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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections 08/09/2024 10:52am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh���s interim government Thursday after protests forced out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week. The key tasks for Yunus now are restoring peace in Bangladesh and preparing for new election Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary without U.S. and other ambassadors after excluding Israel 08/09/2024 05:10am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city's refusal to invite Israel. Mayor Shiro Suzuki, in a speech at Nagasa As South Sudan's oil revenues dwindle, even the security forces haven't been paid in months 08/09/2024 12:21am • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ��� The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven't been paid in nine months. Some soldiers and civil servants are turning to side hustles or abandoning their jobs. South Sudan's econom Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown 08/09/2024 12:13am • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) ��� On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, when a police officer drove by and told them to use the sidewalk. After words were exchanged, the white officer confronted Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference 08/08/2024 09:07pm • PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign ha Biden holds social event with ice cream to thank campaign staff after bowing out of election 08/08/2024 08:01pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� Of course, ice cream was involved. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, hosted a thank you event on Thursday for hundreds of staffers who worked on the reelection campaign that he chose to exit nearly three weeks ago. Judging by the security tents, the location offered a How to Invest in Renewable Energy Now 08/08/2024 08:00pm • After a long slump, renewable energy stocks have begun to stage a comeback as inflation is starting to ease and the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates in September. The big picture is paramount when considering renewable energy stocks. Undeniably, the renewable energy sector has vast po What Are Prediction Markets? Predictit, Polymarket and Kalshi 08/08/2024 08:00pm • The fundamental concept behind the prediction markets -- that is, speculating on the outcome of future events -- is very old indeed, but it's only been in the last two decades or so that the idea gained prominence with mainstream, retail investors. The prediction markets first captured the general Best College Towns for Retirement 08/08/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking for a vibrant community and a busy calendar, consider a college town for retirement. Seniors in these communities enjoy access to cultural activities and sporting events and other perks. Some university cities have high-quality education and medical services, based on the U.S. News Maine leaders seek national monument for home of Frances Perkins, 1st woman Cabinet member 08/08/2024 05:40pm • NEWCASTLE, Maine (AP) ��� Maine leaders want to honor Frances Perkins ��� the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet-level position and a driving force behind the New Deal ��� by encouraging the president to make her home a national monument. Perkins served as labor secretary under President Colombia���s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister 08/08/2024 05:27pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� Colombian President Gustavo Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, when he took part in a public event in downtown Bogot��, Defense Minister Iv��n Vel��squez said Thursday, without providing evidence or elaborating further. ���There was information about that... Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say 08/08/2024 03:45pm • VIENNA (AP) ��� Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to p An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election 08/08/2024 01:13pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� The last time anyone heard from Edni L��pez was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. ���Migrat Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot 08/08/2024 12:51pm • VIENNA (AP) ��� Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in homemade friendship bracelets, devastated by the cancellations of three Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities Israel's Western allies slam Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified 08/08/2024 11:15am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel's Western allies have condemned remarks by the country's far-right finance minister who suggested that the starvation of Gaza's population of more than 2 million Palestinians ���might be just and moral��� until hostages captured in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel ar