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Meme stocks are roaring again. Yes, again 06/03/2024 05:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Meme stocks are shaking Wall Street once again Monday. And, as is so usually the case, it all started online. A post on Reddit late Sunday indicated that Keith Gill, a central character in the original 2021 meme stock crack, had built a sizeable stake in GameStop. Shares of GameSt 4 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation remains tense 06/03/2024 10:09am • BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to four on Monday as three bodies were recovered from inundated basements. Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the flooded region and officials warned that water levels could rise further in some areas. The body of a 43 Britain's Giles Scott claims his 1st SailGP win shortly after the Aussies' Flying Roo capsizes 06/02/2024 06:56pm • Giles Scott of Emirates Great Britain earned his first SailGP victory on Sunday, shortly after three-time defending champion Tom Slingsby and Team Australia capsized in a dramatic moment in the rainy, blustery inaugural ROCKWOOL Canadian Sail Grand Prix Halifax. Scott, elevated to skipper after Sir Trump joins TikTok and calls it 'an honor.' As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app 06/02/2024 11:24am • Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in U.S. history to be found guilty on felony charges. “It's an New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen wins Portland road race for first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory 06/01/2024 08:37pm • Shane van Gisbergen grabbed the lead coming out of a late caution and held on on the road course just north of downtown Portland on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory. From New Zealand, the 35-year-old van Gisbergen won the NASCAR Cup Series race last year in Chicago on a downtown After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success 06/01/2024 05:16pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand kicked off its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month with a parade Saturday, as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality. The annual Bangkok Pride Parade Can filled one side of a major thoroughfare wit With his transgender identity public, skier Jay Riccomini finds success on and off the slopes 06/01/2024 01:03pm • COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — One of freestyle skier Jay Riccomini's priceless life moments came this year in Switzerland, when he was recognized on the podium for a third-place finish in a major global competition. It was a breakthrough performance — and the announcer used his correct pronouns Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre share lead in the RBC Canadian Open 05/31/2024 08:35pm • HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Ryan Fox closed with a 14-foot birdie putt late Friday afternoon for a 6-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead with Robert MacIntyre in the RBC Canadian Open. Finishing on the front nine at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Fox birdied the par-5 fourth and par-4 fift Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after Tyson's health episode 05/31/2024 06:26pm • Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend. Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Tyson became nauseous and dizzy during the final New Jersey attorney general blames shore town for having too few police on boardwalk during melee 05/31/2024 03:52pm • SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's attorney general on Friday blamed a Jersey Shore town for not having enough police officers patrolling its boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend, when the force was overwhelmed and the city temporarily closed the walkway. Matthew Platkin said Wildwood di Historic Saratoga takes its place at center of horse racing world when Belmont Stakes comes to town 05/31/2024 03:46pm • SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Health, history and horses are the three H’s carved into the welcome sign when travelers venturing into New York's Adirondack Mountains reach Saratoga Springs. Horses have always been the main event here, where the oldest active sporting venue in the country, the Sa Editorial Roundup: United States 05/31/2024 12:11pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 29 The Washington Post on America’s economic mood remains glum. This is despite great news: Growth is strong; the stock market just hit record levels; unemployment is low; and inflation has significantly cooled in the past year. The Latest | Slovenia moves to recognize a Palestinian state as Israel fights in Rafah 05/30/2024 11:12pm • Slovenia’s government endorsed a motion Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state and asked the parliament to do the same. It comes just two days after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognized a Palestinian state, a move that was condemned by Israel. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the border city Reflecting Pool hosts free opera against backdrop of Lincoln Memorial 05/29/2024 03:55pm • Are you looking for something fun and cultured to do this weekend around the National Mall? Stop by the Reflecting Pool as "Opera Italiana is in the Air" presents a free outdoor concert from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. set against the backdrop of the Lincoln Memorial. Last year, the concert coinci WTOP’s Wedding Week: A little sweat equity can help make your wedding a little more affordable 05/28/2024 06:17pm • If you are dreaming of that big wedding and hope to make it a little more affordable, there are plenty of ways to save you a little money, whether it is avoiding some common wedding money pits, or going to friends and family to help make the big day happen. WTOP's Luke Lukert and his wife, Lesli