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PoliticsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter greets attendees as he departs the funeral service for his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)ATLANTA – Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the […]

TechCopyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.FILE - The dating app Tinder is shown on a smartphone on June 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)MELBOURNE – A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms, Australia’s government said on Tuesday.Bumble, Grindr and Match Group Inc., a Texas-based company that owns platforms including Tinder, […]

WorldThe Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship leaves Belfast Harbour after the luxury cruise ship became marooned in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for four months due to unexpected repair works, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)LONDON – A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage has finally sailed from Belfast's dockside, after spending four months stuck in the Northern Ireland capital.Passengers cheered, applauded and hugged the liner’s chief when he confirmed on Monday night that they were […]

WorldCopyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Israeli shelling hits an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, early Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)JERUSALEM – Hezbollah has denied that Israeli troops have entered Lebanon but says its fighters are ready for a “direct confrontation” if they cross the border.In its first statement since Israel announced the start of ground operations, Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afifi said reports that Israeli forces had entered Lebanon were “false claims.”He said […]

Local NewsMusty car smell can be fixed with a few easy steps saving you time and moneyFew things are as welcoming as a car’s AC on a steamy summer day. But what do you do when the air coming out of your vents smells like a sweaty sock?“What you’re probably smelling is the condensation that comes from the evaporator inside your heating and cooling system,” says Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ senior director of auto testing. “Basically, water collects in that […]

WorldCopyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reservedAn Indian policeman detains an exile Tibetan protesting against the human rights situation in Tibet during a protest to coincide China marking its 75th year of Communist Party rule, outside Chinese embassy, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI – Dozens of Tibetans living in India protested outside China's embassy on Tuesday against the human rights situation in their homeland, which China annexed in 1951. Police blocked the […]