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In a refugee camp in Kenya, food shortages left kids hungry even before Russia ended grain deal 07/20/2023 09:03pm • DADAAB, Kenya (AP) ��� Abdikadir Omar was trapped in an extremist-controlled town in Somalia for years until May, when he slipped out to make a 12-day journey with his wife and seven children to neighboring Kenya in search of food and safety. To his surprise, ���I found peace but no food,��� the 30- Your guide to an explosive ��� and pink ��� Barbenheimer release weekend in the DC area 07/20/2023 08:55pm • Although Barbie has never tackled the profession of Atomic Bomb Inventor, moviegoers who might appreciate the crossover can celebrate the shared July 21 release date of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" around the D.C. area with food and drinks, special screenings and of Should you pay off student loans or invest for retirement? 07/20/2023 08:00pm • If you have student debt, you may be struggling to decide whether you should pay off your student loans or invest your money for retirement. How you should approach this question depends on your financial picture, but it is possible to work to pay off student debt while also getting on track for 5 Best Crypto Credit Cards 07/20/2023 08:00pm • There's no shortage of credit card reward programs available and a wide variety of perks to choose from, from cash back to airline miles to retail rewards. In recent years, cryptocurrency reward cards have filled a niche for those interested in earning digital currency from their card swipes. With c 12 Ways to Avoid the IRA Early Withdrawal Penalty 07/20/2023 08:00pm • Distributions from individual retirement accounts before age 59 1/2 typically trigger a 10% early withdrawal penalty. But the IRA withdrawal rules contain several exceptions to the penalty if you meet certain circumstances or spend the money on specific purchases. If you understand the guidelines, y Four new casinos, video gambling could be on horizon as North Carolina Republicans negotiate 07/20/2023 06:43pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� As many as four new casinos as well as video gambling machines could be authorized in North Carolina under proposals now being discussed by legislators, the top General Assembly leaders said on Thursday. House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters sep CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today 07/20/2023 06:39pm • A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India���s western Maharashtra state killed at least 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. In this image captured by Associated Press photographer Rafiq Maqbool, a woman holds the hand of her relative as Missouri Supreme Court orders the GOP attorney general to stand down in fight over abortion costs 07/20/2023 04:24pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Republican attorney general to stand down and allow an initiative petition to legalize abortion in the state to move forward. Supreme Court judges unanimously affirmed a lower court's decision that Attorney General Andrew Bai Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week 07/20/2023 02:41pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths during a crackdown on protests over tax increases amid the rising cost of living, but an independent watchdog said Thursday that police shot dead at least six people this week and 27 in previous weeks. It wasn��� Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders 07/20/2023 10:34am • MADRID (AP) ��� Spain's elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions. Here is a glance at the four leaders of those parties. PEDRO S��NCHEZ Pedro S��nchez, Spain���s prime minister since 2018, is facing reelection wit The UK's governing Conservatives are braced for a drubbing from voters in 3 special elections 07/20/2023 09:11am • LONDON (AP) ��� Voters went to the polls Thursday in three electoral districts of England, with the governing Conservative Party braced for a drubbing over a cost-of-living crisis and a morale-sapping string of political scandals. The elections for House of Commons seats are being closely watched be Pop star Shakira will face a second tax probe in Spain 07/20/2023 08:57am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Pop star Shakira is facing more trouble from Spain���s tax office after a court near Barcelona said Thursday that it had agreed to open an investigation into a second case of alleged tax fraud by the Colombian singer. Shakira is already set to face trial at a date to be IRS steps toward a new free-file tax return system have both supporters and critics mobilizing 07/20/2023 12:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An IRS plan to test drive a new electronic free-file tax return system next year has got supporters and critics of the idea mobilizing to sway the public and Congress over whether the government should set up a permanent program to help people file their taxes without needing to IRS whistleblowers air claims to Congress about 'slow-walking' of the Hunter Biden case 07/19/2023 10:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans raised unsubstantiated allegations Wednesday against President Joe Biden over his family���s finances as they summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first time about claims the Justice Department improperly interfered with a tax investigation in New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won't seek reelection in 2024 07/19/2023 09:34pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in 2024, an unexpected move for the popular Republican that gives Democrats real hope of reclaiming the battleground state's top elected office during a presidential election y