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Billions of robocalls from a single provider? What DC-area attorneys general are suing over 05/24/2023 04:12am • Top legal officials in 49 states accused a voice-over-internet service provider of ���initiating and facilitating��� billions of illegal robocalls, including some that allegedly used spoofed numbers made to look like they originated in government or law enforcement agencies. Michael D. Lansky, LL Today in History: May 24, first major league night game 05/24/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2023. There are 221 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message ���What hath God wrought��� from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America���s first tele Texas Capitol jolted by investigation of attorney general, accusation House speaker was drunk on job 05/23/2023 08:34pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Texas lawmakers revealed Tuesday a monthslong corruption investigation into Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, going public with the probe shortly after Paxton accused the GOP House speaker of being drunk on the job. Hours after Paxton's claim, House Speaker Dade Phelan a Veteran Benefits for Assisted Living: What You Need to Know 05/23/2023 08:00pm • If you served as a member of the United States Armed Services, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make getting older a little easier. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers some funding programs that can help offset the costs of specific kinds of care later in life. For some Guyana girls dorm fire that killed 19 was deliberately set by student, official says 05/23/2023 04:16pm • GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) ��� Investigators in Guyana believe a fire that killed 19 mostly girls trapped in a school dormitory was deliberately set by a student who was upset that her mobile phone was confiscated, a top official said Tuesday. The suspect in the fire late Sunday, who is among several i Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/23/2023 02:04pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Guam residents stock up, batten down as dangerous Super Typhoon Mawar closes in 05/23/2023 01:43pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit th The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens 05/23/2023 08:20am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� When Yekaterina Maksimova can't afford to be late, the journalist and activist avoids taking the Moscow subway, even though it's probably the most efficient route. That's because she's been detained five times in the past year, thanks to the system's pervasive security came Street traders offer a better bargain than stores as Zimbabwe's currency crumbles 05/23/2023 03:06am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� Festus Nyoni picked out a few items in a supermarket in Zimbabwe���s capital, looked at the prices and knew she was in the wrong place. She abandoned her shopping cart and headed for a nearby street jammed with traders offering bargains in U.S. dollars. From the trunk of a Asian stocks mixed after more US debt talks fail to break impasse 05/23/2023 12:07am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after more talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a potentially jarring default. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Oil prices rose. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index edged up le How to Move Cross-Country 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Whether you got a new job, you are ready to retire and downsize, or your family wants a change in scenery, a cross-country move takes a lot of planning, some smart decisions and a strong constitution to get through one of the most stressful life changes. Traditional moving companies and storage cont 10 money mistakes parents make 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Being a parent brings with it a whole host of changes and challenges, and those go beyond rocking a newborn at night and navigating the social landscape of the teen years. You may also have to rethink your approach to finances. There are added expenses with children but also added responsibilitie Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits? 05/22/2023 07:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� TikTok is challenging Montana's first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state. It's the second lawsuit since the ban was adopted. Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the law Wednesday expecting a legal fight. The law, sche TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana's 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app 05/22/2023 06:10pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) ��� Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on ���unfounded speculation��� that the Chinese governmen Business Highlights: Debt crisis roils Washington; Meta fined record $1.3 billion by EU 05/22/2023 04:25pm • ___ What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt WASHINGTON (AP) ��� If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America���s economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the fede