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The Best Days to Shop in 2024 02/15/2024 07:00pm • If you like to shop, you probably realize saving money and getting a good deal is all about timing. One way to remember that timing is to keep a shopping calendar. If you know when seasonal items are likely to go on sale and when major sales take place, chances are you'll remember to take advantage Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya to chair 2024 Met Gala 02/15/2024 05:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya will join Vogue���s Anna Wintour as co-chairs of this year's Met Gala, the magazine and the Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed Thursday. And the dress code? ���The Garden of Time," whatever that means in the imaginations of th Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades 02/15/2024 03:47pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Manuel Rocha was well known in Miami���s elite circles for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that seemed fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and the White House. ���Ambassador Rocha,��� as he preferred to be calle Nonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that 02/15/2024 01:10pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Go into many bookstores, and the nonfiction shelves will be dominated by men. The Women���s Prize for Nonfiction hopes to change that. ���Nonfiction is still perceived to some extent as a man���s game,��� said British historian Suzannah Lipscomb, who is chairing the judging panel fo 7 Best Packing Cubes of 2023, Chosen by Travel Experts 02/14/2024 07:00pm • Even the most seasoned travelers can struggle to pack efficiently, which is why packing cubes -- organizational containers for your luggage -- are so popular. You don't have to spend a lot of money for a quality set, either; in fact, some of the best packing cube sets are available for less than $20 Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. has 'no clue' whether he will retire after this season 02/14/2024 05:43pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� It could be months before Martin Truex Jr. figures out his racing future. Truex dragged out his decision until summer each of the last two NASCAR seasons and insisted Wednesday he hasn���t made up his mind regarding 2025. ���I have no idea what I���m doing next year,��� West Virginia bill defining gender is transphobic and 'political rubbish,' Democrats say 02/14/2024 04:32pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� West Virginia's Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would give women no additional rights and is a way for the GOP to suppress transgender Ex-officer acquitted of assault in 2020 encounter with racial injustice protester in Philadelphia 02/14/2024 02:34pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� A former Philadelphia police inspector has been acquitted of assault in the use of a baton during an encounter with a protester in a 2020 racial injustice demonstration. Jurors acquitted 57-year-old Joseph Bologna on Wednesday of charges of simple assault and possessing an inst Detecting Russian 'carrots' and 'tea bags': Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives 02/14/2024 07:32am • SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine (AP) ��� As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: ���Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.��� A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass, who has spent months listening to and analyzin Store manager facilitated string of 7 robberies at same DC Walgreens, police say 02/14/2024 05:24am • The Walgreens in D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood has been robbed at gunpoint seven times since July of last year. Police said the same person committed each of the armed robberies, and are now announcing he had help from inside the store. Michael Robinson, 33, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, worked a Story District hosts 'Worst Date Ever: A Valentine's Day Contest' at Howard Theatre 02/14/2024 04:20am • Are you looking for a fun last-minute date idea for Valentine's Day in D.C. on Wednesday night? Story District hosts "Worst Date Ever: A Valentine's Day Contest" at Howard Theatre at 7:30 p.m. "This is such a perfect thing to do on Valentine's Day if you're not into the cheesy, Hallmarky stuff Retirement Plan Options for 1099 Employees 02/13/2024 07:00pm • If you're one of the growing number of independent contractors, retirement planning can sometimes seem daunting given the lack of access to a traditional retirement account like a 401(k). Fortunately, there are plenty of tax-advantaged options available for 1099 workers. As an independent contractor 15 Jobs to Consider for a Career Change 02/13/2024 07:00pm • Switching your career path? Consider these jobsIf you've been toiling away at the same job for years and are daydreaming of something more, it may be time for a career switch.We've compiled a list of jobs offering a strong salary and relatively stable job prospects to give you ideas on career paths A Tennessee House panel advances a bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions 02/13/2024 06:58pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tennessee would be the latest state to make it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent under legislation that advanced Tuesday inside the GOP-controlled Statehouse. The proposal stems from the growing push among anti-abortion advocates Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme 02/13/2024 04:20pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerf