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In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis 01/13/2024 12:05am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into distant markets from Asia to Australia to Africa, but never before with such intensive street gang violence and a presidential declaration of a state of “internal armed conflict Israel defends itself at the UN's top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza 01/12/2024 06:22pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide. Israel described the allegations Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket 01/12/2024 05:32pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket. Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to state The 'easy way' hackers are getting into unsuspecting users' Facebook accounts 01/11/2024 09:47pm • Following WTOP's reporting on two cases where Facebook users' accounts were hacked, the social media giant has taken down one of the hijacked profiles. A digital expert says there are steps you can take to prevent hackers from accessing your social media accounts. Erin Solomon, a schoolteacher fr A non-traditional candidate resonates with Taiwan’s youth ahead of Saturday's presidential election 01/11/2024 09:21pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With Taiwan's high-stakes presidential election just days away, a nonconformist candidate has been resonating with the island's youth, seemingly more concerned with the dearth of good jobs and affordable housing than the looming threat from China. First-time voters are overwh What to Know About Filing Taxes 01/11/2024 07:00pm • After several years of big changes, this year's tax-filing season is pretty simple. We're no longer dealing with pandemic-related tax laws and last-minute filing changes, but there are still some annual adjustments to know about -- such as the increased standard deduction and tax brackets adjusted f The Maximum Social Security Benefit in 2024 -- and How to Earn It 01/11/2024 07:00pm • The amount you receive in Social Security benefits each month will have an impact on your overall retirement budget. In 2024, the maximum Social Security benefit is $4,873 per month. Getting that much, however, depends on several factors, including how many years you worked, your level of income dur Why Md. agency overseeing school safety got more reports to tip line last year 01/11/2024 03:33pm • The Maryland Center for School Safety's annual report found it got a lot more tips and reports to its anonymous tip line during the last school year than it did in the previous school year. But leaders in that small state agency said that's not necessarily indicative of growing problems and safety i Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say 01/11/2024 01:55pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in recent history. In just over two months, researchers say the offensive has wreaked more destruction than the razing of Syria’s Aleppo between 2012 and 2016, Ukraine’s Mariu Migrants' rights group criticizes Cyprus authorities for not condemning bomb attack on its offices 01/11/2024 08:07am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A migrants’ rights organization on Thursday criticized authorities in Cyprus for failing to speak out against an explosion that damaged its offices following threats against it by what it calls far-right and extremist groups. Doros Polycarpou, who heads the Movement for Eq Turkish police arrest 70 suspects with ties to the Islamic State group in raids across the country 01/11/2024 07:05am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country, Turkey's interior minister said Thursday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that large amounts of money, digital material and receipts f What we know about 'Fito,' Ecuador’s notorious gang leader who went missing from prison 01/11/2024 12:07am • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from his prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. Macías began ser DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate 01/11/2024 12:04am • There were only two Republicans on the presidential debate stage Wednesday, as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for the highest-stake faceoff yet just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa's caucuses. Haley and DeSantis' spirited de Gov. Laura Kelly calls for Medicaid expansion, offers tax cut plan that speeds up end of grocery tax 01/10/2024 10:06pm • Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly renewed her call Wednesday to expand Medicaid and countered an anticipated single-rate flat income tax for individuals with a plan that would instead cut taxes by doing things like accelerating the phasing out of the state’s sales tax on groceries. Kelly said in her an 'Facebook doesn't care': Those who've had accounts hacked call on the social media platform to take them down 01/10/2024 09:24pm • Several months ago, Debbie Hickman of Chestertown, Maryland, began receiving messages from friends about joining a cryptocurrency training program they thought she was behind. "I've had people come to me, and call me and send me messages on if that's what I'm doing now and asking me questions. w