stop working for others and can pursue your dream. Though ownership tends to be stressful, time-consuming and risky, more Americans than ever are taking the entrepreneurial plunge. According to Inc., 5.5 million new business applications were fi Tax Prep Checklist: Collect These Forms Before You File 02/22/2024 07:00pm • The sooner you get your taxes finished, the sooner you'll get your tax refund if you have one coming, and you'll avoid the stress of scrambling at the last minute. But even if you do tend to wait until the last moment or plan on filing an October 15 extension, not organizing your tax paperwork could What Is the Fresh Start Program? 02/22/2024 07:00pm • If you're one of the 8.2 million borrowers whose federal student loans were in default prior to the COVID-19 payment pause, the Fresh Start program can get your loans back into good standing. Fresh Start is a one-time offering from the Department of Education that helps you get your student loans ou