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Alicia Keys, Fall Out Boy headline July entertainment guide 07/05/2023 04:13am • The Fourth of July is in the rear view, but there's still plenty to do in the nation's capital. It's time for our July Entertainment Guide of fun events around town for the rest of July.   July Entertainment Guide July 5: Tori Amos at Wolf Trap July 5: Barenaked Ladies and Fi Hazardous air quality across eastern portions of D.C., Maryland after local Fourth of July fireworks 07/04/2023 11:59pm • A dark sky lit up as fireworks brightened skies around the D.C. region making way for hazardous smog across the region. Here's what you need to know about the Fourth of July forecast. Listen to WTOP online��and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. Current traffic conditions Weather 7 Best ETFs to Buy Now 07/04/2023 08:00pm • With each passing month of 2023, Wall Street continues to put up strong returns despite persistent negativity in the financial media. Sure, inflation and interest rates remain a challenge. And sure, the war in Ukraine and severe droughts fueling catastrophic wildfires are two depressing stories that 7 of the Best Growth Funds to Buy and Hold 07/04/2023 08:00pm • Just like there are different flavors of ice cream, there are also different flavors of stocks. Within the equity universe, investors are free to pick and choose from a variety of market caps, such as small-, mid- and large-cap stocks, as well as factors such as value, dividend, volatility or growth Stock market today: Global stocks higher after Wall St hits 15-month high ahead of holiday 07/04/2023 04:32am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Global stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after Australia's central bank kept its key lending rate unchanged and Wall Street hit a 15-month high. London, Shanghai, Paris and Hong Kong advanced. Tokyo declined. Oil prices rose after Saudi Arabia and Russia said they are extendi Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St hits 15-month high ahead of holiday 07/04/2023 12:37am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a decision by Australia's central bank on a possible interest rate hike. Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney retreated. Hong Kong gained. Oil prices rose. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index lo Kevin Spacey's accuser describes the Oscar-winning actor as a 'slippery, snaky' predator to avoid 07/03/2023 01:22pm • LONDON (AP) ��� One of Kevin Spacey 's accusers described the Oscar-winning actor in a London court Monday as a ���slippery, snaky��� predator whom good-looking young men were warned to avoid. The man, who worked with Spacey when he came to the British capital's Old Vic Theatre in the early 2000s, Tesla, Rivian rise; Apple, AstraZeneca fall, Monday, 7/3/2023 07/03/2023 01:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Tesla Inc., up $18.05 to $279.82. The electric vehicle maker reported strong second-quarter deliveries. Netflix Inc., up 95 cents to $441.44. The streaming entertainment giant is reportedly developing more targe The top 10 best new TV series of 2023 07/03/2023 09:16am • Are you looking for a new show to watch now that ���Succession,��� ���Barry" and ���Ted Lasso" are over? WTOP's Jason Fraley counted down the best new TV series so far in 2023 . There's one rule -- the show must have aired episodes of its first season this year, so you unfortunately won't find Nokia renews patent license agreement with Apple, covering 5G and other technologies 07/01/2023 07:07am • HELSINKI (AP) ��� Network infrastructure and 5G technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of 2023. The deal, which enables Apple to use the Finnish company���s techno Japanese journalist barred from entering Hong Kong without clear reason, newspaper says 07/01/2023 01:37am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A Japanese journalist was barred from entering Hong Kong without a clear reason and was sent back to his country, a Japanese newspaper said, raising concerns over the city's shrinking press freedoms. The Japan Times, a prominent English-language newspaper, reported Friday that a Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting 06/30/2023 11:35pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and Hollywood's actors may join its writers on strike. Here's why 06/30/2023 10:34pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Hollywood actors may be days from joining screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than six decades, with huge consequences for film and television production. Here is a look at how it could play out, and why it's happening. WHAT'S HAPPE Smart Global, Progress Software rise; Nike falls, Friday, 6/30/2023 06/30/2023 05:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Nike, down $3.00 to $110.37 The purveyor of sneakers and other athletic apparel's profits missed Wall Street's forecasts. Smart Global, up $2.38 to $29.01 The business technology company beat analysts' third-qua Stock market today: Another rally sends Wall Street nearly 16% higher for the first half of the year 06/30/2023 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Wall Street blazed to another rally Friday to close a winning week, month and first half of the year after reports suggested pressure on inflation may be easing. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% to reach its highest level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 285 poin