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Today in Sports - Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become the 1st father and son to play on same team 08/30/2023 10:00am • Aug. 31 1881 — The first U.S. men’s single tennis championships begin at the Newport Casino, in Newport, Rhode Island. 1895 — The first professional football game is played at Latrobe, Pa., between Latrobe and Jeannette, Pa. Latrobe pays $10 to quarterback John Brallier for expenses. 1934 — A new Titanic expedition is planned. The US is fighting it, says wreck is a grave site 08/29/2023 09:10pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite. The expedition is being organized by RMS Titanic Inc What Is the Best Bitcoin Wallet? 5 Contenders 08/29/2023 08:00pm • The Bitcoin (BTC) market is booming, and cryptocurrency has transitioned from a niche interest for tech enthusiasts to a legitimate alternative to fiat currency and traditional asset classes. One of the first steps in buying, trading and using Bitcoin is choosing a Bitcoin wallet, and there are many Can You Build a Hurricane-Proof House? 08/29/2023 08:00pm • Hurricane season stretches from June 1 to Nov. 30, but the financial pain and long-term recovery from a hurricane can last for years to come. This is why, now more than ever, it's important to consider hurricanes as you make choices concerning your current and future homes, if you live in an hurrica Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/29/2023 01:33pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Moveable Feast, co-founded by a DC restaurant, home delivers Michelin-worthy meal kits 08/29/2023 12:19pm • Adams Morgan Restaurant Tail Up Goat is among a dozen nationally acclaimed restaurants that have launched a high-end home-meal membership called Moveable Feast, delivering mostly-prepared multicourse fine dining meals to subscribers once a month. Moveable Feast, which launched in April, curat US Supreme Court Justice Barrett says she welcomes public scrutiny of court 08/28/2023 10:52pm • LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face of rece Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it's probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri 08/28/2023 05:15pm • Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday. Researchers asked voice assistants eight questions that a bystander might pose in a cardiac arrest Police say deadly Montreal fire in March is now being criminally investigated 08/28/2023 03:56pm • MONTREAL (AP) — A fire in March that killed seven people in a heritage building in Old Montreal has turned into a criminal investigation, Canadian police said Monday. Montreal police Insp. David Shane said traces of fire accelerants were found at the site, which can help explain why the flames spr Thousands of DC-area students return back to school for new year 08/28/2023 11:00am • Virginia's Arlington County, the District and nearby Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Charles County, Maryland, students are packing their bags and settling into a new school year brimming with changes. Just one week after thousands of D.C.-area students returned to Northern Virginia Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 3-9 08/28/2023 09:57am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 3-9: Sept. 3: Actor Pauline Collins is 83. Singer-guitarist Al Jardine of The Beach Boys is 81. Actor Valerie Perrine is 80. Drummer Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad is 75. Guitarist Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols is 68. Actor Steve Schirripa (“The Sopran Using Life Insurance as an Asset Class for Investing 08/27/2023 08:00pm • If there ever was a topic that has the financial industry fighting like the Hatfields and McCoys, it is the use of life insurance as an investment. Financial advisors argue that life insurance is too expensive and clients can do better with other choices, like stocks and bonds. Insurance professiona Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87 08/27/2023 02:59pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Sundquist, a Republican who was twice elected governor of Tennessee and also served 12 years in Congress, died Sunday. He was 87. Sundquist died at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis on Sunday morning, according to a family spokeswoman. He died peacefully, surrounded by f Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires 08/27/2023 12:33am • In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact. Videos and images analyze Simone Biles wows on vault while surging to the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships 08/26/2023 12:08am • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Laurent Landi stood on the mat, arms slightly outstretched. He took one small step to his right. Then another. Above him, above everyone really, Simone Biles soared through the air. Her arms clasped behind her knees. Her legs at a perfect 90-degree angle from her body. Land