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Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction caused by bariatric surgery, coroner says 07/14/2023 07:01am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said Thursday. The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstr Why some Virginia students' next report cards may be a better indication of what they know 07/14/2023 06:11am • In a video shared on YouTube, leaders at James Madison High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, said a student's previous test grade will be changed if their score on the next test is higher, effective in the 2023-24 school year. The school will also use a rolling a gradebook, according to the vi China executes kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 of her students, killing 1 07/14/2023 04:44am • BEIJING (AP) — A court in central China said on Friday a Chinese kindergarten teacher who had poisoned 25 of her students, killing one, has been executed. A notice posted outside the No. 1 Intermediate Court in the Henan province city of Jiaozuo said Wang Yun’s sentence had been carried out on Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops as cocaine surges 07/13/2023 10:37pm • MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly ditched a key gauge used for decades to measure success in the war on drugs, suspending satellite monitoring of coca crops in Colombia as cocaine production surges in South America. A State Department spokesperson said the move was “temporary" b Oil and gas withdrawal around US park stirs debate over economic costs for Native American tribe 07/13/2023 08:34pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some Republican members of Congress on Thursday denounced the Biden administration’s recent move to withdraw hundreds of square miles of federal land in New Mexico from oil and gas development, offering their support instead to legislation that would unravel the ban. U.S College Essays That Worked: See Examples 07/13/2023 08:00pm • Many college applications require a personal essay, which can be daunting for students to write. But a few simple tips, some introspection and insight into what admissions officers are looking for can help ease the pressure. U.S. News has compiled several college essay examples that helped students Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it's still considered safe 07/13/2023 06:36pm • The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe in limited quantitie Popular Prime drink that exceeds Canada's caffeine limits to be recalled 07/12/2023 08:39pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A caffeinated energy drink being promoted by American social media influencers is set to be recalled in Canada. Health Canada said Wednesday that at 200 milligram of caffeine per can, Prime Energy exceeds the regulator’s acceptable caffeine limit of 180 milligram per servi Olympic champion Semenya says she is 'elated' after ruling in testosterone case but has 'suffered' 07/12/2023 01:48pm • Champion runner Caster Semenya is “elated” at the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in her favor in her legal battle against track and field rules that force her to suppress her natural testosterone to compete, she said in a statement Wednesday. But while Tuesday's ruling found that t Women's World Cup brings attention to abuse in soccer 07/12/2023 04:50am • Sinead Farrelly wasn't sure she'd ever come back to soccer. Farrelly, whose story was at the center of an abuse scandal that rocked women's soccer in the United States, hadn't played for more than six years before re-embracing the sport this spring. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it unless I At trial of Las Vegas police officer, casino worker recalls thinking she might die in armed heist 07/11/2023 10:41pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A casino employee who has worked in gaming for nearly 40 years testified on Tuesday that she was never more afraid for her life than when she came face to face with a masked robber in February 2022. Federal prosecutors have identified the man behind the mask as Las Vegas police o Complex vs. Simple Carbohydrates: What's the Difference? 07/11/2023 08:00pm • Whether you're trying to lose weight, manage your blood sugar levels or reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, you've probably heard the advice to focus on "good carbs." But what exactly does that mean? Or maybe you've been trying to cut down on carbs because you believe they're fattening. Many Louisiana judge tosses some charges against officers in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene 07/11/2023 01:49pm • A state judge has thrown out obstruction of justice charges against two of the five Louisiana lawmen indicted in the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash before long suppressed body-camera video showed the white officers beating, stunning and draggi J-Rod Show goes on at All-Star with record Home Run Derby amid challening season 07/10/2023 10:36pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Less than a block from T-Mobile Park, the image of Julio Rodríguez plasters the side of a warehouse. The mural is an ode to the Emerald City’s young baseball star — one the Seattle Mariners plan to have in center field for the next decade. At only 22, he’s already the face of Review: 'Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS' gives singular access to the world’s biggest band 07/10/2023 08:49pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” by Myeongseok Kang and BTS (Flatiron Books) Like most releases from the world’s biggest band, the debut memoir from the seven-member K-pop group BTS, “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS”, was a smashing success from moment