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On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced ���Project Fre Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era 05/06/2026 02:52pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� Venezuela insisted Wednesday that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in a 19th-century example of colonialism, arguing that a 1966 agreement and not the United Nations' highest court should finalize ownership of the territory. The Internat Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million 05/06/2026 02:47pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities. Apple trumpeted new AI features for its virtual Renowned composer Stephen Schwartz mentors young Montgomery Co. performers 05/06/2026 02:41pm • The lights dimmed inside the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Saturday afternoon as orchestral music stands, each fitted with small clip-on lights, softly illuminated the stage���the glowing orbs resembling a swarm of fireflies. Behind the orchestra, a large projection screen flickere Trailing 2-0 in series, Flyers hope return home can fuel comeback against Hurricanes 05/06/2026 02:40pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� The Philadelphia Flyers turned tenuous postseason hopes into a fashion statement when they wore T-shirts with ���3.8%��� on the sleeve to start their playoff run ��� a nod to their chances in March, per an NHL analytics and prediction platform. 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Andy Ogles' phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe 05/06/2026 02:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Justice Department has agreed to return U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles' personal cellphone that was seized as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's abandoning its probe into the staunch Trump supporter that began under the Biden administration. The FBI co Lower-income Americans hit hardest by gas price spike, widening inequalities, study finds 05/06/2026 02:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy's economic disparities, new research released Wednesday showed. Higher-income households, meanw Voters in MAGA-friendly Ohio county preserve ban on wind and solar 05/06/2026 02:17pm • Richland County voters on Tuesday backed a move by their three county commissioners and preserved a ban on wind and solar power by a thinner margin than partisan politics may suggest. In a tight contest, 12,189 voters (52.9%) voted to uphold a ban on industrial-scale wind and solar in most of the c