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A New Jersey teenager who launched a campaign to get Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven is expected to meet with the toy company Monday afternoon. Her campaign seems to be part of heightened gender messaging awareness in toys this holiday season.

Frahm has a brawny tenor sax sound, strong and consistent from top to bottom. His new trio album shows off his ability to use pacing and momentum to tell a compelling story.

Democrats in Congress are trying to thread a seemingly impossible needle. They say they want to address things like child care, climate change and poverty. But they also need to keep the price down.

Age-eligible South Carolina children would be required to show proof of coronavirus vaccination in order to attend public schools in the state, under a proposal introduced by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mia McLeod. The effort was rolled out Tuesday as part of the state senator's plan to boost South Carolina's lagging coronavirus vaccination rate, if she's elected to its top office in 2022.

Boeing reported a big cut in profits on Wednesday as the 737 Max remains grounded. The company fired a top executive as questions remain about when the Max will return to service.

Nearly 500,000 dirty diesel vehicles could be taken off the roads under a settlement approved by a judge in the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. VW has agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to resolve claims from consumers and the U.S. government. Customers will be compensated under a VW buyback program, and the company will also pay to offset the pollution caused by the rigged diesel vehicles.

President Bush made an unnanounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday for a face-to-face meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and top members of the newly installed Iraqi Cabinet. Madeleine Brand discusses the presidential trip and the latest news from Iraq with Jamie Tarabay, reporting from Baghdad.

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's class warfare comedy "Triangle of Sadness" won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, giving Ostlund the prize for the second time.

Republican Ellen Weaver has received endorsements from a number of party leaders across South Carolina in her campaign for education superintendent. That includes a nod from South Carolina's Conservative Future, a political action committee whose honorary chairman John Warren tells The Associated Press that Weaver, a school-choice advocate, is "by far the most qualified candidate in her knowledge, skillset, and conservative beliefs." Warren launched his PAC after forcing Gov. Henry McMaster into a 2018 GOP runoff. Superintendent Molly Spearman's decision not to seek a third term has created a wide-open race. Weaver is one of six Republican candidates. Three Democrats are also running.

The Iraqi government announces an investigation into the abuse and torture of more than 170 prisoners held at a Ministry of Interior detention center in Baghdad. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said one of his top deputies has been appointed to conduct the probe.