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Child well-being rankings place Virginia above Maryland 06/10/2024 03:28pm • Virginia ranks slightly higher than Maryland in a study of overall well-being of children, with Virginia taking the seventh spot among states in education. The 2024 Kids Count Data Book assigns state-by-state ratings for five children's well-being categories: Overall, economic well-being, educati Danish prime minister suffers minor whiplash after a man assaulted her in central Copenhagen 06/08/2024 11:27am • HELSINKI (AP) — The Danish prime minister is suffering minor whiplash but is otherwise fine after a man assaulted her in central Copenhagen, her office said in a statement Saturday. Police confirmed on social media Platform X on Friday that “there has been an incident” with Prime Minister Mett No 'calamari comeback'? The squid chef from Democrats' 2020 convention says he's a Trump backer 06/08/2024 08:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The “calamari comeback” chef who delighted viewers of the last Democratic National Convention might not be coming back. John Bordieri was dubbed by some as the “calamari ninja” for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of lightly buttered, A man who reportedly assaulted the Danish prime minister to appear in a pre-trial custody hearing 06/08/2024 04:12am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man who reportedly assaulted the Danish Prime Minister in central Copenhagen will appear in a pre-trial custody hearing on Saturday, authorities said. Police confirmed “there has been an incident” with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Friday and that a 39-year-o A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another 06/06/2024 04:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different type at U.S. dairy farms, experts say. Here’s a look at the case and the different types of bird flu. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEXICO BIRD FLU CASE? A 59-year-old man in Mexi Review: Netflix's 'Sweet Tooth' gets touching send off in Season 3 after helping us cope with real pandemic 06/06/2024 04:26am • In June of 2021 — two months before the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine — Netflix dropped the popular fantasy drama series "Sweet Tooth" about a mysterious global virus called The Sick. The second season arrived in April of 2023 — just a month before the Man in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn't been confirmed before in a human, WHO says 06/05/2024 07:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A man's death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The WHO said it wasn’t clear how the man became infected, although H5N2 has been reported in poultry in Mexico. The Browns give coach Kevin Stefanski, GM Andrew Berry contract extensions following success, stability 06/05/2024 05:18pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — For most of two decades, the Browns were an NFL laughingstock — often dysfunctional, rarely relevant. Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry helped change Cleveland. And they're not going anywhere. The Browns rewarded Stefanski, the reigning AP Coach of the Year, and Berry, one of the What will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering? 06/05/2024 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of an executive at The Epoch Times in a money-laundering scheme this week has drawn attention to a media outlet that has lived largely in the shadows since its founding in 2000 and a transformation during the Trump administration. Federal prosecutors in New York charged Marcell Jacobs succeeded Usain Bolt as Olympic 100-meter champion. He still flies 'under the radar' 06/04/2024 06:33am • ROME (AP) — Hardly anyone outside of Italy had heard of Marcell Jacobs before he succeeded Usain Bolt as the Olympic 100 meter champion in Tokyo. Three injury-filled years have passed, and the Texas-born Italian is almost as big of a mystery now as he was then. American sprinter Noah Lyles is dese Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies 06/03/2024 04:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he'd tried to cover up origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A GOP-led subcommittee has sp Today in Sports - Randy Johnson earns his 300th win, becoming 24th MLB pitcher to reach milestone 06/03/2024 10:00am • June 4 1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes, with Kingfisher. 1927 — The United States wins the first Ryder Cup golf tournament by beating Britain 9½-2½. 1932 — Faireno, ridden by Tommy Malley, wins the Belmont Stakes by 1½ lengths over Osculat A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? 06/03/2024 09:52am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation's more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predece 2024's 10 Best-Performing Stocks 06/02/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500's 2024 rally resumed in May as strong first-quarter earnings numbers overshadowed fears over slowing economic growth and potential stagflation. After a strong 2023 performance, the S&P 500 is up more than 10% year to date, and investors are hoping the inflation outlook will impro Birmingham-Southern loses D-III World Series opener 7-5 on same day the liberal arts college closes 05/31/2024 11:42pm • EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — And the baseball team played on. Birmingham-Southern rallied before losing its opening game in the Division III World Series 7-5 on Friday, the same day the private liberal art school's doors officially closed after more than 160 years. The Panthers fell behind 7-0 in the fif