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Oil boom transforms Guyana, prompting a scramble for spoils 05/05/2023 03:56pm • ANN���S GROVE, Guyana (AP) ��� Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, ���Speak the truth!��� And so they did. One by one, speakers listed what they wanted: a library, streetlights, What to know about King Charles III���s coronation 05/05/2023 03:53pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The United Kingdom's royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III ��� a spectacle that echoes medieval times but features modern flourishes. The pomp, pageantry and symbolism date back more than 1,000 years, but the crowning of this k UK local elections: Conservatives battered as Labour surges 05/05/2023 03:41pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s Conservative Party endured a drubbing from voters Friday in local elections that delivered a warning to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ���s government, and a boost to the opposition, as a national election approaches. The left-of-center main opposition Labour Party made gain Florida lawmakers OK budget, end session quietly and go home 05/05/2023 02:57pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� After 60 tumultuous days fighting about abortion, immigration, LGBTQ+ issues, guns and teaching sexuality in schools, the Florida Legislature ended its annual session by unanimously passing a $117 billion state budget Friday. The ending was a stark contrast to the the two Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/05/2023 01:22pm • 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 TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement 05/05/2023 12:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Millions of Americans who qualified for free tax services ��� but were instead deceived into paying TurboTax for their returns ��� will soon get settlement checks in the mail. In a settlement last year, TurboTax's owner Intuit Inc. was ordered to pay $141 million to some 4.4 mil As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue 05/05/2023 12:06pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal system is far from done with him. As he sat in his South Carolina prison cell this week, Murdaugh���s lawyers dealt with large financial claims against him. They told an insurer looking t NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/05/2023 11:39am • 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: ___ FedNow won���t give agency power to seize bank ac DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session 05/05/2023 11:27am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state's political divisions. In an op-ed, he pledged to prioritize environmental protection, the economy, education. He highlighted the ���diverse, bipartisan group of qualif Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye 05/05/2023 08:48am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� It's been nearly seven months since Adidas split with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and boxes of his popular Yeezy shoes are still piled up in warehouses. The fate of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezy stock is weighing on the German sports Turkey's Erdogan faces tough election amid quake, inflation 05/05/2023 02:31am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Early in his political career, a devastating earthquake and economic troubles helped propel Recep Tayyip Erdogan to power in Turkey. Two decades later, similar circumstances are putting his leadership at risk. The highly divisive and populist Erdogan is seeking a third consec Faster IRS offering better picture on looming debt 'X-date' 05/05/2023 12:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� That big infusion of cash that Congress approved last year to shape up the beleaguered IRS is having an unexpected side benefit. The funding increase has helped the agency to catch up on processing new and backlogged tax returns. And that, in turn, has allowed federal bean-cou Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending 05/04/2023 08:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through the House becomes law. Republicans responded that they know the TurboTax users could soon see their share of a $141M national payout 05/04/2023 08:17pm • Consumers who used Intuit's TurboTax products to file their taxes in 2016, 2017 or 2018 may receive a check in the mail as soon as next week. The payouts to an estimated 4.4 million TurboTax customers across the U.S. come as part of a multistate settlement totaling $141 million announced one year DoorDash beats Q1 forecasts as it expands services, markets 05/04/2023 06:33pm • DoorDash posted stronger-than-expected results in the first quarter as it expanded into new markets overseas and new delivery categories at home. The San Francisco company said Thursday that its total orders rose 27% to 512 million in the January-March period. That was well above the 493 million ord