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Md. Department of Education committee begins search for permanent Prince George’s schools chief Md. Department of Education committee begins search for permanent Prince Georges schools chief 04/01/2026 09:49am • The Maryland State Department of Education announced the next steps Monday in the process to find a permanent superintendent for Prince Georges County public schools, the states second-largest school system. Current Superintendent Shawn Joseph was appointed June 2025 by County Executive Ais Grains mixed, livestock mixed 04/01/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn fell by 0.25 cent at $4.58 a bushel. May. wheat was up 1.75 cents at $6.18 a bushel. May. oats lost 0.75 cent at $3.54 a bushel. May. soybeans was up 0.5 cent at $11.71 a bushel. Beef was mixe Trump arrives at the Supreme Court to sit in on birthright citizenship arguments in first such appearance by a president 04/01/2026 09:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) Trump arrives at the Supreme Court to sit in on birthright citizenship arguments in first such appearance by a president. DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts 04/01/2026 09:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland Security official. The development comes just day Protest shuts down ferry rides between Puerto Rico and Vieques, snarling travel plans 04/01/2026 09:31am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) A protest over a rate increase forced Puerto Ricos government on Wednesday to cancel ferry rides between the U.S. territory and the tiny island of Vieques that is popular with tourists. The protest comes as Puerto Rico reports a surge in visitors this month, with ma World Cup qualifying was long, wacky and historic. This is what we've learned 04/01/2026 09:29am • Qualifying is done. The lineup is complete. The countdown to the biggest-ever World Cup is on, with the 48-team tournament in North America a veritable hodgepodge of stellar names and unheralded upstarts. Here's a look at what we learned from a qualification campaign that lasted 2 1/2 years, feature Andrew Painter strikes out 8 Nationals players in fantastic MLB debut for Phillies Andrew Painter strikes out 8 Nationals players in fantastic MLB debut for Phillies 04/01/2026 09:25am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) Andrew Painter hopped off the mound in excitement in the fifth inning after his 97.2 mph fastball got James Wood to strike out for a second time. Phillies fans some groups called themselves Andrew's Painters, others Painter's Painters waved paintbrushes and erupted in c A messy California governor's race raises Democratic fears of potential loss A messy California governor's race raises Democratic fears of potential loss 04/01/2026 09:24am • LOS ANGELES (AP) Democrats have run California for years, but in a nationally critical election the party is being confronted by the limits of its own power: the race for governor is out of control. Barely a month before the start of mail-in voting, Democratic leaders are openly dreading the pos Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms 04/01/2026 09:03am • When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. Its a fact of life in the agriculture-dependent state and climate change is making the water quali What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water 04/01/2026 09:00am • As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water. Desalination, which is the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater in regions that lack sufficient rain, rivers or ground Trump claims Iran president wants ceasefire ahead of address to Americans on state of war 04/01/2026 08:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) Trump claims Iran president wants ceasefire ahead of address to Americans on state of war. French prosecutors seek detention for 4 suspects in foiled Paris Bank of America bomb plot 04/01/2026 08:45am • PARIS (AP) The French counterterrorism prosecutor's office said Wednesday four individuals are suspected of terrorist criminal conspiracy after police thwarted a bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris in a case believed to have links to Iran. Police arrested one of the su Lamb Weston: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 04/01/2026 08:38am • EAGLE, Idaho (AP) EAGLE, Idaho (AP) Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $54 million. The Eagle, Idaho-based company said it had net income of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 72 cents per share. The resu Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 0.6%in February from January, but the Iran war threatens to derail spending 04/01/2026 08:32am • NEW YORK (AP) Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 0.6%in February from January, but the Iran war threatens to derail spending. Online cyberscam suspect arrested in Cambodia is extradited to China 04/01/2026 08:27am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) A businessman with alleged links to a multi-billion dollar online scam operation has been extradited from Cambodia to China, according to state agencies. Li Xiong, a Chinese-Cambodian citizen who is a former chairman of the Huione Group, was arrested in Cambodia by a jo
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