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Botched college financial aid form snarls students' enrollment plans 08/29/2024 03:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America's prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid ��� an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad. The number of high school seniors who have completed their Free Application for Federal Stude Turkish drone shot down by Iraqi air defenses over northern city of Kirkuk 08/29/2024 12:41pm • IRBIL, Iraq (AP) ��� Iraqi air defenses shot down a Turkish drone Thursday morning over the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi military officials said. The incident came as the two countries have been attempting to develop closer economic and security ties, raising concerns amid the already volatile sec Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions 08/29/2024 09:52am • Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election alongside choices for president and other top offices. The ballot questions will give voters a chance to directly decide some conse Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial 08/29/2024 09:15am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019, in the city's first case brought under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, according to local media. A panel of nine jurors convicted La Far-right party aims for wins in 2 state elections as Germany's government flounders 08/29/2024 02:33am • BERLIN (AP) ��� The far-right Alternative for Germany could become the strongest party for the first time in two state elections Sunday in eastern Germany, while a months-old party founded by a prominent leftist also hopes to shake up the picture as the national government has squabbled its way to d Harris and Walz reach out to voters in GOP strongholds in southeast Georgia bus tour 08/28/2024 09:18pm • HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school band practice Wednesday as part of a two-day bus tour through southeast Georgia, a critical battleground state that Democrats just narrowly won four years ago. Harris a IRA Rules: Contributions, Deductions, Withdrawals 08/28/2024 08:00pm • Individual retirement accounts provide tax advantages to those who are saving for retirement. Before investing in an IRA, it can be helpful to understand the guidelines, including how much you can deposit in the account each year, what sort of tax savings you will receive and when to withdraw funds. What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris? 08/28/2024 05:36pm • Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. Durov, who was born in Russia, spent much of his The suspect in a French synagogue attack said he wanted to change Israel's actions, prosecutors say 08/28/2024 05:31pm • PARIS (AP) ��� A 33-year-old man was handed preliminary terrorism charges over an arson attack on a French synagogue last weekend that he said was aimed at defending Palestinians and changing Israeli policy, prosecutors said Wednesday. The attack revived concerns about antisemitism in France, notabl Ukraine���s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war 08/28/2024 05:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Ukraine's daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won���t let them. The U.S. restricts the use of long-range ballistic missiles it provides to Ukraine, which wants to aim them at Probe is closed into owners of Pulse nightclub, where 49 died in mass shooting 08/28/2024 05:07pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub without filing any charges. Victims' families and survivors of the killing of 49 patrons at the LGBTQ-friendly club had asked law enforcement to investigate them for possib Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention 08/28/2024 04:33pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that's only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France. Those passports provided Pavel Durov protection after he create The Latest: FBI says gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw ���target of opportunity��� 08/28/2024 04:30pm • A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a ���target of opportunity.��� Meanwhile, Vice President Kam Independent poll shows dead heat in Maryland Senate race 08/28/2024 11:15am • The Maryland Senate race between former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Prince George���s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) is in a dead heat, according to a new poll commissioned by AARP, the advocacy group for seniors. The same poll showed a commanding lead for Vice President Kamala Harris over f Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing 08/28/2024 11:07am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla���s vaunted ���Full Self-Driving��� system. A Tesla equipped with the technology, the company says, can travel