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Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda's leader wants a ban 10/16/2023 09:42am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) 鈥� Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive open market in Uganda's capital. They are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, sifting through underwear for pairs that seem new or trying on shoes despite getting pushed around in the crush. Dow 12 Stores With the Best and Worst Return Policies 10/15/2023 08:00pm • Knowing you can return an item that doesn't meet your expectations may be enough to spur you to make a purchase. That can be especially true for online orders, which are made sight unseen. In fact, 58% of shoppers expect free returns and the retailer to cover the cost of shipping, according to a 202 Weary families trudge through Gaza streets, trying to flee the north before Israel's invasion 10/14/2023 11:16pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) 鈥� Some fled home with suitcases jammed with clothes and heirlooms and photographs. Some left with stacks of foam mattresses tied to car roofs. They took buses and vans and cars and carts pulled by donkeys. Many walked. Many had nothing with them but exhausted family Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert 10/14/2023 01:08pm • PARIS (AP) 鈥� The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the country after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert 10/14/2023 10:23am • PARIS (AP) 鈥� The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. The government has put France on high security alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist. The Louvre communication service said no one was hurt and n Evolving crisis fuels anxiety among Venezuelans who want a better economy but see worsening woes 10/14/2023 12:40am • SAN JOAQUIN, Venezuela (AP) 鈥� The avocado trees across the road from Jose Hernandez's tin-roofed home help feed several retirees in the rural community of San Joaquin along a highway two hours southwest of Venezuela鈥檚 capital. He and his neighbors cut the avocados with the owner鈥檚 permission New Zealanders vote in general election, with polls indicating they favor a conservative change 10/13/2023 04:35pm • AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) 鈥� New Zealanders began voting Saturday in a general election, with opinion polls indicating they favor a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. Ardern unexpectedly stepped down in January, saying she no lo Annual window to shop for Medicare Advantage plans returns on Sunday 10/13/2023 04:11pm • Open enrollment for Medicare opens Sunday, and seniors could have dozens of options. During the enrollment period, which ends Dec. 7, people will have the opportunity to choose between traditional Medicare and privately run Medicare Advantage plans in their area, as well as prescription drug plans. Elf Bar finds an easy way around US vape import ban: a name change 10/13/2023 04:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Four months after U.S. regulators tried to block imports of Elf Bar, the top-selling Chinese disposable e-cigarette remains widely available thanks to a simple but effective tactic: changing its name. Convenience stores in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York and other cities Greater Mid-Atlantic 麻豆传媒 Digest 1 p.m. 10/13/2023 01:03pm • Here鈥檚 a look at how AP鈥檚 general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP鈥檚 complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Maryland court order enables shops to sell hemp-derived products 10/13/2023 12:13pm • HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) 鈥� A Maryland judge has suspended a part of the state's recreational marijuana law that forced some shops to stop selling hemp-derived products with intoxicating levels of THC. The Washington Post reports that Washington County Circuit Court Judge Brett R. Wilson issued a preli Playwright Theresa Rebeck is busy in NYC this fall, with plays uptown and on Broadway 10/13/2023 10:34am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� If you're ever tempted to offer playwright Theresa Rebeck an idea for a new play, maybe hold off. She has quite enough of those as it is. 鈥淎 play is like a license to explore things that my curiosity is really piqued by. I have a lot of curiosity," she says. "I have a lot of thi Marcus Smart is marveling at the Grizzlies' defensive mindset. He thinks they can be NBA's best 10/13/2023 10:19am • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Marcus Smart sees no reason why the Grizzlies can't be the NBA's best defensive team this season. It's not just bold talk from a brash player. Smart knows exactly why Memphis traded for him in June. Not only did the Grizzlies rank third in the NBA in defensive rating last s Swing-county Kentucky voters weigh their choices for governor in a closely watched off-year election 10/13/2023 09:56am • BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) 鈥� Republican voter Mark Cook stuck with his party in Kentucky's last election for governor. Next month, he's leaning toward crossing over to support the Democrat he voted against in 2019, Gov. Andy Beshear. Cook is a steadfast supporter of former President Donald Trump, a R 'Barbenheimer' was a boon to movie theaters and a headache for many workers. So they're unionizing 10/13/2023 09:51am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� For movie theater owners around the country, the same-day release of 鈥淏arbie鈥� and 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� this summer meant record box office sales and a gratifying sign that the public still craved entertainment on the big screen. But for some employees at the Alamo Drafthouse in M