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In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election 07/10/2024 03:34pm • READING, Pa. (AP) — Religion and politics frequently overlap in Reading, an old industrial city in one of the most pivotal swing states of this year’s presidential election. In Pennsylvania, there is early precedent for this kind of thing. The state began as a haven for Quakers and other Europea A railway union strike in Sri Lanka leaves tens of thousands of commuters stranded 07/10/2024 06:06am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that kept running or be stranded at the station. The Station Masters’ Union launched the strike to demand th Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II 07/10/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 10, the 192nd day of 2024. There are 174 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultim 2 people were injured in shooting outside a Virginia mall. They are expected to survive 07/09/2024 11:47pm • MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Two people were injured in a shooting outside a northern Virginia shopping mall Tuesday but were expected to survive, authorities said. Police in Prince William County said the shooting occurred in a parking lot at the Manassas Mall around 2 p.m. *UPDATE: #PWCPD has rele Spain's 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes youngest-ever scorer at European Championship 07/09/2024 08:01pm • MUNICH (AP) — Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score at the European Championship when the 16-year-old netted a stunning goal for Spain in its European Championship semifinal 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday. Yamal will turn 17 on Saturday, a day before the final in Berlin against 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 07/09/2024 08:00pm • The major stock market indexes are at fresh all-time highs, and sentiment is running hot. While momentum traders are delighted, some analysts are warning of a potential pullback. Investors might be tempted to go to cash until a correction happens. There are other alternatives to consider, though. Fo 8 Best Credit Cards for Amazon Prime Day 07/09/2024 08:00pm • Amazon Prime Day is July 16 and 17, and online shoppers are gearing up for presales and deep discounts. If you plan to stock up on your favorite gear, get an early start to your holiday shopping or snag a couple of big-ticket items, the right credit card will get even more value out of the annual sh Mississippi man charged with stealing car that had a baby inside; baby found safe 07/09/2024 07:26pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge on Tuesday set bond at $300,000 for a man accused of stealing a car with a 7-month-old baby inside. James Wilson, 44, of Rankin County, was arrested Monday at a hotel in Jackson and charged with auto theft and kidnapping. The Mazda sedan was unattended wit NATO summit pinching some small businesses but expected to be good for region's economy 07/09/2024 07:04pm • The NATO summit, which has closed roads near the White House and Mount Vernon Square in Downtown D.C., is hurting small businesses that are inside the barricaded security zone. But a local policy analyst says the global summit is expected to give a boost to the regional economy. There are coffee The Latest | US-built aid pier in Gaza will reopen for a few days, then be removed permanently 07/09/2024 06:52pm • The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will get reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said. It would deal the final blow to a project long plagued by bad weather, security uncertaintie Starbucks’ return to Union Station touted as sign of revitalization 07/09/2024 06:03pm • Starbucks will return to D.C.’s Union Station this fall, two years after closing at the location, citing, among other things, safety concerns. Starbucks is one of several new retail leases at Union Station since New York-based Rexmark took over retail management at Union Station in 2022. Other South Block, Crimson Coward expanding to Springfield 07/09/2024 03:37pm • Two fast-growing restaurant concepts continue their expansion in Northern Virginia, with smoothie chain South Block and Nashville hot chicken chain Crimson Coward opening at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center in Springfield. Both will open, side-by-side, at the Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Wal Tehran police close Turkish Airlines office after its employees defy Iran's headscarf law 07/09/2024 02:19pm • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Police in Iran shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the capital of Tehran, Iranian media reported Tuesday, after female employees there apparently refused to wear the mandatory headscarf, or hijab, in an act of defiance of the country’s law. The semi-official Tasnim news Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use 07/08/2024 10:41pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office Monday to protest a possible ban on general use. A health ministry drug control committee approved Friday a proposal to relist cannabis as a narcotic Fireworks cause $250K in damage to Arlington wheel repair shop 07/08/2024 10:14pm • Late Friday night, Milan Cukolavic, owner of Wheel Repair Pro in Arlington, Virginia, received the terrible news that the store he's owned since 2017 was burning to the ground. "I got a phone call from the local Chinese restaurant, my neighbors. He was like, 'Milan, your shop is on fire, get here