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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 03/05/2021 08:34am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No evidence Pelosi invested $1.5 million in ���foreign oil stock�� Old vs. new school: the best rap album debate at the Grammys 03/05/2021 04:58am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby have blazed the Billboard charts, but Grammy voters gave the young hip-hop stars the cold shoulder in the best rap album category, instead, surprisingly nominating the genre���s more matured voices like Nas and Jay Electronic HBCU's see more support over the past year, local enrollment trends up 03/05/2021 04:56am • Click here for updates on this story    SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) -- Big moments in history shed a spotlight on historically Black colleges and universities. One of those moments includes the election to vice president of the first Historically Black Colleges and Universitie 7 Best Balanced Funds to Pick Right Now 03/04/2021 07:00pm • The best balanced mutual funds for simple investment diversification.Choosing a balanced mutual fund with stocks and bonds might temper any large swings in a portfolio's value. So if the stock market declines, you'll have fixed assets to prop up your returns. The benefits of investing in a balanced Md. State Board of Education delays standardized testing until fall 03/04/2021 05:58pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. After��voting last week��to administer statewide standardized tests this spring that could last more than seven hours, the Maryland State Bo Investigators detail evidence that led to arson arrest of former Md. police chief 03/04/2021 05:01pm • An arson fire in Laurel, Maryland, in early March 2019 had stumped Prince George���s County police and fire investigators, so they made the security video public. It wasn't until January 2020 that Christopher Moe, an investigator with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, watched the video, and when House OKs George Floyd Act as Democrats avoid 'defund' clash 03/04/2021 01:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Democrats passed the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, avoiding a potential clash with moderates in their own party who were wary of reigniting the ���defund the police��� debate they say hurt them during last fall's election. Approved 220-21 Still divisive, Dr. Luke resurges at Grammys ��� as Tyson Trax 03/04/2021 06:51am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� With dark clouds looming behind him, controversial music producer and hitmaker Dr. Luke rose to the top of the Billboard charts last year with Doja Cat���s ubiquitous funk-pop jam ���Say So,��� along with Saweetie's anthemic bop ���Tap In��� and Juice WRLD's Top 5 pop smash ���Wish Tonywatch: Aaron Tveit rides a roller coaster of a year 03/04/2021 06:17am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Even in a crazy year with so many ups and downs, consider the last 12 months of Aaron Tveit. The Broadway star was wowing fans in ���Moulin Rouge! The Musical��� when it was suddenly shuttered by the coronavirus. Then he contracted COVID-19 himself. He recovered to lend his voice t UK competition watchdog investigates Apple's App Store 03/04/2021 03:34am • LONDON (AP) ��� U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it was looking into ���suspected breaches of competition law" by Apple. The a Why Everyone Should Own Some Cryptocurrency 03/03/2021 07:00pm • Not so long ago, cryptocurrency was considered by the mainstream financial media to be nothing more than a speculative fad. That era is over. The 2020s will be the first full decade where cryptocurrency is a legitimate asset class, and investors who don't accept that reality and adjust their portfo With Biden's backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing 03/03/2021 06:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled Wednesday to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they say hurt them during last fall's el Asian shares track Wall St decline as bond yields rebound 03/03/2021 06:13pm • Asian shares fell Thursday, tracking a decline on Wall Street as another rise in bond yields rattled investors who worry that higher inflation may prompt central banks to raise ultra-low interest rates. Benchmarks were lower in most major markets and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen. Share Va. vaccination director: J&J shot a game-changer 03/03/2021 11:46am • The director of Virginia���s COVID-19 vaccination program said the introduction of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine into the mix this week creates ���a very different scenario��� for those working to get residents immunized against the coronavirus. Dr. Danny Avula described the 69,000 doses of t Google ends sale of ads using individual web tracking data 03/03/2021 09:15am • LONDON (AP) ��� Google says it won't develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser, a change that could shake up the online advertising industry. Google says it's taking the move to protect user privacy. It