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Virginia Tech helps track state���s big trees 05/07/2023 09:01am • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) ��� Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion. A Dutch elm tree outside Fintel Library is the largest of its species measured in Virginia, with Jockey Castellano ends Derby drought with Mage on 16th try 05/07/2023 06:33am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Javier Castellano was reminded of his Kentucky Derby drought right before the race. That's all over now. Castellano adjusted on the fly on Saturday, directing Mage to the win at Churchill Downs for the most significant of 5,646 career victories for the Hall of Fame joc King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs 05/06/2023 03:41pm • LONDON (AP) ��� King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain. At a coronation with displays of royal power straight out of the Mi Charges in NYC chokehold death may hinge on 'reasonableness' 05/05/2023 08:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The potential criminal charges against a U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway train might depend on whether a ���reasonable��� New Yorker would have acted similarly. Neely, a locally-known Michael Jackson impersonator who frien Why Loudoun Co. may be the lucky spot for frustrated suburban house hunters 05/05/2023 10:50am • Frustrated suburban house hunters in the D.C. area may want to eye Loudoun County, Virginia. Higher prices and rising mortgage rates are not the real problem holding back homebuyers right now. Home sellers are holding back buyers, with a dearth of homes for sale on the market. But there ar Free Lyft rides offered in DC region during Cinco de Mayo 05/05/2023 05:17am • Over a third of traffic deaths in the U.S. during Cinco de Mayo involve drunk drivers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and one organization is offering free rides to anyone who's had too much to drink in a drive to keep roads safe. The Washington Regional Alcohol Turkey's Erdogan faces tough election amid quake, inflation 05/05/2023 02:31am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Early in his political career, a devastating earthquake and economic troubles helped propel Recep Tayyip Erdogan to power in Turkey. Two decades later, similar circumstances are putting his leadership at risk. The highly divisive and populist Erdogan is seeking a third consec 8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school 05/04/2023 10:07pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ��� A shooter killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by attack near a town close to Belgrade late Thursday, the second such mass killing in Serbia in two days, state television reported. The attacker shot randomly at people near the town of Mladenovac, some 5 9 Best Apps for Finding Cheap Flights 05/04/2023 08:00pm • While inflation may be cooling nationwide, travelers are likely to still face some sticker shock when booking flights for this year's vacations. As of March 2023, airline fares were up 17.7% compared to the year before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry experts point to a variety How to Become a Real Estate Agent 05/04/2023 08:00pm • Want to be a real estate agent? The promise of a flexible schedule and the potential to determine your own income draws many to the real estate industry. The National Association of Realtors, the industry's largest trade association, reports it has more than 1.5 million members. Becoming a licensed Biden, Harris meet with CEOs about AI risks 05/04/2023 06:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris met on Thursday with the heads of Google, Microsoft and two other companies developing artificial intelligence as the Biden administration rolls out initiatives meant to ensure the rapidly evolving technology improves lives without putting people's ri Garcia yet to pay European tour fine for playing LIV event 05/04/2023 03:38pm • VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) ��� Sergio Garcia is the only defector to LIV Golf who hasn't paid a fine imposed by the European tour for playing in the Saudi-backed competition without permission. The European tour said Thursday that 16 of the 17 players have paid the fine of 100,000 pounds ($125,000 How the gender pay gap affects women's retirement 05/03/2023 08:00pm • Historically, women have earned less than men on average, and this pattern impacts their retirement funds. The median 401(k) account for women is 65% lower than the balance for men, according to recent research from T. Rowe Price. The study found that women and men tend to have the same access to Hate passwords? You're in luck - Google is sidelining them 05/03/2023 06:24pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding ���passkeys��� as a more straightforward and secure way to log into its services. Here's what you need to know: WHAT ARE PASSKEYS? Passkeys offer Westwood, Garcia, Poulter resign from European tour 05/03/2023 03:49pm • Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia were among four players with Saudi-backed LIV Golf who resigned from the European tour instead of facing fines of 100,000 pounds ($125,000) for playing LIV events without permission. The tour said 50-year-old Richard Bland also resigned. They were among th