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After a slew of controversies, the SBC turns to a low-key leader to keep things cool 08/13/2024 04:31pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — As he stepped up into the old-fashioned wooden pulpit on a recent Sunday, Pastor Clint Pressley wasted no time. After quickly thanking the student discipleship minister who had brought many of the church’s Camp Paradise teens to the 11 a.m. service at his church, Hickory Federal board urges stricter safety rules for loading and dispatching charter flights like air tours 08/13/2024 04:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal safety agency is recommending that air tours and other commercial aircraft operators be required to have certificated dispatchers to help pilots plan their flights. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that and other recommendations are based on a study Vinesh Phogat is still waiting. Decision on Indian wrestler's appeal pushed back again 08/13/2024 02:22pm • Vinesh Phogat is still waiting. A decision on the Indian wrestler’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been postponed a second time and won't come until Friday, the Wrestling Federation of India said Tuesday. The Court of Arbitr Filipino gymnast who won 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero's welcome and free buffets for life 08/13/2024 11:01am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, flew home to a hero’s welcome Tuesday with a nationally televised tribute by the president and donors pledging more than $1 million worth of cash and gifts, including a resort house and free l 14 proven methods for better sleep 08/13/2024 10:00am • Sleep is essential for biological recovery of your body and brain so they can properly function during the day. When your body does not get enough good quality sleep, your risk of health problems may increase. Poor or disrupted sleep patterns, for instance, can disrupt your natural circadian rhyt Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed 08/13/2024 01:06am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a $1,000 deposit for a car that never arrived. The founder and CEO of a health-tech startup called GOQii in India’s financial capital Mumb Lebanon's health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with Israel 08/12/2024 09:50pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s crisis-battered health care system is now preparing for the possibility of a devastating wider conflict with Israel, the country’s health minister told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. Israel's military and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group have Red Sox place James Paxton on IL with strained calf, suspend Jarren Duran and reinstate Brayan Bello 08/12/2024 07:55pm • BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox placed left-hander James Paxton on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right calf, a day after he limped off the field in the first inning following a quick move trying to cover first base. “MRI this morning, they got the results,” manager Alex Cora said b Rays' Pepiot nearing return after being hospitalized for a knee infection likely from spider bite 08/12/2024 06:16pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot could return to the rotation late this week after being hospitalized last month for a knee infection that is believed to the result of a spider bite during the All-Star break. Pepiot was admitted to Columbia University Medical Center i 6-time All-Pro Jason Kelce is slimming down, embracing his TV role and enjoying life after football 08/12/2024 05:35pm • Jason Kelce was destined for a career in the media long before he partnered with his brother, Travis, to co-host a popular podcast. It was evident early on after Andy Reid selected Kelce in the sixth round of the 2011 draft that his dynamic personality would play well on the other side of the microp Stock market today: Wall Street holds relatively steady ahead of big tests coming later in the week 08/12/2024 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet Monday to finish mixed, as markets around the world stabilized following a wild week of extreme swings. The S&P 500 finished little changed, edging up by less than 0.01%, after flipping between small gains and losses through the day. The Dow Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments 08/12/2024 03:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Paxlovid. Today, CEO Albert Bourla is trying to turn the page from that success story, which has turned into more of a financial hea Best Morning Sickness Remedies During Pregnancy 08/11/2024 08:00pm • Pregnancy is a beautiful experience, but it can be uncomfortable too. One of the many discomforts of pregnancy is morning sickness, a term that refers to the all-too-common queasiness that can occur in your first trimester of pregnancy. Despite its name, morning sickness can strike at any time of th Red Sox lefty James Paxton leaves in 1st inning with calf strain after covering 1st base 08/11/2024 05:38pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton limped off the field after injuring his right lower leg while making a quick move to cover first on a grounder in the opening inning Sunday against Houston. The Red Sox announced two innings later that it was a right calf strain. “I felt like Former students and colleagues recall high school teachers Tim and Gwen Walz as allies and advocates 08/11/2024 07:32am • MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Jacob Reitan said he told Gwen Walz he was gay before he told his parents. Reitan was a student in 1999 at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, where Walz and her husband, Tim, were teachers. In her classroom, Gwen Walz had announced at the start of his sophomore year that