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Speed limit change coming to Veirs Mill Road in Rockville

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A lower speed limit is coming to a stretch of Veirs Mill Road in Rockville, Maryland, where a pedestrian was hit and killed late last year.

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Iraq’s prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of Iraq traveled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden…

Tim Anderson returns to Chicago with the Miami Marlins

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CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson is at peace with his rise and his fall with the Chicago White Sox. And…

Arizona State starting quarterback Jaden Rashada enters transfer portal

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State starting quarterback Jaden Rashada is entering the transfer portal. Rashada announced his decision on…

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

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MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the…

US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way…

Brazil’s president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10

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SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories…

Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist

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VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is…

Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over ‘business as usual’ mining practices

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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too…

The Timberwolves coaching staff, empowered by Finch and energized by chemistry, is a true asset

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With about three minutes left on the pregame warmup clock, the back hallway at Target Center that…

López Obrador dice que México buscará proteger al exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas y garantizar su derecho al asilo

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(CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este jueves que su Gobierno buscará garantizar el bienestar…

Hawaii Supreme Court chides state’s legal moves on water after deadly Maui wildfire

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HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii attorney general’s office must pay attorney fees for using last year’s Maui wildfire tragedy to…

World Bank’s Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

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WASHINGTON (AP) — There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the…

Haleigh Bryant helps LSU gymnastics advance to team finals at NCAA women’s championship

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — LSU posted the top score of 198.1125 during the first session of the NCAA women’s…

Ex-youth center resident testifies that counselor went from trusted father figure to horrific abuser

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BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention…

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ANÁLISIS | ¿Por qué es anónimo el jurado del juicio de Trump? La breve e imperfecta historia de los jurados anónimos en EE.UU.

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(CNN) — Mientras el expresidente Donald Trump lanza teorías conspirativas sobre personas infiltradas en el jurado de su juicio penal…

Banco Latinoamericano: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — PANAMA CITY (AP) — Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA (BLX) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings…

Jack Leiter makes pitching debut for Rangers as they beat Tigers 9-7

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DETROIT (AP) — Leody Taveras scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning and added an…

Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work

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NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report…

12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates is ongoing

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Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former president.

Group condemns ‘humiliating searches’ by security at Barcelona stadium

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PARIS (AP) — The director of a group that advocates for female sports fans says she and other Paris Saint-Germain…

DC-based service agency that helps people without homes is expanding to Northern Va.

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D.C.-based Central Union Mission, which helps people experiencing homelessness, is expanding into Northern Virginia.

Pennsylvania school district cancels actor’s speech over his activism and ‘lifestyle’

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MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik…

Suspect in fire outside of US Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office to remain detained, judge says

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The man accused of starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office earlier…

Carlos Carrasco pitches solid into the 6th inning, Guardians edge Red Sox 5-4 to improve to 13-6

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BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Carrasco picked up his first win with Cleveland since 2020 and Andrés Giménez had two RBIs…

270 millones de personas viven en suelos que se hunden en las principales ciudades de China, según un nuevo estudio

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(CNN) — El suelo se hunde bajo los pies de millones de personas en las principales ciudades de China debido…

US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk’s X, shedding light on account suspensions

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social…

San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes ‘San Francisco’

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco on Thursday sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name…

Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government

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Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests over the tech company's cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to statements from the company and campaigners.

AP Week in Pictures: North America

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April 12 – 18, 2024 Girl Scouts watch a pinewood derby car race in Georgia, a pro-Palestinian demonstrator is carried…