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With hot weather coming, DC gives residents more access to spray parks 06/15/2024 06:28am • The D.C. region is bracing for some extremely hot weather next week, with temperatures above 95 degrees expected multiple days in a row. Clint Osborn, acting director of the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, is reminding residents about places they may want to go to cool off Humid conditions could turn into stormy weather Friday 06/14/2024 01:09pm • Friday's humid conditions could give way to strong storms in the evening throughout the D.C. region, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning. Here's what you need to know. 7News First Alert meteorologist Jordan Evans said after a mostly sunny day ��� with temperatures ranging between the u AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it's ripping them off 06/14/2024 10:14am • The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information. But its AI-driven search chatbot is already facing challenges as some Could Friday be the hottest day of the year in the DC region so far? 06/14/2024 05:15am • This Friday has the potential to be the hottest day of the year so far in the D.C. area with temperatures forecast in the 90s and the heat index even higher. On Thursday night, the D.C. government announced it's preparing for "the first possible Heat Emergency activation of the 2024 season" on Fr 7 Best Day-Trading Stocks and ETFs 06/13/2024 08:00pm • The stock market is trending higher in 2024, and folks who invest in popular index funds are likely sitting on double-digit returns since Jan. 1. That's a pretty good gain, and many Americans are content with their performance. But admittedly, there's a segment of more active investors who are looki 8 Best Warren Buffett Quotes of All Time 06/13/2024 08:00pm • Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) next annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, is not until May 3, 2025, but fans of Berkshire founder and legendary investor Warren Buffett don't have to wait till then to revisit his top quotes from his long reign on Wall Street. Buffett is kno The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumps to the highest level in 10 months 06/13/2024 10:46am • The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in 10 months last week, a sign that the labor market is likely cooling under the weight of high interest rates. Unemployment benefit applications for the week ending June 8 rose by 13,000 to 242,000, up from 229,000 the One Tech Tip: Use a roaming eSIM on your summer travels to avoid cellphone data fees 06/13/2024 09:49am • LONDON (AP) ��� For summer trips overseas, a smartphone is essential for most people. How else will you check Google Maps to find your Airbnb, post an Instagram video from the Eiffel Tower, or WhatsApp friends and family back home? Of course, if you're using apps that gobble up data while traveling Stock market today: Asia shares rise amid Bank of Japan focus after the Fed stands pat 06/12/2024 11:56pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, as investors turned their attention to what the Bank of Japan might decide on monetary policy later this week. The Bank of Japan is not expected to raise its benchmark rate when it wraps up its meeting on Friday, but the economy is under pressure fr 7 Best Tech ETFs to Buy in 2024 06/12/2024 08:00pm • The technology sector has had a bit of a bumpy ride in the first half of 2024. But despite a minor pullback in April, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index is up 11.3% year to date. This is hardly a surprise with the rise of artificial intelligence and increasing global dependence on technology. Te Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of Fed decision on interest rates 06/12/2024 01:01am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Shares were mostly lower Wednesday in Asia ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates. In Japan, higher inflation and falling wages raised questions about how the central bank can navigate away from near-zero interest rates. The Bank of Japan will issue a policy d Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants 06/11/2024 05:36pm • VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) ��� ���Here, again.��� Yeneska Garc��a���s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. Since fleeing crisis in Venezuela in January, the 23-year-old had trekked through the Darien Gap jungle dividing Colombia and Panama, narrowly survived being k How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 6/11/2024 06/11/2024 04:13pm • Stocks drifted to a mixed close overall on Wall Street, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite still managed to notch more record highs. A big gain in Apple helped push both indexes higher Tuesday. The S&P 500 added 0.3%, driven largely by gains in tech stocks, even though more stocks fell th Real-life brothers-in-law Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard are adversaries in 'Presumed Innocent' 06/11/2024 02:07pm • Occasionally, while filming an intense courtroom scene for his new series, Jake Gyllenhaal would catch his ���Presumed Innocent��� co-star Peter Sarsgaard glaring at him from across the room. ���It was just funny,��� recalled Gyllenhaal in a recent interview alongside Sarsgaard, doing a quick impre Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall 06/11/2024 01:46pm • Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday's developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users. The AI-packed updates coming in the fall are meant to enable the billions of people who use the