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Prime Time in Big 12: Colorado coach Deion Sanders says he is 'judged on a different scale' 07/11/2024 10:57am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Wednesday at his first Big 12 media days appearance that he has to operate under an entirely different umbrella when it comes to expectations. The Pro Football Hall of Fame player is going into his second season coaching in a power conference. †Sale of US Steel kicks up a political storm, but Pittsburgh isn't Steeltown USA anymore 07/11/2024 10:51am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Generations of Pittsburghers have worked at steel mills, rooted for the Steelers or ridden the rollercoaster at Kennywood amusement park, giving them a bird's eye view of the massive Edgar Thomson Works, the region’s last blast furnace. Now, Steeltown USA's most storied steel c Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil's Northeast 07/11/2024 09:35am • QUEIMADA NOVA, Brazil (AP) — Cousins Nilson José dos Santos and Geremias da Cruz dos Anjos grew up together in neighboring rural communities in Brazil's impoverished Northeast. The ruggedness of the land here and recurring drought make it unsuitable for the commercial farming that has transformed Hurricane Beryl's remnants drop tornadoes and heavy rain from Great Lakes to New England 07/10/2024 11:25pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dropped tornadoes and threatened flooding Wednesday as the system churned into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power. Beryl, which landed in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, was a post In international debut, new UK PM Starmer offers strong support for Ukraine at NATO summit 07/10/2024 09:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made his maiden appearance on the international stage Wednesday with a strong signal of support for Ukraine and a pat on the back from President Joe Biden as they met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. After a full Joint Checking Accounts: Here's When You Should (and Shouldn't) Get One 07/10/2024 08:00pm • One of the most fundamental decisions a couple faces is whether to treat money as a joint asset or something to be managed separately. Traditionally, married couples have been expected to keep their money in a joint checking account, and many finance professionals tout this arrangement as engenderin When (and How) to Sign Up for Medicare if You're Still Working 07/10/2024 08:00pm • Besides throwing a birthday party when you turn 65, it's also important to think about your future health care needs. Even if you are still working and have health coverage through your employer, it's essential to start considering when to sign up for Medicare. If you are not receiving Social Securi Calls for justice grow in death of Black man outside Milwaukee hotel as GOP convention approaches 07/10/2024 07:38pm • Calls for justice in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle with security guards at a Milwaukee hotel are growing as thousands of GOP supporters and protesters are expected to gather in the city for the Republican National Convention. D'Vontaye Mitchell’s death on House passes GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point 07/10/2024 07:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking point even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally ra Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness 07/10/2024 01:50pm • In response to a nationwide crisis that has left more than 650,000 people without housing, 100 tiny home villages for the homeless have opened in the United States over the past five years. That growth, from just 34 in 2019 to 123 today, represents a quadrupling, according to data collected by Yetim Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad 07/10/2024 11:53am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mass trial of dissidents in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 43 people to life in prison on Wednesday while several other defendants received long prison terms in a case that has been widely criticized by activists abroad. The sentences given by the Abu Dhab Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds 07/10/2024 09:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The online advertisement to Donald Trump supporters was clear enough: Click here, and receive a free Trump 2024 flag and a commemorative coin. 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