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Former New Hampshire lawmaker loses right to vote after moving out of his district 08/22/2024 10:00am • NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) ��� A former New Hampshire lawmaker has avoided jail time but lost his right to vote after moving out of his district, keeping his seat for a year and being charged with crimes related to his change of address. Troy Merner, 62, a Republican, pleaded guilty Wednesday to les Harris' running mate Tim Walz talks of 'bringing the joy' in his national introduction at DNC 08/22/2024 09:28am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for ���bringing the joy��� to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Ha Disney names Gorman to chair its succession planning committee 08/22/2024 09:21am • Morgan Stanley Executive Chairman James Gorman will lead Disney���s search for a successor to Bob Iger, two years after the company���s longtime leader came out of retirement following a rocky transition to his hand-picked replacement. Iger returned in 2022 after a period of clashes, missteps and a Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here���s how to nap the right way 08/22/2024 09:02am • Now that she���s working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes. ���A lot of times, I don���t go in with the intention of taking a nap, but instead to lay down and rest,��� said King, a writer in Philadelphia. ���Then I end up drifting Wall Street's next big test is looming with Nvidia's profit report 08/22/2024 08:25am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� How much hype is left in Nvidia's stock? Anyone with an S&P 500 index fund is hoping to get an answer to that weighty question next week. Nvidia has ridden Wall Street's mania around artificial intelligence to become one of the stock market's most massive companies, with a tot Cash-strapped Barcelona sheds players one year after their arrival 08/22/2024 07:36am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� If trying to compete with Real Madrid and newly arrived Kylian Mbapp�� wasn���t daunting enough, now Hansi Flick's Barcelona squad is being thinned out by departures. Barcelona looks set to lose both Ilkay Gundogan and Vitor Roque in the coming days ��� or even hours ��� wi Things to do in the DC area: DC Jazz Festival, Heritage Film Festival ��� and more! 08/22/2024 07:25am • There���s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of��Things to do in the D.C. area. For its twentieth year, the D.C. Jazz Festival is back and bigger than eve A robot's attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan's damaged nuclear reactor is suspended 08/22/2024 06:29am • TOKYO (AP) ��� An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan���s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was suspended Thursday due to a technical issue. The collection of a tiny sample of the debris inside the Unit 2 reactor���s Kansas hopes a healthy Jalon Daniels under center can take the Jayhawks from good to great in Big 12 08/22/2024 06:10am • LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ��� Jalon Daniels contorted himself for the cameras, posing just about every way imaginable, and the back that has given the Kansas quarterback so much consternation the past couple of years seemed to effortlessly twist in myriad directions. That's a good sign for the 22nd-ranked K-State is favored to play for the Big 12 title, even though some think think it lacks star power 08/22/2024 06:10am • MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas State coach Chris Klieman claims that he doesn't pay attention to what prognosticators say about his program. It's a hard sell given everyone else in the Wildcats' locker room seems to know. Voters picked Kansas State to finish second in the new-look league, even thou White, Donaldson, Greene lead West Virginia's potent rushing attack in new-look Big 12 08/22/2024 06:10am • West Virginia has its potent ground game back, and if reinforcements on a leaky defense help avoid some of the embarrassments from a year ago, the Mountaineers could make some noise in the Big 12 Conference this season. West Virginia finished third in the Bowl Subdivision at 229 yards on the ground Cyclones look to continue their rise in the Big 12 with one of the nation's most experienced teams 08/22/2024 06:10am • Iowa State improved from four to seven wins last season, and the Cyclones are in position to build on that number with a manageable schedule and a bevy of experienced players. The Cyclones bring back 19 starters, tied with Iowa for third most in the nation behind Virginia Tech (22) and Oklahoma Stat Cambodia's prime minister welcomes artifacts returned by New York's Met and other collections 08/22/2024 05:33am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) ��� Cambodia���s prime minister on Thursday led a celebration for the return of dozens of precious artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad, and said his government will continue working to bring more home. Hun Manet, who became prime minister last year when he Maryland's challenge in 2024 is to replace prolific quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa 08/22/2024 04:47am • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) ��� Taulia Tagovailoa brought Maryland four years of stability at the quarterback position ��� and gave coach Mike Locksley a boost as he guided the program back to respectability. Now the Terrapins have to show they can keep winning without their star passer. By the tim When your child doesn't want to go to school: They might not be playing hooky. It could be 'school refusal' 08/22/2024 04:00am • "Get up. You���ll be late!��� It���s something many parents have probably said at least a few times as they try to get their kids ready to go to school. While some kids may negotiate five more minutes to snooze, some parents in the D.C. area have a more ���relentless and exhausting��� challenge when