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The Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park 08/27/2023 07:10am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. The ministry alleges that women have not been observing the proper way to wear the WTOP Book Report: She was a Calif. soccer mom hiding a secret. In jail, she became 'Mama Love' 08/27/2023 05:28am • (Courtesy Simon & Schuster) This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  When you get right down to it, the group dynamics of a jailhouse are really not all that different from those at a PTA meeting — at least FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss 08/26/2023 07:51pm • GENEVA (AP) — FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's victory. The provisional suspension comes les Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act 08/26/2023 08:17am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the features that President Joe Biden cited in his plan to bring internet to every home and business in the United States by 2030 was affordability. But an important federal program established to keep broadband costs down for low-income households is set to expire next y Supermodel Bella Hadid criticized Israel's far-right security minister. Now he's lashing out at her 08/25/2023 06:25pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election 08/25/2023 01:32pm • MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — With the 2024 Mexican presidential election less than a year away, political analysts and academics warn of a wave of fake news and disinformation making the rounds on the internet, a trend they deem especially worrisome as some of the falsehoods seem to come from the part NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 08/25/2023 12:30pm • 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. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theorist spreads false information abo Estonia's pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband's indirect Russian business links 08/25/2023 11:28am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonia’s strongly pro-Ukrainian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, came under increasing pressure Friday to resign, after Estonian media revealed her husband’s role in a company that indirectly did business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. Kal Trump returns to site formerly known as Twitter, posts his mug shot shortly after Georgia surrender 08/24/2023 11:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, firing off his first message in more than 2 1/2 years shortly after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on charges he conspired to overturn his election loss. He posted a photo of his mu US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane 08/24/2023 10:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional explosion caused the plane crash presumed to have killed a mercenary leader who was eulogized Thursday by Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian president was the architect of the assassina How to Get a Replacement Medicare Card 08/24/2023 08:00pm • If you need to get a Medicare replacement card, don't worry. It's an easy process. These tips and tricks will make getting a replacement Medicare card as straightforward as possible. You'll receive your original Medicare card when the Social Security Administration processes your Medicare applicatio When You Need to Pay Taxes on Social Security 08/24/2023 08:00pm • Reaching retirement and cashing out on your Social Security payments is an exciting milestone, but you'll also need to navigate associated rules and restrictions to take full advantage of the benefit. For one, retirees who have several sources of income -- including pensions, retirement account with A decade after vigilante uprising, extortion and threats against lime growers return to west Mexico 08/24/2023 06:32pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The kind of mass threats and extortion of lime growers in the western Mexico that sparked a civilian vigilante uprising a decade ago have returned, and growers say they can’t get their crops to market. One lime grower who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons said Th Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen 08/24/2023 05:14pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces and local people remembering their fallen loved ones. The national holiday coincided with the war’s 1 Are Prince George's Co. landlords ignoring 3% cap on rent hikes? 08/24/2023 04:45pm • Last spring, the Prince George's County Council passed emergency legislation capping rent hikes at 3%, in part moved by complaints from seniors and other residents that some apartment complexes were increasing rents by hundreds of dollars per month. In some cases, the rent hikes were increasing f