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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/05/2023 02:22pm • 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 Death toll rises to 42 as Haiti struggles to recover from floods 06/05/2023 01:37pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from the heavy floods that hit Haiti over the weekend has risen to 42, with another 11 people missing, authorities said Monday. At least 85 people are injured, and more than 13,600 homes were flooded, forcing people to evacuate, according to Haiti’s Ci Column: Penske rolls into Le Mans on top of motor sports seeking evasive 1st win 06/05/2023 11:38am • LE MANS, France (AP) — Roger Penske won the Indianapolis 500 on a Sunday and celebrated Josef Newgarden's thrilling win as if it was the first for Team Penske, not a record-stretching 19th for The Captain. He watched on his cellphone as Ryan Blaney won the Coca-Cola 600 on a Monday, streaming the NBA says it won't mind if Wembanyama's debut comes in Sacramento, not Las Vegas 06/05/2023 09:59am • DENVER (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s next couple of weeks are now set: He’ll be playing in the French league finals starting this weekend, and then the San Antonio Spurs will almost certainly make him the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 22. And if that means the French star’s summer league Detroit Grand Prix's split pits adds intrigue to IndyCar race's return downtown 06/03/2023 04:21pm • DETROIT (AP) — IndyCar is throwing two new wrinkles — and a lot of bumps — at its drivers in the Motor City. The Detroit Grand Prix will make its debut on a 10-turn, 1.7 mile downtown street circuit Sunday. Just to add more intrigue for fans and complexities for teams, the course includes a sp Corey LaJoie gets long-awaited Hendrick Motorsports shot in NASCAR Cup Series 06/03/2023 12:53pm • MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Corey LaJoie is finally getting a chance to drive for Hendrick Motorsports this week. He wanted so badly to drive for the team a few years ago, that when it became common knowledge Jimmie Johnson was retiring as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, LaJoie used his best cursiv Arlington roads closed Saturday and Sunday for Armed Forces Cycling Classic 06/03/2023 12:07pm • Some roads in Arlington, Virginia, are closed this weekend for the two-day 2023 Armed Forces Cycling Classic. The event, now in its 25th year, features three races of amateur cyclists drafting and zooming around Clarendon and Crystal City. The 2023 Challenge Ride and Crystal Cup will be on Sat F1 drivers split over possibility that Madrid could grab Spanish GP from Barcelona 06/03/2023 10:16am • MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — The Spanish Grand Prix has been held near Barcelona for more than three decades. Now city rival Madrid wants to snatch the event from its longstanding rival, sparking mixed reactions from F1 drivers. Barcelona's contract with Formula One runs out after the 2026 race, and the Protests erupted outside Los Angeles elementary school's Pride month assembly 06/03/2023 01:36am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police officers separated groups of protesters and counterprotesters Friday outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for Pride month events across California. People protesting a planned Pride assembly outside the Los Angeles Unified School District's Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/02/2023 01:35pm • 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 Where to find 'The Mother of All Yard Sales' in DC this weekend 06/02/2023 12:45pm • A 36-year-old tradition in Adams Morgan is back this weekend and it has earned the title "Mother of All Yard Sales." Every year, Adams Morgan residents are given the chance to participate in the neighborhood sale. This year, it includes 43 households taking part on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p Alonso riding wave of enthusiasm for long-denied win 'No. 33' at Spanish GP 06/02/2023 12:18pm • MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Back when Fernando Alonso was king of Formula One nearly two decades ago, Spaniards flocked to see their idol at their home race. With Alonso back near the top of the standings, his supporters are expected to cram the stands and grassy knolls of the Barcelona-Catalunya Circu NCAA champ Rose Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut in Mizuho Americas Open near NYC 06/02/2023 07:46am • JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut Thursday on the LPGA Tour, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open. The 20-year-old from Stanford who dominated the women's amateur rankings for more than two years shot a 2-under 70 at Liberty Nationa 13 Best Places to Celebrate Juneteenth in 2023 06/01/2023 08:00pm • Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of Galveston, Texas, ending slavery in the state. This order came more than two years after President Abraham L Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deaths 06/01/2023 06:30pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority and Churchill Downs have each announced additional safety and health measures in the wake of 12 recent deaths since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) will conduct additiona