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A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president's home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack 08/28/2024 10:15am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as Kryvyi Rih was observing an official day of mourning for an attack the previous day that killed four civilians at a hotel. The latest attack on th Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown 08/28/2024 02:46am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hard-line loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of a crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups. Madu As the far right rises in eastern Germany, companies struggle to attract skilled foreign workers 08/28/2024 01:28am • JENA, Germany (AP) — When electrical engineer Preetam Gaikwad first moved to Jena in 2013, she was smitten by what the eastern German city had to offer: a prestigious university, top research institutions, and cutting-edge technology companies, global leaders in their field. Eleven years later, th California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions 08/27/2024 08:03pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and set new requirements for colleges to address gender discrimination on campuses under proposals passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. The California Leg How Much Does Memory Care Cost? 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Everyone forgets things from time to time. For many older adults, however, cognitive decline and dementia can become problematic later in life. These conditions don't just affect memory, but often, the care a person with such issues receives is called memory care. Memory care is a specialized form o How to Correct Your Social Security Earnings Record 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Americans planning to take retirement payments from Social Security should tread carefully, as paperwork mistakes are unfortunately common. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, the agency made about $13.6 billion in improper payments in 2022, with $11.1 billion in overpayments and $ How lessons learned from the 2016 campaign led US officials to be more open about Iran hack 08/27/2024 05:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2016 presidential campaign was entering its final months and seemingly all of Washington was abuzz with talk about how Russian hackers had penetrated the email accounts of Democrats, triggering the release of internal communications that seemed designed to boost Donald Trump' Editorial Roundup: United States 08/27/2024 04:15pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 25 The Washington Post says the U.S. is correct to weigh in as Mexico's rule of law is danger This clash was long overdue. Last Thursday, the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, published a statement lamenting Pre Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo 08/27/2024 02:41pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday called for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year. Military prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Innocent Radjabu urged the judges to sentence to death all those on Most kids who vape want to quit. Why don’t they? 08/27/2024 04:30am • Most kids and teens who use e-cigarettes hope to cut the habit. But e-cigarettes continue to be the most common form of tobacco product for young people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s not for lack of effort on the part of public servants, famili Pope will visit the Istiqlal mosque in Indonesia on the first stop of an interfaith Asian trip 08/26/2024 11:38pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia's iconic Istiqlal mosque. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church will hold an interfaith meeting with representatives of the country's six officially recognized religions as Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens 08/26/2024 09:26pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizensh Tunisia's president reshuffles Cabinet ahead of October election 08/26/2024 08:46pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's President Kais Saied has sacked several members of his Cabinet this week, replacing his defense and foreign ministers as campaigning kicks off for the country's October presidential election. Three years since Saied rewrote Tunisia's constitution granting him full p Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say 08/26/2024 05:02pm • After a short-lived calm following a heavy exchange of strikes between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, fighting resumed Monday. State media and witnesses reported that Israeli strikes targeted the Lebanese border village of Tair Harfa and an area of the coastal city of Sidon on Mon Venezuelan electoral official asserts 'lack of transparency and veracity' in Maduro's reelection 08/26/2024 04:46pm • MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan electoral official has denounced what he calls a “grave lack of transparency and veracity" in last month's election results, rebuking authorities who declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner despite strong evidence to the contrary presented by his opponents and dou