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Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state's voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting ...

Apr 01, 2024

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, but voters will soon have a say

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a cha...

Apr 01, 2024

NCAA says a 3-point line was drawn 9 inches short at Portland women's regional by court supplier

The NCAA said Monday one of the 3-point lines on the court used for the women's basketball regionals at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, was 9 inches short of regulation, a mistake made by the contrac...

Apr 01, 2024

Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, with deaths

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-la...

Apr 01, 2024

Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after 2-week raid

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of p...

Mar 31, 2024

Turkey's opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday's local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tay...

Mar 31, 2024

Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - President Joe Biden has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circu...

Mar 30, 2024

Cambridge continues Boat Race dominance with double victory over Oxford

LONDON (AP) - Cambridge extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men's and women's events on a polluted River Thames on Saturday. The men claimed a fifth trophy in six y...

Mar 30, 2024

Napoli players take a knee in public show of support after alleged racial abuse of Juan Jesus

ROME (AP) - Napoli's players took a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta on Saturday in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus. It came after a sports judge ruled that Inter Milan...

Mar 30, 2024

Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar

JERUSALEM (AP) - An international charity says a three-ship convoy has left a port in Cyprus to deliver 400 tons of food and other supplies to Gaza as concerns about hunger there soar. World Central K...

Mar 30, 2024