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T-wolves jump in for Dillingham and draft exonerated Shannon, after Blazers go big with Clingan 06/27/2024 06:37pm • The Minnesota Timberwolves were committed to keeping their core together, coming off a trip to the Western Conference finals and in no position to enhance the roster through free agency or trades. They got that done in the NBA draft Wednesday night, jumping in to get Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham af Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums 06/27/2024 06:28pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new stadiums in Kansas. Missouri's renewed efforts come after Kan The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 06/27/2024 04:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the Detroit plans to harness solar power on vacant lots throughout the city 06/27/2024 03:16pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Patricia Kobylski remembers when there were lots of people living in her eastside Detroit neighborhood. There aren't as many anymore ��� and haven't been for a long time. ���Right now, on our side of the street there are probably only 10 houses. Should be 50, 60,��� the 78-year-old Editorial Roundup: United States 06/27/2024 02:30pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 25 The Philadelphia Inquirer on the war in Gaza and the Houthis As hopes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza continue to dim, it���s important to underline that the United States is already engaged militarily in a broader Middle E A leading human rights group calls on Iraq to halt deportations of Syrian refugees 06/27/2024 02:13pm • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� Iraqi authorities in Baghdad and the administration in the semi-autonomous northern Iraqi Kurdish region have been arbitrarily detaining and deporting Syrian refugees to their country, a leading international rights group said Thursday. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said it Former Chattanooga police chief indicted on illegal voter registration, perjury charges 06/27/2024 01:32pm • CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ��� A former Chattanooga police chief has been indicted on charges that she illegally registered to vote in Tennessee and falsely filled out government documents, state investigators announced Thursday. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, a grand jury in Hami Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain���s July 4 election? 06/27/2024 01:21pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull ��� Keir Starmer is no one���s idea of a firebrand politician. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain wants and needs after 14 turbulent years of Conservative rule. Starmer, the center-left party���s 61-year-old leader, is the current favorit Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections 06/27/2024 01:20pm • LONDON (AP) ��� British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there's always been a nagging question over the keenness of his political antenna. The general election campaign over the past five weeks has c Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets 06/27/2024 12:22pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Police in Kenya���s capital hurled tear gas Thursday to break up anti-tax protesters who continued to gather despite President William Ruto���s repudiation of unpopular tax legislation that prompted deadly unrest earlier in the week. The finance legislation has drawn fierce r Starting your first post-graduation job? Here���s how to organize your finances 06/27/2024 12:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs. Navigating your finances when you start adult life can be challenging, from understanding your health insurance and benefits to managing a budget. Finding a job is of US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a 1.4% annual rate 06/27/2024 10:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its previous estimate. Consumer spending grew at just a 1.5% rate, down from an initial estimate o Another 400,000 people left Germany's Catholic Church last year, but the pace slowed from 2022 06/27/2024 10:00am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Another 400,000 people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, though the number was down from a record set in 2022 as church leaders struggle to put a long-running scandal over abuse by clergy behind them and tackle calls for reform, official figures showed Thursday. Hogan lays out five-point economic agenda for Senate race that echoes positions as Md. governor 06/27/2024 08:00am • Republican U.S. Senate nominee Larry Hogan vowed to take his anti-tax, pro-business approach as governor to the Senate, during a campaign stop Wednesday near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Hogan promoted a five-point platform ��� some of which mimics his policies as governor ��� including lowering ta Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers 06/27/2024 07:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� It's a scenario that terrifies America's auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles streaming into the United States. As the Chinese EVs go on sale across the country, A