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One Tech Tip: Here's what you need to do before and after your phone is stolen or lost 10/11/2024 06:11am • LONDON (AP) ��� Phones hold so much of our digital lives ��� emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and more ��� that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just the loss of a device. In some places, phone thefts have surged so much it's n 7 Best Marijuana Stocks to Buy in 2024 10/10/2024 08:00pm • If you're an investor in the legal marijuana industry, or are thinking about becoming one, there's a key attribute you'll need: patience. It was about a decade ago that the cannabis bubble was in full flower. Marijuana stocks soared to heady valuations only to crash in a massive loss of value as the 5 ways a Donald Trump presidency could impact retirees 10/10/2024 08:00pm • Former President Donald Trump hopes voters will return him to the White House next year. If successful, the Republican presidential nominee could carry into office policies affecting retirees nationwide. "This country doesn't have an income problem," says Grant Cardone, equity fund manager and CE China defiant over South China Sea skirmishes in ASEAN talks and blames meddling by foreign forces 10/10/2024 08:35am • VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) ��� Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant during annual summit talks on Thursday as he blamed ���external forces��� for interfering in regional Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds 10/10/2024 12:32am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ��� A pilot killed when a helicopter crashed on the roof of an Australian hotel two months ago was affected by alcohol and was not qualified to fly at night, an investigation concluded. Two hotel guests were briefly hospitalized for smoke inhalation and 400 people had to eva Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins ��� life's building blocks 10/09/2024 08:18pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins ��� the building blocks of life ��� were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday. Their work used advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, and holds the potential to t Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James 10/09/2024 05:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style in menswear over the centuries. Williams and Hamilton were on han For small cities across Alabama with Haitian populations, Springfield is a cautionary tale 10/09/2024 01:09pm • ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) ��� The transition from the bustling Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to a small Alabama city on the southernmost tip of the Appalachian mountain range was challenging for Sarah Jacques. But over the course of a year, the 22-year-old got used to the quiet and settled in. Jacques got a jo How Waffle House helps Southerners ��� and FEMA ��� judge a storm's severity 10/09/2024 12:55pm • Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort. If Friday Freebies: How to get free cookies, BOGO subs and pizzas this month 10/09/2024 10:35am • Who doesn't love free stuff? WTOP is relaunching "Friday Freebies," by bringing you the Top 5 freebies you need to know about every week. We'll run them down every Friday morning on air at 103.5FM and on an updated blog post on WTOP.com. Here's our list for this Friday and beyond: Buy Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan 10/09/2024 09:35am • CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) ��� A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will remain on active duty. A three-member panel of Marines said Tuesday that while Maj. Joshua Mast acted in a way unbecomin Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war and disputed sea 10/09/2024 06:48am • VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) ��� Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc's credibility. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Laos w Nuclear Fusion: 5 Ways to Invest in the Energy Breakthrough 10/08/2024 08:00pm • In August 2023, U.S. Department of Energy scientists successfully replicated a historic nuclear fusion reaction, seemingly confirming the net energy gain in a fusion experiment first reported in 2022 was no fluke. The DOE called the news "a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making," and i Georgia State Election Board and Atlanta's Fulton County spar over election monitor plan 10/08/2024 06:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� With less than a month to go before voters head to the polls, the State Election Board is embroiled in a fight with Georgia's most populous county over a monitoring team to observe the county's election practices. The monitoring team was part of a resolution of a complaint against F 'This was our way to help bridge that gap': New STEM center unveiled at Prince George's Co. school 10/08/2024 04:35pm • Students at Tayac Elementary School experimented with Bumblebee robots, magnetic building blocks and 3D printers inside their brand-new STEM center that opened Tuesday morning. Dozens of kids packed the STEM center at the Fort Washington, Maryland, school after its ribbon cutting, playing with el