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Carrots and sticks coming for developers in Prince George���s County? 01/22/2024 02:05pm • In recent years, development has become a major issue for voters in Prince George���s County, Maryland. A decade ago, the county approved a planning document called Plan 2035, which called for about half of all new housing to be built inside the Capital Beltway and near transit stations ��� and a Fairfax County teen among first to join International Research Olympiad 01/22/2024 08:56am • A Fairfax County, Virginia, teenager wants to help cultivate scientists of the future. Emma Tukhi, a Robinson High School junior, is part of the first International Research Olympiad, created and run by student science researchers. In the past, Tukhi said, students grades 6-12 who were looking Alexandria residents sue Virginia city over ending single-family-only zoning protections 01/22/2024 06:52am • A group of Alexandria, Virginia, residents are suing the city over the decision to end single-family-only zoning in a bill passed in November. Last week, attorneys for the volunteer advocacy group The Coalition for a Livable Alexandria and seven residents filed a lawsuit that alleges violations o Va. Gov. Youngkin signs executive order implementing guidelines on use of AI in schools, businesses 01/21/2024 03:59pm • As artificial intelligence becomes easier to access than ever before, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed an order that will implement guidelines in state schools and businesses. "These standards and guidelines will help provide the necessary guardrails to ensure that AI technology will be sa Dior puts on a daytime fashion ballet under the Parisian stars 01/19/2024 05:36pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Dior's menswear maestro Kim Jones transformed a sunny afternoon in Paris into a starlit evening of balletic grandeur at Paris Fashion Week, in a display of fashion theatrics. Inspired by the legendary ballet icons Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, Jones delivered an exuberant spectac Sri Lanka has arrested tens of thousands in drug raids criticized by UN human rights body 01/19/2024 04:59am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lankan authorities have arrested tens of thousands of people in a monthlong crackdown on drugs, and vowed to continue despite U.N. criticism of possible human rights violations during the ���heavy-handed��� operation. Since the operation began in December, heavily ar Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime minister 01/18/2024 11:16pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Thousands of people rallied across Slovakia on Thursday as protests intensified against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country���s penal code. The protests came hours after President Zuzana ��aputov�� voiced her strong o How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet 01/18/2024 08:51pm • Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon. The colors of sliced watermelon ��� with red pulp, green-white rind and black seeds ��� are the same a Indiana bill defining antisemitism advances to state Senate 01/18/2024 03:47pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Thursday that defines antisemitism as religious discrimination in the state education code, repeating a 2023 vote after a similar bill died in the state Senate. Backers hope the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and en AI is the buzz, the big opportunity and the risk to watch among the Davos glitterati 01/18/2024 03:07pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ��� Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum���s glitzy annual meeting in Davos. Breathtaking advances in generative AI stunned the world last year, and the elite crowd is a A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy 01/18/2024 11:23am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy, giving him a 50-year prison term after finding him guilty of 25 violations of the law, a lawyers' group said Thursday. Mongkhon 25 Best Jobs That Pay $100K or More 01/17/2024 07:00pm • Bring in a six-figure salary with these jobs.A six-figure salary is a career milestone that many Americans strive to achieve. Despite inflation, $100,000 per year is still a substantial salary that puts you well ahead of the median American household, which earned $74,580 in 2022, according to the U Complaint alleges American University failed to take action against antisemitism targeting Jewish students 01/17/2024 04:39pm • Jewish students have filed��a federal civil rights complaint accusing American University of ignoring anti-Jewish discrimination ��and retaliating against Jewish students who have documented the harassment. The complaint filed Wednesday by��The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law North Carolina justice ends suit against ethics panel after it dismisses complaint 01/17/2024 02:32pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� A North Carolina Supreme Court justice ended her federal lawsuit against an ethics commission on Wednesday because she said the judicial panel scrutinizing her public comments about the courts, colleagues and race has dismissed a complaint against her. An attorney for Associat ET welcome: Kentucky city beams message into space inviting extraterrestrial visitors 01/17/2024 01:00pm • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ��� A Kentucky city has come up with an out-of-this-world campaign to promote tourism. The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau used an infrared laser to beam a message into space to invite extraterrestrial travelers. ���The first thing you���ll notice as you descend through