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Police launch probe into alleged abduction of British teen Alex Batty who went missing 6 years ago 12/22/2023 10:28am • LONDON (AP) ��� A criminal investigation was launched into the alleged abduction of British teenager Alex Batty, who was found last week in France six years after his mother and grandfather took him on a vacation and never returned home, Greater Manchester police said Friday. Batty, 17, returned to Maryland prison contraband scheme ends with 15 guilty pleas 12/22/2023 05:10am • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Fifteen people have pleaded guilty for their roles in a prison contraband scheme in Maryland that included the use of drones to smuggle drugs, cellphones and other items into a state prison, the state's attorney general announced. The guilty pleas came seven months after Attorn Turkey detains 304 people with suspected links to Islamic State group in simultaneous raids 12/22/2023 03:50am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkish security forces have rounded up 304 people suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group in simultaneous raids across Turkey, the interior minister said Friday. Ali Yerlikaya said the suspects were detained in 32 provinces but the majority of them were in Tu Top US officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue 12/21/2023 09:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A delegation of top U.S. officials is expected to visit Mexico soon as negotiations over how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries' shared border continue on Capitol Hill. Republican and Democratic lawmakers are debating border policy changes as part of a larger conve Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case 12/21/2023 05:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, acknowledging severe financial strain exacerbated by his pursuit of former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election and a jury���s verdict last week requiring him to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings 12/21/2023 09:25am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan's police used water cannons, swung batons, and arrested dozens of activists in an overnight crackdown to stop protesters from entering the capital to denounce the forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the militancy-ravaged southwest, the organizers said Thur US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard' 12/21/2023 07:16am • MIAMI (AP) ��� The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as ���Fat Leonard��� who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribe 5 more boats packed with refugees approach Indonesia's shores, air force says 12/21/2023 04:25am • BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesian authorities detected at least five boats packed tight with refugees approaching shores of Aceh province, officials said Thursday. The boats are the latest in a surge of vessels that have arrived in Aceh, most carrying Rohingya refugees from southern Banglade Argentina���s president announces economy deregulation as thousands protest against austerity 12/20/2023 10:15pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� President Javier Milei announced sweeping initiatives Wednesday to transform Argentina���s struggling economy, including easing government regulation and allowing privatization of state-run industries as a way to boost exports and investment. The right-wing libertari When to Consider Moving to a Senior Care Facility 12/20/2023 07:00pm • Your life's path after retirement and in your advanced years isn't a one-size-fits-all. Feeling uncertain about when it's time to make a lifestyle change, share caretaking responsibilities with others and move to a senior care facility is normal. It's a big decision. With an abundance of senior care How to Finance Assisted Living 12/20/2023 07:00pm • Ask some senior living experts how to pay for assisted living, and they'll tell you, "Have money." While that clearly isn't a real answer, the truth is that the cost of care in this setting is significant. The average expense, according to Genworth Financial's Cost of Care survey from 2021, is about What Is the Social Security Administration? 12/20/2023 07:00pm • Almost all working Americans eventually receive Social Security benefits. These funds are collected and distributed by the Social Security Administration, a federal agency that serves to fight poverty. The SSA's programs pay benefits to almost 67 million people, including retirees, children, widows, From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023 12/20/2023 05:57pm • The tide turned against inflation. Artificial intelligence went mainstream ��� for good or ill. Labor unions capitalized on their growing might to win more generous pay and benefits. Elon Musk renamed and rebranded the social media platform Twitter, removed guardrails against phony or obscene posts Musk and Tesla are battling unions across Scandinavia. What comes next in the labor dispute? 12/20/2023 05:34pm • Tesla has found itself locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with union workers in Sweden and neighboring countries. The showdown pits the electric car maker's CEO Elon Musk, who���s staunchly anti-union, against the strongly held labor ideals of Scandinavian countries. None of Tesla's workers a ���Smash-and-grab��� robberies fuel new laws, but Virginia critics question the need 12/20/2023 11:24am • Even before Virginia lawmakers passed a tough new law against organized retail crime earlier this year, Bradley Haywood, a public defender in Arlington, Virginia, challenged the rationale. The idea that retailers in the state had lost billions to organized theft was a myth manufactured by retailers