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House keys carry symbolic weight for Gaza families repeatedly displaced by war 07/09/2024 05:01am • MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — On his key chain, Hassan Nofal keeps the keys to two homes. One is to the house of his grandparents in what is now southern Israel, which his family was driven out of by Israeli forces in 1948 and to which they’ve never been able to return. The other is to Nofal’s hou AP PHOTOS: A 12-year-old in Mongolia finds joy in boxing and now dreams of the Olympics 07/09/2024 04:33am • ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen could not contain his excitement after winning a bronze medal in the children’s national boxing championship in Mongolia. In September, his father heard about the opening of the Mongolian Boxing Academy close to their home in Dambada 10 of the Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy 07/08/2024 08:00pm • If you've ever encountered a Vanguard mutual fund, likely as part of your 401(k) plan's offerings, you might be surprised to learn that the firm also boasts a robust lineup of 86 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). "Overall, Vanguard is highly regarded among professional investors and financial experts, p CJ Nickolas has overcome so many obstacles to reach the Olympics. He's aiming for taekwondo gold 07/08/2024 06:00am • PARIS (AP) — A malformed vertebra couldn’t stop him. Neither could heart surgery, or a change of weight category that everyone thought was a big mistake. Breaking his arm in the buildup to the Paris Games was just a minor distraction, too. It seems there’s almost nothing that could derail CJ N Early Signs of Miscarriage: Symptoms to Watch For 07/07/2024 08:00pm • Pregnancy requires substantial physical and emotional labor, even before you give birth. Despite all that hard work, not all pregnancies end in healthy babies. Especially in the first trimester of pregnancy, early miscarriages are common. About 10% to 20% of women who learn they are pregnant will ha Stress-Relieving Exercises to Help You Feel More Relaxed and Empowered 07/07/2024 08:00pm • Stress is an unavoidable fact of modern life, but that doesn't mean you have to take it sitting or lying down. You can regularly take steps (pun intended!) to relieve stress to prevent it from taking a toll on your physical or emotional health. Among the very best ways to alleviate stress and anxiet Alex Palou embraces IndyCar hybrid engine, edges Pato O'Ward to win second straight Mid-Ohio pole 07/07/2024 09:48am • LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Alex Palou demonstrated his quick command of IndyCar’s new hybrid engine on Saturday to nudge Pato O’Ward by 0.0024 seconds for his second consecutive pole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Palou now seeks his third victory this season on Sunday in the 200-mile race and sec Red Sox reliever Chris Martin placed on injured list with elbow inflammation 07/05/2024 06:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox right-hander Chris Martin was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday because of right elbow inflammation, and left-hander Cam Booser was recalled from Triple-A Worcester. Boston made the placement retroactive to Thursday, a day after the 38-year-old Martin pitched Stock market today: Wall Street's scorching rally sets more records as hopes rise for rate cuts 07/05/2024 04:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to more records Friday after a highly anticipated report on the job market bolstered Wall Street’s hopes that interest rates may soon get easier. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to set an all-time high for a third straight day following Thursday’s pause in trading EXCLUSIVE: Head of Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration explains what drivers need to know about big hike in car registration fees 07/05/2024 03:29pm • Marylanders looking to register a vehicle or renew their registrations may be facing sticker shock of a whole different sort: Fees in the state have gone up, starting July 1. Maryland MVA Administrator Chrissy Nizer. (Courtesy Maryland MVA) Maryland lawmakers approved the fee hike a few month German government averts crisis with budget agreement for Europe’s largest economy 07/05/2024 08:13am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Friday it has reached agreement on the budget for 2025 and a stimulus package for Europe’s largest economy, easing a monthslong squabble that threatened to upend Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left coalition. Scholz, a Social Democrat, and leaders of t Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ 07/04/2024 10:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti gobbled up 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event's biggest star. In the women's competition, defending champion Miki Sudo won her 10t Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting there 07/04/2024 10:26am • One of the best indications that golf was starting to catch on as an Olympic sport came from a player who never even made it to the podium. Rory McIlroy was part of a seven-man playoff for the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, eliminated on the third of four extra holes. He said when it was over, “ The Copa America quarterfinals will have plenty of intrigue, even if Lionel Messi can't participate 07/03/2024 07:05pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lionel Messi's leg injury was the only major obstacle that fell into Argentina's path while it rolled through group play and into the Copa America quarterfinals. Bigger challenges await the defending champions, and they're hoping Messi will be there to lead the way in perhaps hi Los Angeles to pay $21M to settle claims over botched fireworks detonation by police 3 years ago 07/03/2024 03:44pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will pay more than $21 million to settle claims by residents of a neighborhood where police bungled the detonation of a cache of illegal fireworks three years ago, injuring 17 people and displacing dozens of others. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved t