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Associated Press Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has an affordable housing problem. The government plans to build 250,000 houses each year, with the aim of eventually closing a housing deficit that World Bank data puts at 2 million units. But experts say construction and financing need to change and speed up for the housing deficit

AP Music Writer Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with “U Don’t Have to Call,” joined by

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami. California-based Upside Foods hosted dozens of guests Thursday evening at a rooftop reception. CEO and founder Uma Valeti believes people should have a choice to

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France’s first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing the party closer to being able to form a government in round two and dealing a major slap to centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his risky decision to call

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eleven people were injured when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers’ loss to the Chicago Cubs. The issue occurred Saturday. Brewers’ spokesperson Tyler Barnes says six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and five others were treated at the ballpark. The escalator’s malfunction resulted “in an

AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week. DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison and

Associated Press JAMMU, India (AP) — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses. Newsom’s office announced the signing Saturday. Lawmakers passed the budget Wednesday following an agreement between the governor and legislative leaders in which both sides

Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — About 15,000 people have attended the annual EuroPride parade, police say, most of them in support of the LGBTQ+ community in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki amid a heavy police presence. The Saturday parade, whose motto is “Persevere, Progress, Prosper,” was staged on the ninth and last day